The vessel sank off Bleik on Andøya on 9 January. All six on board were rescued.

In the report, the course of events is described and it is also pointed out that "Good control of rescue equipment contributed to an increased chance of survival" for the six on board.

The National Accident Investigation Board gives a detailed account of the sequence of events:

"The fishing vessel Klævtind 1 was set on autopilot and maintained a speed of 1-2 knots. The course was set to bring the vessel under the shelter of the rock formation on Andøya in Nordland.

After approx. one and a half hour ground support Klævtind 1 on a reef. An attempt was made to tow the vessel, but the tow had to be interrupted and Klævtind 1 sank. All six on board were rescued.

Good control of rescue equipment contributed to an increased chance of survival", says the introduction to the report.

Source: fiskarlaget.no (translated from original in norwegian)

Salmon Evolution reached a milestone in the Company's ambition to offer high-quality, land-raised, sustainable salmon by achieving certification to the Global G.A.P. Aquaculture standard.

The standard covers the entire production chain, from broodstock, seedlings and food providers to cultivation, harvest and processing, or from "roe to plate".

«Global G.A.P. garantiza que todas las operaciones dentro de nuestra planta de smolt en Dale

Source: Aqua | Read the full article here

A company planning a 100,000-tonnes-per-year on-land salmon farm in a disused olivine mine has taken a step closer to gaining permission for the project.

World Heritage Salmon is aiming for a facility with a maximum total biomass (MTB) of 54,600 tonnes at Raudbergvika on the shore of the Sunnylvsfjord in Fjord municipality, More and Romsdal county, Norway.

Author: Pål Mugaas Jensen / Fishfarmingexpert | read the full article here

Combined farm projects looks at nutritional benefits for fish and seaweed

Salmon farmer Cermaq and kelp grower Folla Alger have teamed up with scientists to examine the practicalities and benefits of growing fish and seaweed on a combined sea site in Norway.

The Nordfoldleira site in Steigen in Nordland has salmon pens on the edges of the layout and space for kelp in the middle.

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Norway’s Directorate of Fisheries has pointed the finger at Norcod over a cod escape incident in the Norland region.

The Directorate said it had received the results of DNA tracing of escaped cod in Meløy, and had found there was a very large degree of genetic similarity between the escaped cod caught by fishermen and fish from cages at the Norcod facility.

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Norwegian longliner company Leinebris AS has chosen Carsoe as the factory supplier for its fleet’s newest addition – a vessel bearing the company’s name that will be outfitted to combine seine netting, longlining and gillnetting.

Leinebris is being built at Tersan Shipyard in Turkey and is scheduled for delivery in 2025.

With a complete factory deck designed for efficient and high-capacity production as well as an automated palletising and handling section

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Norwegian salmon prices decreased 0.55 percent over the sixth week of 2023.

Prices are down NOK 0.50 (USD 0.049, EUR 0.46) week-over-week, according to the Nasdaq Salmon Index.

The weighted average index of weekly sales prices and volumes of fresh Atlantic superior salmon, head-on gutted – reported by a panel of Norwegian salmon exporters and salmon producers – found the average per-kilogram price of Norwegian salmon to be NOK 91.04 (USD 8.90, EUR 8.33).

Author: Bhavana Scalia-Bruce / SeafoodSource l Read the full article here

Farmed salmon start their lives in freshwater tanks on land. The farmers leave the lights on all day long, which means that it is permanently “day” for the young salmon. This results in them eating more and growing faster.

But in order for the salmon to become ready for salt water (undergo smoltification), the farmers must first go down to 12-hour “winter days”, before returning to 24-hour days.

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Operating profit hits 30-year high despite troubles in last quarter of 2022

Norway and Canada salmon farmer Grieg Seafood made a record operating profit of NOK 1.739 billion (£142 million) last year and produced the highest ever harvest from its current farming regions.

The results, in a year defined by high salmon prices, were achieved despite a weaker fourth quarter than the same period in 2021.

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Consejo de Productos del mar de Noruega, the Spanish subsidiary of the Norwegian Seafood Council, has activated the 2023 communication campaign for skrei cod, announcing the results of an original survey with which it wanted to "give a creative approach" to promotional activities aimed at promoting the national consumption of this species. In the survey, carried out online with 1,000 Spaniards, the agency asked consumers what are "the 10 moments that most annoy the day for Spaniards" and the result is surprising. For example, among the issues that annoy Spaniards the most, from one to ten, 76% point to "forgetting your wallet, keys or mobile at home" as the main "annoyance".

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