Icelandic Salmon ups share offer after strong interest from investors The board of Iceland’s biggest salmon farmer, Icelandic Salmon AS (formerly Arnarlax) has increased the size of a share offering to institutional investors after the original private placement yesterday attracted huge interest.
Icelandic salmon farmer raising £48m for growth SalMar subsidiary Icelandic Salmon AS, formerly known as Arnarlax, is raising NOK 579 million (£48.4m) with a private placement of new and existing shares.
Women conspicuous by absence on salmon company executive boards An analysis of the number of women at the top level of seafood firms shows a “conspicuous unbalance” on the executive boards of Norwegian salmon companies, despite legal quotas designed to promote equality, its authors say.
SalMar harvests 37,100 tonnes in Q3 Norwegian salmon farmer SalMar, co-owner of Scottish Sea Farms, harvested 37,100 tonnes gutted weight of fish in the third quarter of this year, it said in a market announcement.
Second escape from Ocean Farm 1 The Norwegian Fisheries Directorate was today due to inspect SalMar’s Ocean Farm 1 salmon farm after the company reported a fish escape yesterday.
SalMar splashes out £150m on new biomass permits Norwegian salmon farmer SalMar has spent NOK 1.76 billion (£150.5m) to buy licences for an extra 8,057 tonnes of maximum allowed biomass (MAB).
Grieg adds familiar and new faces to sales force Salmon farmer Grieg Seafood has announced five appointments to its new sales organisation which will operate from January 1, 2021.
Permit conversion anchors the future for Ocean Farm 1 The eight temporary development permits granted to SalMar’s pioneering Ocean Farm 1 have been converted into ordinary commercial food fish permits by Norway’s Fisheries Directorate.
SalMar harvests 41,000 tonnes in Q2 Norwegian salmon farmer SalMar harvested nearly 41,000 tonnes (gutted weight) in the second quarter this year, the company reported in a trading update.
SalMar wants permanent licences for Ocean Farm 1 Norwegian salmon farmer SalMar has applied to convert the temporary development licences for its pioneering Ocean Farm 1 into permanent, regular permits.
A record result for Scottish Sea Farms co-owner SalMar Scottish Sea Farms co-owner SalMar delivered a record high operating profit (EBIT) of NOK 1,065 million in the first quarter of 2020, up from NOK 806m for the same period in 2019.
Former SalMar boss is new Benchmark chief Former SalMar chief executive Trond Williksen has been appointed as the new CEO of UK-based aquaculture genetics, health and advanced nutrition company Benchmark Holdings.
SalMar Q1 harvest increases by 13% Norwegian salmon farmer SalMar harvested 40,000 tonnes in the first quarter of 2020, it said in an update today. The harvest is an increase of 4,500 tonnes, or 13%, on the same period in 2019.
World’s first hybrid wellboat charges into action The world’s first hybrid wellboat, the Ro Vision, has gone straight into service for Norwegian salmon farmer SalMar after being delivered to wellboat services provider Rostein.
