World production of fishmeal and fish oil decreases by 7% Marine ingredients organisation IFFO has provided an analysis of trends in the marine ingredients market. The total accumulated production of fishmeal and fish oil during the first half of 2020 showed drops of 7.5% and 7% respectively.
China official: No evidence that salmon caused new Covid outbreak An official at the Chinese Centre for Disease Control and Prevention has said that no evidence has emerged that salmon was the host or the intermediate host of the novel coronavirus outbreak now affecting Beijing, Yicai Global website reported today.
BioMar’s joint venture set to replace Danish imports BioMar has begun commercial production of aqua feeds at a joint venture factory in China.
Egg supplier ova-comes coronavirus logistics hurdle Icelandic salmon egg producer StofnFiskur has announced the successful delivery of ova to three customers in China despite transport challenges caused by the Covid-19 pandemic.
Norway sees opportunity in pre-pack and Asia recovery A strong growth in consumer demand for pre-packaged products is providing a new opportunity for salmon farmers who have seen sales and prices shrink because of the Covid-19 pandemic, according to the latest update from the Norwegian Seafood Council (NSC).
Cooke puts €10.3m smolt RAS on hold due to Covid-19 Canadian salmon farmer Cooke Aquaculture has cancelled a €10.3 million contract with Norwegian aquaculture supply giant AKVA group for a recirculating aquaculture system (RAS) smolt plant in Chile because of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Havfarm is readied for long journey to Norway The first version of the Havfarm, the huge ship-shaped salmon farm built in China for Norwegian farmer Nordlaks, has been loaded on to a specialist vessel ahead of its long journey to Europe.
A new mega-cage sets off for the sea It’s round, yellow and huge and it’s built for offshore use – but the latest mega-cage to leave a Chinese construction yard isn’t a carbon copy of SalMar’s Ocean Farm 1 and it’s not going to hold salmon, although it is suitable for them.
Havfarm floated at Chinese shipyard At the CIMC Raffles shipyard in Yantai, China the final mountings and adjustments are being made before the first Havfarm is shipped to Norway (See photo gallery below).
Calysta to build 100,000t aquafeed plant in China Alternative protein producer Calysta has signed a joint venture agreement with Chinese-owned feed additives maker Bluestar Adisseo to build the world’s commercial production facility for Calysta’s FeedKind aquafeed.
Mowi lays off Chinese staff because of virus impact The world’s biggest fish farmer, Mowi, has laid off workers at a factory in China because of the effects of the outbreak of coronavirus there, Norwegian media outlet E24 has reported.
Nordic Aqua Partners teams up with AKVA group ASA AKVA group ASA will be the technology supplier for Nordic Aqua Partners new Atlantic salmon RAS project.
Chinese investor completes Australis takeover Chinese company Joyvio has completed its deal for the US$920 million takeover of Chilean salmon farmer Australis Seafood.
China builds wave power fish farm prototype A semi-submersible aquaculture platform that harnesses ocean wave energy has been developed by the Guangzhou Institute of Energy Conversion (GIEC), part of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.
