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Worries of supermarket backlash over antibiotic use

Worries of supermarket backlash over antibiotic use

Public worries about the resistance of bacteria to antibiotics could prompt supermarkets to shun fish that have been treated with drugs that remain vital for farmed animal welfare, fish vets have been told.

Icelandic scientists seek to create sexless salmon

Icelandic scientists seek to create sexless salmon

Iceland’s Marine and Freshwater Institute is attempting to breed a sexless farmed salmon that would never become sexually mature and could never breed with wild salmon if it escaped.

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SalmoBreed earnings take a dip in 2017/18

SalmoBreed earnings take a dip in 2017/18

Salmon egg supplier SalmoBreed, part of UK-based aquaculture health, nutrition and genetics business Benchmark, had lower turnover and operating profit in the last financial year than in 2016/17.

Norway investment expert to join Benchmark board

Norway investment expert to join Benchmark board

Aquaculture health, nutrition and genetics business Benchmark has announced the appointment of Kristian Eikre as a non-executive director with effect from immediately after the company’s general meeting on March 14.

Benchmark buoyed by increasing demand for salmon eggs

Benchmark buoyed by increasing demand for salmon eggs

Aquaculture health, nutrition and genetics business Benchmark has announced a 68% increase in adjusted EBITDA – a reflection of underlying profitability - from £10.1 million in 2017 to £17m last year.

Fish culled in US ‘were healthy’ says egg supplier

Fish culled in US ‘were healthy’ says egg supplier

Benchmark Genetics, which supplies ova to Cooke Aquaculture Pacific, has responded to reports that a second batch of 800,000 juvenile fish grown from its eggs have been culled in the US state of Washington because they carried a so-called ‘exotic’ strain of Piscine Orthoreovirus (PRV).

Benchmark cracks down on patents breaches

Benchmark cracks down on patents breaches

Aquaculture genetics, health and nutrition business Benchmark Holdings has won a court case to protect patented technology relating to artemia hatching and enrichment.

Demand for lice-resistant salmon boosts Benchmark

Demand for lice-resistant salmon boosts Benchmark

Genetics, animal health and nutrition company Benchmark has pointed to demand for sea lice-resistant salmon eggs as one of the reasons for a 65% rise in earnings in its 2018 financial year.

Two-year wait for ‘next generation’ lice treatment

Two-year wait for ‘next generation’ lice treatment

A new lice treatment developed by UK-based aquaculture genetics, health and nutrition company Benchmark is unlikely to be available before the end of 2020 or early 2021.

Benchmark buys aquaculture IT firm Videntis

Benchmark buys aquaculture IT firm Videntis

UK-based genetics, science and technology company Benchmark Holdings has announced the purchase of Norwegian computer technology company Videntis.

Benchmark starts production at £40m salmon egg facility

Benchmark starts production at £40m salmon egg facility

Salmon egg producer Salmobreed, owned by UK-based aquaculture health, nutrition and genetics Benchmark Holdings plc, has begun production of salmon eggs at its new £40 million land-based breeding facility in Salten, northern Norway.

AquaChile raises profit gained from Benchmark deal

AquaChile raises profit gained from Benchmark deal

AquaChile has increased the estimate of the taxable profit it will make from its joint venture with UK-based fish health and genetics firm Benchmark Holdings from US$9 million to $12m.

Benchmark jumps from £8.2m loss to £3.6m profit

Benchmark jumps from £8.2m loss to £3.6m profit

Aquaculture genetics, health and nutrition company Benchmark made a profit of £3.6 million in the six months to the end of March this year, a major turnaround on the £8.2m loss in the same period the year before.

Benchmark hatches £19m joint venture with AquaChile

Benchmark hatches £19m joint venture with AquaChile

UK-based Benchmark Holdings and Chile’s biggest salmon producer, AquaChile, have signed an agreement to form a £19 million breeding and genetics joint venture.

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