Tag: salmon

• Wednesday, June 17th 2020 - 19:02 UTC

  Norwegian salmon not the source of novel coronavirus in Beijing

  

  Chinese and Norwegian authorities have concluded that Norwegian salmon was likely not the source of the novel coronavirus that was found at cutting boards in a Beijing food market, the Norwegian fisheries and seafood minister said on Wednesday.

• Tuesday, June 16th 2020 - 08:28 UTC

  China bans Norwegian salmon claiming it could be linked to Covid-19 outbreak in Beijing market

  

  China has halted imports from European salmon suppliers amid fears they might be linked to a COVID-19 outbreak at a Beijing market, although experts say the fish itself is unlikely to carry the disease.

• Monday, April 27th 2020 - 07:05 UTC

  Scotland salmon industry accused of overestimating its value and employment

  

  The Scottish Government is being urged to suspend its support for increased production in the salmon farming sector. It comes as a new report claims the impact the industry has on employment and the economy has been hugely overestimated.

• Thursday, April 16th 2020 - 08:45 UTC

  Massive mortality of Atlantic salmon species in south Chilean farms

  

  The Marine Farm company notified Chile's National Fisheries and Aquaculture Service, SERNAPESCSA of massive mortality of fish of the Atlantic salmon species. The event took place at the Mellimoyu center (110899), located at ACS 34 in the Aysén region.

• Friday, December 27th 2019 - 09:30 UTC

  Scottish salmon producer defends his brand by going after the illegal food trade with forensic science

  

  A high-end Scottish salmon producer is taking on the illegal food fraud trade with forensic science, ahead of a big push into the United States. Loch Duart has used the technology to launch sting operations on outlets suspected of selling inferior fish, falsely bearing the company's brand.

• Thursday, March 28th 2019 - 08:21 UTC

  Scotland's main salmon farmer reports sharp fall in tonnage because of sea lice

  

  The main salmon farmer in Scottish waters has reported a sharp fall in the tonnage produced last year, much of that due to the problems with sea lice. Mowi's annual report reveals the amount of gutted salmon it produced from Scottish waters fell by 36%.

• Wednesday, February 20th 2019 - 09:56 UTC

  Salmon farms in Scotland raided in connection to EU-wide probe into alleged illegal cartels

  

  Raids have been carried out at several salmon farming sites in Scotland in connection with an EU-wide probe into alleged illegal cartels. Officials visited offices in Shetland, Stirling and Fife amid concerns they may have violated anti-trust rules. The European Commission (EC) has said the investigation is at a preliminary stage.

• Thursday, November 22nd 2018 - 09:31 UTC

  Chinese group targets Chile's Australis Seafoods salmon farms: offers US$ 880m

  

  China's Joyvio Group, subsidiary of the Chinese conglomerate Legend Holdings Corporation, has put in an offer to buy 100% of shares of Chile's Australis Seafoods for a price of US$ 880 million. The acquisition is subject to compliance and must be completed no later than April 2019.

• Wednesday, November 21st 2018 - 17:43 UTC

  Another Chilean salmon producer bound for Chinese buyover

  

  A buyover deal of Chilean salmon producer and exporter Australis by Chinese company Joyvio, subsidiary of Legend Holdings and parent of Lenovo, is close to being finalized, it was announced Tuesday.

• Tuesday, March 6th 2018 - 09:15 UTC

  Washington state phases out Atlantic salmon farming following the collapse of a marine net-pen

  

  After a lengthy debate, Washington State Legislature has passed a bill phasing out Atlantic salmon net-pen farming ban in the state waters. The approved bill would end state leases and permits for operations that grow nonnative finfish in state waters when current leases expire in 2022.