Fish health is the real dividend for salmon farmer Scottish Sea Farms’ owners chose to use profits for growth and fish health instead of taking dividends in 2020, the company’s newly published 2019 annual report shows.
SalMar applies for open sea site for 19,000t fish farm Salmon farmer SalMar has applied for permission to site its planned Smart Fish Farm (SFF) in an area of open sea between 30 and 70 miles off the Norwegian coast.
SalMar harvested 43,600 tonnes in Q4 Norwegian salmon farmer SalMar – which co-owns Scottish Sea Farms – harvested 43,600 tonnes gutted weight (tgw) of fish in Norway and Iceland in the final quarter of 2020, it said in a trading update today.
11,500 fish escaped from SalMar site last month An escape incident at a SalMar salmon farm in Norway last month led to the release of around 11,500 fish, the company said this week.
SalMar plans dividend after strong Q3 Norwegian salmon farmer SalMar has bucked the industry trend of lower year-on-year results by reporting an increased operating profit of NOK 646.8 million (£53.9m) for the third quarter, a 5% increase on the NOK 613.5m made in the same period last year.
Mowi is most sustainable protein producer - again Four companies that operate salmon farms in Scotland have been named among the top 10 most sustainable animal protein producers in the world, with Mowi ranked No.1 for the second year in a row.
Cutting the lice problem with ‘genetic scissors’ An international effort to discover if the resistance that Pacific salmon have to sea lice can be gene edited into Atlantic salmon has begun.
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.
