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Lower prices and higher costs cut Lerøy earnings

Lower prices and higher costs cut Lerøy earnings

Scottish Sea Farms co-owner Lerøy Seafood Group (LSG) today blamed lower salmon prices and high ex-cage costs for a NOK 159 million (£13.5m) drop in operating profit for the third quarter of 2019 compared to the same period last year.

Site approved for 3,000t capacity salmon cage

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.

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Gill Health Initiative calls for abstracts for 2020 meeting

Gill Health Initiative calls for abstracts for 2020 meeting

The international Gill Health Initiative has issued a call for scientists to submit abstracts for its next meeting, GHI2020, which will take place in the Stirling Court Hotel in the grounds of Stirling University on April 1-2 next year.

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.

Cermaq given two more lease options for Nova Scotia

Cermaq given two more lease options for Nova Scotia

Salmon farmer Cermaq today announced that it has been granted options for lease for the Mahone Bay and and St Margaret’s Bay areas in the South Shore region on the Atlantic coast of Nova Scotia.

Better smolts boost salmon survival for Grieg Shetland

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

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.

Norway sets new October seafood export value record

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.

Chile: Workers warn of health threat as salmon rot in process plants

Chile: Workers warn of health threat as salmon rot in process plants

Thousands of salmon are rotting in processing plants in the Chilean city of Quellón and fish are dying of starvation in collection centres because roadblocks are preventing feed being delivered.

Gannet swallows up 1,600 tonnes as Mowi breaks processing record

Gannet swallows up 1,600 tonnes as Mowi breaks processing record

Nearly 1,600 tonnes of salmon from Mowi Scotland were processed on the Norwegian Gannet factory ship in the third quarter of this year as “unprecedented” harvesting levels exceeded the capacity of the company’s primary processing plant at Blar Mhor, Fort William.

‘Scotland’s chef’ puts exports on menu in Florida

‘Scotland’s chef’ puts exports on menu in Florida

Scottish salmon will be on the menu at a special eight-course tasting dinner to showcase Scottish seafood to retailers and food distributors in Florida on Monday.

Ambitious wellboat operator adds seventh ship to fleet

Ambitious wellboat operator adds seventh ship to fleet

Wellboat company Intership is adding a seventh vessel to its fleet after agreeing to buy the Kirsti H from Bergen-based Kerko Seatrans AS.

Salmon farmer whittles down cost for woodworkers

Salmon farmer whittles down cost for woodworkers

A college that supports people with additional social and educational requirements has been able to buy new woodworking equipment with the help of a donation from the Scottish Salmon Company.

Revenue, orders and profits up for fish farming supplier

Revenue, orders and profits up for fish farming supplier

Fish farming industry supplier AKVA group increased revenue, order intake and net profit in the third quarter of this year compared to the same period in 2018.

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