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ISAv suspected at Mowi farms with more than 1m fish

ISAv suspected at Mowi farms with more than 1m fish

Mowi is facing the prospect of prematurely slaughtering more than 1 million salmon after the suspect detection of infectious salmon anaemia virus (ISAv) at two sites off the south coast of Newfoundland.

Five new licences take Grieg’s NL capacity to 30,000 tonnes

Five new licences take Grieg’s NL capacity to 30,000 tonnes

Norwegian salmon farmer Grieg Seafood has been granted five new farming licences in Newfoundland, taking its total number of licences in the Atlantic Canada province to eight.

ISAv confirmed at fourth Cooke farm in Newfoundland

ISAv confirmed at fourth Cooke farm in Newfoundland

Canadian salmon farmer Cooke Aquaculture is facing the prospect of a fourth early harvesting of fish in Newfoundland after infectious salmon anaemia virus (ISAv) was discovered at its Grip Cove marine site.

Cooke harvesting 1.2m salmon after ISAv diagnoses in Newfoundland

Cooke harvesting 1.2m salmon after ISAv diagnoses in Newfoundland

Canadian salmon farmer Cooke Aquaculture is harvesting nearly 1.2 million salmon following the discovery of Infectious Salmon Anaemia virus (ISAv) at three sites in Newfoundland.

Grieg gets green light for Newfoundland buy-out

Grieg gets green light for Newfoundland buy-out

Shareholders of Norwegian salmon farmer Grieg Seafood have rubber-stamped the company’s decision to buy separate Canadian operation Grieg Newfoundland (Grieg NL) in a deal that could be worth up to NOK1.55 billion (£130 million) depending on future harvest volumes.

Storms cause salmon deaths in Newfoundland

Cooke Aquaculture has blamed severe winter storms for unusually high mortality at a farm near Baie d’Espoir on the south coast of Newfoundland, eastern Canada.

Up to 3,000 expected at Newfoundland conference

Up to 3,000 expected at Newfoundland conference

Aquaculture Canada and the World Aquaculture Society (WAS) North America 2020 conference and tradeshow will be kicking off in St John’s, Newfoundland on August 30.

Newfoundland salmon farmers happy to go public

Newfoundland salmon farmers happy to go public

The Newfoundland Aquaculture Industry Association (NAIA) has welcomed new rules being announced today that make it obligatory for fish farmers to publicly and quickly report any “incident event” such as the recent die-off of 2.6 million farmed salmon being grown by Mowi subsidiary Northern Harvest Sea Farms.

NL aquaculture leader asks for support against 'foreign interest wolves’

NL aquaculture leader asks for support against 'foreign interest wolves’

The executive director of the Newfoundland Aquaculture Industry Association (NAIA) has issued a strongly worded plea for local people to support fish farmers in the wake of the die-off of 2.6 million salmon being grown by Mowi-owned Northern Harvest.

Mowi chief answers NL minister’s call for meeting after 2.6m fish die

Mowi chief answers NL minister’s call for meeting after 2.6m fish die

Mowi chief executive Alf-Helge Aarskog hopes to meet with Newfoundland premier Dwight Ball and fisheries minister Gerry Byrne in Canada next week to talk about the way forward for the company in the province.

Mowi’s Newfoundland die-off sites now cleared of morts

Mowi’s Newfoundland die-off sites now cleared of morts

Mowi subsidiary Northern Harvest has removed all the 2.6 million salmon killed by unusually warm water in the Fortune Bay area of Newfoundland, it said in a short Facebook post.

Newfoundland fish die-off costs Mowi €5 million

Newfoundland fish die-off costs Mowi €5 million

The die-off of 5,000 tonnes of salmon at Mowi-owned farms in Newfoundland has cost the company €5 million in one-off costs.

Newfoundland to hold second cleaner fish conference

Newfoundland to hold second cleaner fish conference

The Newfoundland Aquaculture Industry Association (NAIA) is to hold a second global cleaner fish workshop to survey the state of cleaner fish production globally and to fill knowledge gaps regarding the scale-up of production and use of cleaner fish (lumpfish and cunner) in Atlantic Canada.

St Lawrence makes space for aquaculture support sector

St Lawrence makes space for aquaculture support sector

A new industrial park that includes space for the aquaculture industry will be built in St Lawrence, Newfoundland.