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New CEO for merged Intership/Aquaship
Intership and Aquaship, the aquaculture support services businesses which merged in December last year, have announced a change at the top of management and a name for the combined company:...
Seafood could be key wartime resource, experts say
Could Norway’s aquaculture and fishing sectors feed the country in the event of a European war? That was the serious question posed at a recent Seafood Norway debate – and...
First fish released into Marine Donut pen
Thousands of salmon have been placed into Norway’s novel Marine Donut fish farm for the first time. It was the day everyone involved with the project had been waiting for,...
Campaigners challenge ‘protected’ rule change for Scottish salmon
Environmental charity Wildfish has formally appealed against a change in the rules on what can be called “Scottish salmon”. Last month the UK Government approved a request to amend the...
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Mowi Scotland recovery gathers pace
Mowi Scotland is bouncing back from the troubles which have hit financial performance recently. Results for the first quarter of this year, published today, show the Scotland division produced an...
Salmon Evolution heads into profit
Land-based salmon farmer Salmon Evolution has reported its first operational profit, in what the company has called a “significant milestone”. The Norway-based producer reported operating revenues of NOK 100.3m (£7.37m)...
Farmed trout exports up by more than half
Trout is becoming the fashionable new farmed fish favourite in some parts of the world, figures from the Norwegian Seafood Council show this week. Trout exports for April totalled a...
Lerøy hit by new salmon escape incident
There were more problems for the Lerøy Seafood group today as the company found itself tackling a serious salmon escape. It is feared that an estimated 14,000 fish have got...
Big jump in Bakkafrost Q1 profit as Scotland continues to improve
Bakkafrost today announced an increased 2024 first quarter operational profit or EBIT of 710m Danish kroner (£81.7m). The company said biological performance in Scotland is continuing to improve. In fact...
Marine Cranes Ltd launches services and partners with Iron Fist to expand crane distribution for the UK and Ireland
Newly formed Marine Cranes provides servicing, overhaul and sales to the marine industry across the UK and Ireland. It has recently acquired an exclusive dealership with IRON FIST to supply...
European Commission in call to cut admin burden on aquaculture
The European Commission has published guidance aimed at helping member states promote sustainable aquaculture. The move, in the form of two working documents, comes in response to producer calls to...
AKVA order book strong despite Land Based disappointment
AKVA Group, one of the world’s leading aquaculture technology and service businesses, today announced a 10% reduction in first quarter revenues, with slow progress in its land based sector. The...
