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
US sweetener firm to move into fish feed products
Stevia Corp. is developing aquaculture products, expects it to become the company’s biggest earner long-term, with seafood veteran Andrew Kaelin appointed to advisory board
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
Norwegian gov meets with Marine Harvest
But meeting did not change government’s stance on backing of Cermaq’s bid for Copeinca, says ministry (more…)
BAP processing standards pass audit
Best Aquaculture Practices seafood processing plant standards have been successfully benchmarked against the latest Global Food Safety Initiative food safety requirements
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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NFI thanks US House Ag committee for cutting catfish inspection program
‘Duplicitous’ catfish inspection program inches its way closer to the exit (more…)
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…)
Siam Canadian: Markets can’t follow Thai shrimp prices
Vannamei shrimp supply from Thailand should start to improve on small sizes by July, but high prices are expected up until then, with production in China and Vietnam also under pressure (more…)
Seafresh, Surapon hit by shrimp disease, wage hikes
A range of seafood companies report impact of shrimp disease, as well as the increase in Thai minimum wage
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…)
Linnaeus: R&D, product development must be focus for bass, bream
Consolidation remains a goal for Linnaeus, but research in feed, and adding value to product, must be on agenda, says private equity partner (more…)
Clean Seas predicts lower losses
Kingfish and bluefin tuna farmer says losses should be lower thanks to strong performance of kingfish in 2013
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…)
Report: Marine Harvest could up Cermaq offer
Marine Harvest is willing to consider higher offer for Cermaq, and is planning talks with Norwegian government before May 21, chairman tells Mergermarket subsidiary (more…)
Fishmeal, oil prices to remain strong on low volumes
Drop in production of 14% for meal and 22% for oil, combined with low inventories, mean prices should remain high, say Austevoll Seafood (more…)
$1m fish farm to open in Nebraska
The new aquaculture facility will initially utilize two identical systems comprised of six, independent 10,000 gallon fiberglass tanks