Salmonids

SalMar has become the majority shareholder in Arnalax, Iceland’s largest salmon producer, in a deal worth £16 million.

2018 was a record year for SalMar, with operating revenues in excess of 11.3 billion kroner and an Operational EBIT of almost 3.5 billion kroner.

Mowi reports that profits (EBIT) for 2018 were €753 million, making it the group’s second-best year ever financially.

A record fourth quarter helped make 2018 the most profitable year in Norway Royal Salmon’s history.

Pierre Bessonnet has won one of France’s most coveted fishmonger’s prizes, following a competition involving Scottish salmon that took place at the Sirha exhibition in Lyon.

Pure Salmon has secured US $20 million in funding for a 20,000 tonnes per annum, land-based salmon farm in Tazewell County, Virginia.

Norwegian researchers have developed an electronic “sensor” fish to measure how mechanical delousing impacts salmon.

The Scottish salmon sector is ready for tomorrow afternoon’s parliamentary debate on the future of the industry.

Feeds containing high levels of zinc and omega-3 can enhance barrier properties in salmon skin, particularly improving the health and welfare of smolts when first transferred to sea pens, according to…

Investment in the latest anti-predator nets in Scotland has seen a reduction in the number of seals culled to protect farmed salmon stocks, according to new figures.

The Norwegian salmon producer Lingalaks is replacing fish oil in its production with omega-3 EPA and DHA fatty acids from natural marine algae for increased sustainability

The UK’s largest producer of farmed trout has unveiled plans to invest a total of £16 million and create jobs in the West of Scotland, in a show of confidence to Scotland’s growing food and drink sec…

An interactive online course on the health and welfare of Atlantic salmon has been launched by Fish Vet Group and Benchmark Knowledge Services

A new brand of Atlantic salmon forges a new path in sustainable fishing, citing continued pressure on marks like MSC-certified

The biggest firms in Scotland’s salmon sector have all moved upwards in an annual ranking of the country’s 500 best performing businesses.

The next 18 months are expected to be key for Benchmark Holdings as the group hopes that its wide portfolio of investments will finally begin to generate returns for its investors.

A project that has improved the breeding of six key European fish species is coming to an end this month.

A feed barge at a Mowi salmon site off the coast of South Uist has sunk after taking on water.

Mowi harvested 106,000 tonnes of salmon in the final quarter of last year, with its divisions in Norway, Ireland and Scotland proving the most profitable per kilo.