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
Mowi Canada brings in sales exec from local player
Mowi's 'raw materials and trade department' in North America has hired Veronica Metcalf from Sea Agra Seafoods
Skagerak forced to compensate NRS after pandemic order cancelation
The wholesaler invoked force majeure to cancel its orders for nine weeks at the onset of the pandemic, which NRS -- and, crucially, the court -- did not accept
Haugland Gruppen applies for four net-pen sites in Nova Scotia
The Nova Scotia Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture posted notice of the net-pen application made by an entity named Canadian Salmon
UK retailers pull Russian fish from shelves
UK retailers Asda and Wm Morrison Supermarkets are removing some Russian fish products from sale, the companies told Undercurrent News
