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Growth in value of Scottish farmed shellfish.

UK: The 2011 total value, at first sale for all Scottish farmed shellfish species, was estimated at £9.8 million up from £8.3 million in 2010. However, mussel production decreased and several businesses ceased trading, according to a new industry survey. » Read more

AquaVision 2012: Beyond tomorrow

"Food production must increase substantially if the predicted population of 2050 is to be fed adequately. New successful innovations are a key for developing the aquaculture industry", says Alex Obach, Head of R&D Skretting Group (photo). » Read more

Vaccine sales up in April

The sales of vaccines to Atlantic salmon in April ended nearly 5 million doses compared to 3.8 million doses in April 2011. » Read more

IHN virus found in farmed fish

Canada: A British Columbia salmon farming company confirms the finding of the virus at a farm site on the West Coast of Vancouver Island- the first such diagnosis in B.C. since 2003 » Read more

Sølvtrans presents strong results

Norway: Sølvtrans reports a 20 percent increase in EBITDA in the first quarter of 2012 compared to first quarter last year. Operating income rose by 11 percent to NOK 59.5 million, while EBITDA increased from NOK 18.6 million to NOK 22.4 million. Pre-tax profit rose by 40 percent to NOK 5.1 million. » Read more

NRS present improved operational performance

Norway Royal Salmon (NRS) posted EBIT before fair value adjustments of MNOK 10.4 in the first quarter 2012. Despite 35 % lower market prices than in the corresponding quarter last year, the EBIT increased by MNOK 2.9, as a result of lower production cost and higher harvested volume. » Read more

Weak profitability for Grieg Seafood

Norway: In the first quarter, Group EBIT before fair value adjustment of biomass was NOK 4.9m, compared with NOK 131.6m in 2011. » Read more

Arab award for abalone research excellence

UK: Mr Khalfan Al-Rashdi, who is currently a first year research postgraduate student at the Institute of Aquaculture, University of Stirling, has been awarded the first prize for scientific innovation in the field of aquaculture for the year 2010 by the Arab Organization for Agricultural Development (AOAD). » Read more

Shortage of manpower in Chile

Chile: During the very complicated days of the sanitary/productive crisis triggered by the Infectious Salmon Anemia virus (ISA), unemployment in Puerto Montt was a two digit number. This figure has been reduced reaching 1.3% in the beginning of this year. » Read more

Lerøy Seafood Group pays dividend of 7 NOK per share

In the first quarter of 2012, Lerøy Seafood Group had a turnover of NOK 2,164 million, representing a decline from NOK 2,225 million for the same period in 2011. The Group's operating profit before fair value adjustment of biomass was NOK 103.2 million in the first quarter of 2012, compared with NOK 445.8 million in the first quarter of the previous year. » Read more

Thai food producer CP Foods preparing Birds Eye bid

UK: Thailand's food, telecommunications and retail giant CP Foods may be preparing a bid for Birds Eye that would value the fish finger producer at £2.5bn, according to British press reports. » Read more

New biosensor detects antibiotics in salmon

Chile: The Chilean biotech company Austral Biotech created a biosensor to check for the presence of antibiotics in salmon. There are some trials using this prototype and it should be in the market next year. » Read more