Daily Digest 26/06/12: Marine Harvest; Fukushima; catfish and more...

Hello,

• New CFO at Marine Harvest.  Jørgen Kristian Andersen will step down as CFO at the end of July. Ivan Vindheim will take up the position from August 1, 2012.  More information about Marine Harvest...

• Seafood sales to resume in Fukushima for the first time since March 2011. Tests on two types of octopus and one type of shellfish found no radioactive substances.  Read more...

• Vietnamese catfish exporters have been warned that redirecting their produce towards the US is an unwise move.  Read more...

• The Fisheries Council of South Australia has announced a draft management plan and summary report for the Commercial Marine Scalefish Fishery.  There will be a public consultation period until September 2012.  Read more... 

• Research: Toxins produced by algae lead to deviant behaviour and changes in brain activity in salmon.  Read more...

 What do you think...

I'm off on a site visit tomorrow but will be back and ready to sniff out some news on Thursday.

English: Live Fish Carrier Aqua Boy, Norwegian live fish carrier working for Marine Harvest on the West coast of Scotland IMO Number: 8101379 MMSI Number: 258192000 Callsign: LKYK Length: 40 m Beam: 10 m (Photo credit: Wikipedia)