Friday, January 21, 2011

Marine Harvest discusses aquaculture expansion with Irish Government

The Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Brendan Smith TD and Minister of State, Sean Connick TD, have met with the CEO of Marine Harvest ASA to discuss the potential for significant expansion of the aquaculture industry in Ireland. Marine Harvest is one of the world's biggest seafood companies, which has extensive investment in the aquaculture industry right along the western seaboard of Ireland,

Mr. Alf-Helge Aarskog, CEO of the Norwegian based multi-national company and Mr Jan Feenstra CEO of Marine Harvest Ireland, outlined to the Ministers the challenges, opportunities and potential for finfish production globally. The company's Irish fish farms, in Donegal, Mayo, Cork and Kerry, have been expanding production and hope to produce between 10,000 and 12,000 tonnes of salmon for export from Ireland this year.

The company has been increasingly moving to the production of premium organic salmon and this year expect that 70 percent of their Irish production will be sold in prime European markets as organically produced fish. The company, which currently employs 250 people in Ireland and 5,000 worldwide sees significant potential to double production and employment in. Ireland over the next ten years. Read more...

This blog is written by Martin Little The Aquaculturists, published and supported by the International Aquafeed Magazine from Perendale Publisher.

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