Site approved for 3,000t capacity salmon cage Norway Royal Salmon has won permission to site its Arctic Offshore Farming project at Fellesholmen off the coast of Tromsø. But Troms County Council rejected its application for a back-up site at Hosøy in Ytre Øyfjord.
Fish farm concept firms lose their appeals Two Norwegian companies have lost their appeals against the rejection of development permits for novel salmon farms.
Better smolts boost salmon survival for Grieg Shetland A focus on healthier and more robust smolts has increased the survival rate of Grieg Seafood Shetland’s (GSS) salmon, despite a challenging year with biological conditions.
Floating salmon pool given go-ahead in Norway Plans for a floating concrete closed containment salmon farm have been given the go-ahead by Norway’s Fisheries Directorate, but with a much smaller biomass than requested.
Cost of Norway’s algal bloom was around NOK 4 billion The harmful algal bloom that caused the death of eight million farmed salmon in northern Norway in the summer cost the industry around NOK 4 billion (£339 million) in lost potential sales and costs, according to new research.
Norway sets new October seafood export value record The value of Norway’s seafood exports reached a record high for October, helped by a weak krone and higher salmon harvesting.
On-land salmon farmer recruits finance chief Salmon Evolution, which plans to build Europe’s largest on-land salmon farm in an island in northern Norway, has appointed an experienced chief financial officer, completing its executive recruitment.
40% salmon tax unlikely says Norwegian finance minister Proposals to slap a 40% special tax on Norwegian salmon farming are unlikely to be adopted, the country’s finance minister Siv Jensen said today.
Norway backs floating RAS farm with eight permits A floating closed containment fish farm concept has been given eight development permits by Norway’s Fisheries Directorate.
Monitoring and mitigation key themes during HAB study trip Members of the Norwegian Seafood Association (NSA) visited a Grieg salmon farm while on a study trip to British Columbia where they learned about harmful algal blooms (HABs).
Norway councils get £40m from fish farm licence fees Councils in fish farming areas of Norway are getting NOK 458 million (£40m) between them from the proceeds of salmon and trout farm licence sales.
Harmful algae bloom leaves farmers with questions Members of the Norwegian Seafood Association have flown almost 4,400 miles to reach Campbell River on Vancouver Island in British Columbia, where they yesterday attended the second day of a study trip that focused on harmful algal blooms.
Escape by Aquatraz: cage breaks free in storm An “Aquatraz” cage operated by a Norwegian fish farmer broke free from moorings and was driven on to the rocky shore in a storm yesterday.
Snorkel cage reduces sea lice infestation by 75% A one-year commercial trial using salmon in snorkel cages resulted in a 75% decrease in the level of lice and as a result, the number of antiparasitic baths also decreased.
