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Grieg aims for 35,000 tonnes in British Columbia by 2025

Grieg aims for 35,000 tonnes in British Columbia by 2025

Salmon farmer Grieg is targeting increased production of 35,000 gutted weight tonnes at its sites in British Columbia by 2025, despite uncertainty about whether licences for its sites in BC will be renewed later this year.

Higher prices and harvests boost Grieg

Higher prices and harvests boost Grieg

Canada and Norway salmon farmer Grieg Seafood made an operating profit of NOK 265 million (US $29.8m) in the fourth quarter of 2021, a significant turnaround on the same period in 2020 when it made an operating loss of NOK 16m.

Grieg to install novel semi-closed system at three British Columbia farms

Grieg to install novel semi-closed system at three British Columbia farms

Grieg Seafood BC is to install drop-down semi-closed containment systems at the three salmon farms it operates in Esperanza Inlet, off the west coast of Vancouver Island.

Cage camera passes the test in Canada and Scotland

Cage camera passes the test in Canada and Scotland

Grieg Seafood BC has signed a long-term deal for the supply of Bioscope data-collecting cage cameras from the Norwegian company Optoscale following a trial period with the equipment.

Workboat crosses ocean to tackle lice for Grieg BC

Workboat crosses ocean to tackle lice for Grieg BC

A new delousing and service vessel is expected to arrive in Victoria, British Columbia next week after crossing the Atlantic to begin a contract for salmon farmer Grieg Seafood BC.

Grieg harvested 20,500 tonnes in Norway and BC

Grieg harvested 20,500 tonnes in Norway and BC

Salmon farmer Grieg Seafood harvested 16,200 gutted weight tonnes of fish in Norway and 4,300 gwt in British Columbia, Canada in the third quarter of this year, it said in a market update today. The total harvest of 20,500 gwt is close to the 20,700 gwt that Grieg had guided for the report in its Q2 report.

First Nation support for BC salmon farm expansion

First Nation support for BC salmon farm expansion

A British Columbia First Nation has joined with Grieg Seafood BC to apply for a new salmon farm in its territory.

Grieg exceeded harvest expectations in Q2

Grieg exceeded harvest expectations in Q2

Grieg Seafood harvested 17,800 gutted weight tonnes of salmon in Norway and Canada in the second quarter of 2021, which is 2,400 gwt more than guided in its first quarter report.

Working with salmon farmers ‘makes sense’, says First Nation

Working with salmon farmers ‘makes sense’, says First Nation

An economic development leader with a British Columbia First Nation has urged other Nations to seize the chance of working with salmon farmers.

Ex-Grieg BC environment manager joins ocean forecasting firm

Ex-Grieg BC environment manager joins ocean forecasting firm

Aquaculture ocean forecasting technology company Scoot Science has appointed former Grieg Seafood BC employee Craig Blackie as its new business development specialist in Canada.

Former Mowi IT expert joins ocean forecaster Scoot Science

Former Mowi IT expert joins ocean forecaster Scoot Science

A software engineer with more than 20 years’ experience in aquaculture-specific IT has joined California-based Scoot Science, a leader in ocean analytics and forecasting for fish farmers.

Campaigner’s claims in BC salmon case ‘untested hearsay’

Campaigner’s claims in BC salmon case ‘untested hearsay’

An anti-fish farming activist’s ‘attack on science’ was thrown out by the Canadian Federal Court yesterday in a case over the future of salmon farms in British Columbia.

The joy of six for Grieg

The joy of six for Grieg

Grieg Seafood has received its sixth and final Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) certification for its multi-site certificate for its Sunshine Coast and Okisollo Channel farms in British Columbia, western Canada.

Grieg data platform 'will offer a window on the ocean'

Grieg data platform 'will offer a window on the ocean'

Grieg Seafood has partnered with Californian company Scoot Science to launch an ocean analytics and data management platform that will provide real-time data on ocean environmental conditions to Grieg’s salmon farms.