Fjardalax, which sells under the brand Arctic Salmon, is planning on setting up its own processing plant in Iceland later this year
Icelandic salmon farm to start domestic processing
First Copper River salmon reaches Seattle
The first wild salmon from the Copper River salmon run reached Seattle on Friday morning, ready for the ‘Copper Chef’ competition
NZ King Salmon fears legal wrangling could hit jobs
High courts challenges to New Zealand King Salmon’s expansion in the Marlborough Sounds could cause staff cuts, says chief executive Grant Rosewarne
Alaskan fishermen head to Copper River for season opener
Twelve hour opening day of the Copper River wild salmon fishery not affected by rough weather
Farmed salmon prices reach new peak
‘There isn’t a bloody customer who can pay the price. None,’ says exporter in western Norway
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Camanchaca detects ISA
Chilean salmon farmer plans to harvest three cages within 10 days (more…)
Nissui reports $50m annual loss
World’s second largest seafood company in turnover, Nippon Suisan Kaisha, slides into red with loss in year ending March 31, 2013 (more…)
SalMar CEO optimistic for 2013, despite likely H2 drop in salmon prices
Spot and contract requests coming in, as SalMar forecasts a 10% production increase for 2013 (more…)
SalMar nets $87m from increased Bakkafrost share sale
Norwegian salmon farmer sells 7m shares in Faroese rival Bakkafrost, upping the amount offered from the 5m announced Wednesday (more…)
More business in Chile buoys Solvtrans Q1
Wellboat operator gets revenue bump from increased business from the Chilean salmon farming sector (more…)
Sea lice problem rises in Chile
Spread of disease makes headlines in Chile as the number of severely affected centers rises from 68 to 75 (more…)
Alaska salmon season kicks off Thursday with PSVOA MSC process in shambles
The summer harvest season for wild Alaska salmon officially opens Thursday with a projected harvest of 179 million fish (more…)
Fresh US salmon imports see record Q1 growth
A spike in retail demand during Q1 2013 is being credited for a rise in US fresh salmon fillet prices at the wholesale level, even as US imports register record growth so far this year (more…)
Salmon smoker to launch limited edition product in Waitrose
John Ross Jr’s original classic smoked salmon is available for just eight weeks in the summer at independent outlets in the UK, Waitrose stores and from the company website
Morpol pushes back giant UK plant opening to 2014
Much-anticipated 40,000-ton capacity salmon processing plant will not be ready until 2014, as Morpol aims to grow UK market to second largest in Europe (more…)
Morpol pushing through salmon price increases after €8m loss
Sales prices for salmon products are lagging behind the high prices for raw material, with the world’s largest salmon processor diving into the red (more…)
Austevoll consolidates Norway Pelagic
Takeover boosts Austevoll quarterly revenue, which breached €400m mark, while strong salmon and trout prices helped offset a poor quarter for pelagic and fishmeal activities (more…)
Leroy reports bumper profit, in line with expectations
Salmon producer boosts operating profit and revenue thanks to average 36% increase in whole superior salmon spot price (more…)
Alliance Select aims to break past $100m in revenue
Company’s expects increased consistency in supply, demand in Asia, to boost growth this year after last year’s 60% jump (more…)
Analyst: Grieg results ‘major disappointment’
Situation in UK and Canada worse than expected, says Nordea analyst
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