Look at Us, Wailed the Salmon Industry. That Did Not Go as Planned. Comment: The aquaculture industry is announcing a new area of investment. The production of meaningless slogans will be replaced with animal welfare. That could turn out to be a very challenging shift.
Light a Candle for the Salmon Commentary: On the surface, it looks like a complete PR collapse. Below the surface of the sea, something far more serious is at stake. The salmon industry is at risk of making itself inedible.
I Never Allowed the Salmon Industry to Steal My Coastal Identity (Commentary) The salmon farming industry should, by all means, fight to keep most of its gigantic profits. But a line is crossed, when they tamper with my identity. I am part of the people from the coast, but I neither rebel nor walk in torchlight processions against increased taxes for parts of the industry.
Companies Maintain Smolt and Fish Feed Trade with Russia Several companies operating in Norway have chosen to maintain deliveries of smolt and fish feed to Russian fish farming companies. The activities are legal according to current sanctions and also in keeping with guidelines from Norwegian authorities. Editor of the industry online newspaper iLaks argues that moral and ethics are being sidelined.
Continues Supplying Smolt to Russian Fish Farmers on the Kola Peninsula Two well-boats from Rostein shipowners this week entered Russian waters to serve their Russian customers, iLaks reports.
In Our Chase for Short-Term Profits, We Sacrifice Our Ideals Commentary: As a nation, we are at odds with our primary ideals. We chase political action rules that are contrary to our political visions because we constantly chase short-term profits, politically as well as economically.
Faroese Bakkafrost Delivers Solid Figures So Far in 2021 The Faroese fish farming company Bakkafrost doubled its operating result for 2nd quarter 2021 compared to the same period last year.
Will Allow the Fish Farming Industry to Use New Areas along the Coast The Norwegian Fisheries Minister wants to award new licenses for fish farming if certain environmental requirements are met. Director at Seafood Norway Jon Arne Grøttum describes the scheme as a push for developing new technology.
Wants to Prevent Salmon Lice with Gulf Stream Seawater “We have a concept in which salmon louse and fish escaping will not be a challenge”, says CEO Martin Rasmussen of Andfjord Salmon. The company will avoid salmon lice, algae issues and secure better fish welfare using a closed flow-through system supplying fresh seawater from the Gulf Stream to the facility.
