May 12

World Fishing & Aquaculture | Record April for Iceland’s seafood exports

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Seafood exports last month from Iceland were up 54% compared to April 2020, reflecting the seriousness a year ago of…

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May 12

Slipping volumes, prices set salmon farmer SalMar off to a rocky start in 2021

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Despite the challenges, the company remains positive. ‘Food will never go out of fashion,’ said CEO Gustav Witzoe.

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May 12

Irish fishing industry puts up strong united front at Joint Committee

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The Irish fishing industry puts up strong united front against the Fisheries Bill and SFPA operations at the Joint Commitee on…

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May 12

World Fishing & Aquaculture | Pelagic catcher’s long-life synthetic warps

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The owners of Faroese pelagic vessel Finnur Friði, Gøta-based fishing and processing company Varðin, were early adopters when it came…

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May 12

Norwegian aquaculture giant NTS grows profit 21% in Q1 thanks to Froy merger

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The owner of Midt-Norsk Havbruk and the largest shareholder in Norway Royal Salmon, was however impacted by lower sales prices…

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May 12

World Fishing & Aquaculture | FSV to support Bakkafrost’s Scottish activity

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Faroese aquaculture group Bakkafrost has acquired a farming service vessel (FSV) as part of its value chain investment programme to…

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May 12

World Fishing & Aquaculture | GenoMar Genetics opens Vietnamese subsidiary

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GenoMar Genetics is opening a new wholly-owned subsidiary in Vietnam, providing tilapia farmers in the country with high quality genetic…

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May 12

World Fishing & Aquaculture | Smartphone app helps reduce bycatch

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A new smartphone app has been launched enabling the fishing industry to report bycatch including that of important or threatened…

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May 12

Royal Greenland’s fresh fish ambitions will push the group outside its comfort zone

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The Greenland-based company’s newly established joint venture will pivot the group beyond its core and into new species like salmon…

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May 12

Turning in tagged fish could be rewarding

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Next time you catch a trout or salmon, remember to check for a clip on the adipose fin – that…

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May 11

Pacific whiting fishery to open with lower quota, disagreement between US and Canada

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Quota is down from last year, and Canada and the United States for the second year in a row, have…

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May 11

Working towards an improving situation at Lerwick Port

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Lerwick Port Authority show the continuing severe effects of the Covid-19 pandemic but are working towards an improving situation

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May 11

UK industry trade group Seafish appoints new chairman, board members

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Hilton Food Group’s Nigel Edwards also joins the board.

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May 11

Flexible value chain stabilizes Q1 earnings for salmon farmer Bakkafrost

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The results were a marked improvement on the fourth quarter of 2020.

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May 11

Norway Royal Salmon earnings sink 20% on ‘unsatisfactory’ costs, lower prices

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This is also the first quarter the Icelandic company Arctic Fish has been consolidated into the NRS group.

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