Editor’s Welcome

Tierra del Fuego, the southernmost province of Argentina, has a good claim to the title “The end of the world.”

Earlier this month the regional legislature of the province voted to ban open net salmon farming. Coming on top of the Danish government’s decision last autumn to curtail any further growth of fish farming at sea, and the ongoing struggle of the industry in Canada to resist the closure of farms in the Discovery Islands, it is clearer than ever that the fish farming industry needs to make its case in order just to stay in business.

It’s not all gloom, however. At the North Atlantic Seafood Forum – held online this year – Norway’s Prime Minister Erna Solberg reiterated her belief that investment in the blue economy is a route to saving the environment, not harming it. Also at the NASF, chief executives and analysts alike were in agreement that the industry’s biggest challenge is finding ways to meet the world’s growing demand for their product – arguably, that’s a good problem to have.

In this issue we report on the NASF and also present the first part of a preview of Aqua Nor , one of the industry’s biggest trade shows.

The July issue also features a profile of Norcod, currently the front runner in the race to revive the cod farming industry. Find out why Norcod’s Chief Executive, Christian Riber, believes this time they have a model that works.

We also focus on two aquaculture projects in Guatemala and The Bahamas that are being supported by Norway’s Kvarøy Arctic, and on the “Øymerd” project which is setting out to create a fish farm based on a floating concrete island.

Nicki Holmyard looks at the shellfish farmers’ battle against tubeworm and this issue also features special industry reports on Breeding and Genetics, Transport and Logistics and

Lifting and Cranes.