Atlantic Sapphire blames human error for fish die-off On-land salmon farmer Atlantic Sapphire has blamed human error for the loss of around 400 tonnes of fish at its recirculating aquaculture system (RAS) facility in Denmark.
European fish farmers on alert for deadly virus Fish at farms in several European countries are being tested for the serious fish disease infectious haematopoietic necrosis (IHN) virus following its discovery in Denmark and Finland.
Shellfish veteran is new boss of Danish kingfish grower Danish yellowtail kingfish producer Sashimi Royal has announced the appointment of Søren Mattesen as its new chief executive.
Construction-linked die-off cost Atlantic Sapphire $5m The emergency slaughter of 200,000 fish at Atlantic Sapphire’s Bluehouse on-land salmon farm in Florida last month cost the company around $5 million, it said in a stock market report today.
227,000 fish die in Atlantic Sapphire’s Denmark RAS The Danish on-land salmon farm run by Atlantic Sapphire has reported the death of 227,000 fish in one of the site’s grow-out systems.
AKVA’s Q4 losses much bigger than first thought International aquaculture equipment supplier AKVA today announced that losses for the fourth quarter of last year will be much higher than previously reported because of “serious breaches” of project accounting policies in its Land Based segment.
Mørenot buys into cage market Norwegian aquaculture supplier Mørenot has acquired Danish salmon pen maker and fishing net producer Hvalpsund Net as part of its continuing expansion plans.
Tough salmon feed market pegs back BioMar earnings Feed producer BioMar Group said today that it had increased revenue and volumes in 2018 but earnings (EBITDA) did not keep pace due to competition in the salmon feed market in Norway.
Danish salmon processor folds after fake safety checks are exposed Danish salmon processing company Jelex Seafood has gone bankrupt after Danish TV2 programme Operation X revealed that it had falsified listeria analyses, according to a report by Danish online newspaper Finans.dk.
Aller Aqua joins Danish insect production project Fish feed manufacturer Aller Aqua has joined a partnership to establish Denmark’s first industrial insect production. The goal is to produce 30 tons of insects per day four years from now.
Atlantic Sapphire ready for first eggs before end of year The company building the world’s biggest on-land salmon farm plans to bring eggs into the first phase of the Miami site in the final quarter of this year.
Salmon smoker chooses lower-plastic packs Danish seafood processor Vega Salmon A/S has adopted new packaging which its makers say has up to 75% less plastic than the plastic skin trays commonly used for fish.
BioMar boosts hatchery research capacity Feed manufacturer BioMar has increased its hatchery research capabilities by adding a marine fish larval trial unit at its Aquaculture Technology Centre in Hirtshals, Denmark.
Land farm’s entire grow-out stock wiped out A land-based salmon farm has lost 250 tonnes of fish – its entire grow-out stock – in under 24 hours after being hit by a “sudden and unexpected” mortality.
