Higher sales volume, strong salmon prices boost Multi’s X Q4
Chilean salmon farmer Multi X saw its sales rise by 36.3% year-on-year to $176.8m in the fourth quarter of 2021
Russian fisheries in danger of losing MSC label over auditor group’s decision
'While respecting our contractual obligations with [conformity assessment bodies] and scheme owners, ASI will limit its activities in Russia where possible'
Its sales, earnings shoot up in 2021, but Premium stays mum on C&E talks
Premium Brands Holdings has acquired three companies selling everything from pizzas to sandwiches. But the seafood-hungry company announced no deals in the sector this time
Listeria, filth allegations prompt federal effort to close US processor
Inspectors found Listeria monocytogenes where workers prepared seafood, including fish jerky and cold- and hot-smoked salmon, in inspections last year and in 2018
Norway’s fresh salmon export volume, price drop in week nine
The export volume of fresh Norwegian salmon fell further to 16,662t in week nine, as did its value, to NOK 83.80/kg, after reaching a peak the previous week
Lingalaks invests in data, as 54m Norwegian salmon die in 2021
Aquaculture software firm Manolin said that about 54 million salmon died in net pens in 2021 -- 15.5% of the total Norwegian stock
Kingfish Company’s former CFO takes helm at Icelandic land-based farmer
Christo du Plessis, whom The Kingfish Company announced was stepping down, has joined the Aqua-Spark-backed Arctic charr and trout farmer Martorka as CEO
Grieg doubles down on BC salmon farming bet with $19m hatchery
Grieg Seafood plans to finish installing the growth management system at its British Columbia, Canada, hatchery this month and to start growing smolt in April
Scottish research strives to produce lice-resistant salmon
The study will include studying the response to lice attachment exhibited by coho salmon, a species of salmon which is fully resistant to sea lice
Scottish Salmon Co lost over half its smolt at a hatchery in January
Its Applecross hatchery -- which received up to £5m in public sector funding late in 2021 -- suffered the deaths of over 500,000 smolt when it had to euthanize four tanks