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Aquaculture & Fisheries

Aquaculture & Fisheries

Fishermen’s Union ‘Pleased’ to See End of Rights Auctions

Unlike for other workers and officers in the Faroe Islands, there is no government-mandated health insurance for fishermen, according to Jan Højgaard, chairman ...
By Local.foDecember 10, 20200
Aquaculture & Fisheries

Bakkafrost signs contract with Norway’s Nofitech to expand Glyvradal smolt hatchery

As part of the its long-term investment plan, Faroese fish farming giant Bakkafrost has signed an agreement with Norwegian recirculating aquaculture system (RAS) ...
By Local.foDecember 8, 20200
Aquaculture & Fisheries

No pelagic magic on blue whiting off Faroe

Fishing for blue whiting in Faroese waters hasn’t been big hauls and short trips for the Icelandic pelagic fleet in recent weeks. In ...
By Quentin Bates / Hook & NetDecember 1, 20200
Aquaculture & Fisheries

Bakkafrost named top three producer of sustainable protein

The Coller FAIRR Index has published new data in a comprehensive sustainability assessment on the world’s major meat, fish and dairy producers, identifying ...
By Local.foNovember 27, 20200
Aquaculture & Fisheries

497 recovered out of 500 cases to date in the Faroe Islands: Covid-19 update

On Saturday, almost nine months after the first Covid-19 case was confirmed in the Faroe Islands, case number 500 was confirmed. The person ...
By Alda Nielsdóttir / Portal.foNovember 22, 20200
Aquaculture & Fisheries

Hiddenfjord becomes world’s first salmon farmer to suspend the use of air freight

Faroese salmon farmer Hiddenfjord has announced its suspension of all air freight as of 10th October 2020. With air freight emitting around 50 ...
By Local.foNovember 20, 20200
Aquaculture & Fisheries

Only 300 salmon retrieved out of 20,000 escaped from Mowi fish farm

Two weeks ago, 20,000 salmon escaped from a fish farming site at Sandsvág near the village of Sandur. According to seafood giant Mowi, ...
By Sverri Egholm / Portal.foNovember 12, 20200
Aquaculture & Fisheries

Bakkafrost declares all of its Faroe Islands salmon ASC certified

Following a 7 year assessment period, all Bakkafrost farms in the Faroe Islands are certified to the Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) standard for ...
By Local.foNovember 10, 20200
Aquaculture & Fisheries

20,000 salmon escape from holding pen at Sandoy

In the early hours of Tuesday, about 20,000 salmon escaped from a fish holding pen near Sandur on the island of Sandoy. The ...
By Agnar Prestá / Portal.foNovember 1, 20200
Oddvør Jacobsen (Image credits: Jens Kr. Vang)
Aquaculture & Fisheries

Bakkafrost CEO among wealthiest people in the Danish Kingdom

Regin Jacobsen, CEO of Bakkafrost, and his mother Oddvør Jacobsen owners of Bakkafrost, the Faroese salmon farming company, have made the newspaper Berlingske’s ...
By Sverri Egholm / Portal.foOctober 30, 20200

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