https://cermaq.mynewsdesk.com/ Mynewsdesk RSS - Press releases, News, and Blog Posts. https://cermaq.mynewsdesk.com/ https://www.mynewsdesk.com/assets/graphics/logos/logo-small-9892f98564f91864075bd14001f8470f2f9bf254729c37044b4b1ac9b0db6b40.png 128 23 en 15 Fri, 26 Sep 2025 09:47:18 +0200 This report covers our salmon farming operations in Canada, Chile, and Norway, with consolidated data at group level. It also includes selected insights from our commercial offices. https://cermaq.mynewsdesk.com/news/cermaq-sustainability-report-for-fiscal-year-2024-is-out-501464?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news https://cermaq.mynewsdesk.com/news/cermaq-sustainability-report-for-fiscal-year-2024-is-out-501464?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news CERMAQ GROUP AS Thu, 17 Jul 2025 06:32:51 +0200 “We are very pleased to announce that Cermaq has entered into an agreement with Grieg Seafood ASA to acquire their operations in Finnmark in Norway and British Columbia and Newfoundland in Canada. This will strengthen our competitiveness and contribute to growth”, says CEO of Cermaq, Steven Rafferty https://cermaq.mynewsdesk.com/pressreleases/cermaq-acquires-grieg-seafood-asa-operations-in-finnmark-british-columbia-and-newfoundland-3396845?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news https://cermaq.mynewsdesk.com/pressreleases/cermaq-acquires-grieg-seafood-asa-operations-in-finnmark-british-columbia-and-newfoundland-3396845?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news CERMAQ GROUP AS Mon, 10 Feb 2025 08:25:52 +0100 Knut Ellekjær (63) has decided to leave Cermaq after 8 years as head of Cermaq Norway's operations. Kristin Hurum (56), currently Director of HR, Quality and Sustainability in Cermaq Norway, to take over. https://cermaq.mynewsdesk.com/pressreleases/knut-ellekjaer-has-decided-to-leave-cermaq-kristin-hurum-to-take-over-as-head-of-cermaq-norway-3368797?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news https://cermaq.mynewsdesk.com/pressreleases/knut-ellekjaer-has-decided-to-leave-cermaq-kristin-hurum-to-take-over-as-head-of-cermaq-norway-3368797?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news CERMAQ GROUP AS Tue, 22 Oct 2024 11:10:00 +0200 The NGO Compassion in World Farming has awarded Cermaq with their Special Recognition Prize for Cermaq’s welfare practices for humane slaughter of its salmon. https://cermaq.mynewsdesk.com/pressreleases/cermaq-awarded-for-leading-animal-welfare-3349966?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news https://cermaq.mynewsdesk.com/pressreleases/cermaq-awarded-for-leading-animal-welfare-3349966?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news CERMAQ GROUP AS Mon, 14 Oct 2024 08:28:31 +0200 With the 2023 report, Cermaq is changing its sustainability reporting to meet the new mandatory requirements in EU regulation (CSRD) from 2025. https://cermaq.mynewsdesk.com/news/cermaq-launches-sustainability-report-with-change-in-reporting-format-489199?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news https://cermaq.mynewsdesk.com/news/cermaq-launches-sustainability-report-with-change-in-reporting-format-489199?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news CERMAQ GROUP AS Mon, 01 Jul 2024 10:15:44 +0200 https://cermaq.mynewsdesk.com/pressreleases/cermaq-group-expands-its-board-of-directors-with-three-board-members-3332375?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news https://cermaq.mynewsdesk.com/pressreleases/cermaq-group-expands-its-board-of-directors-with-three-board-members-3332375?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news CERMAQ GROUP AS Thu, 20 Jun 2024 09:56:40 +0200 https://cermaq.mynewsdesk.com/pressreleases/cermaq-warns-of-continued-uncertainty-for-aquaculture-in-canada-3331151?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news https://cermaq.mynewsdesk.com/pressreleases/cermaq-warns-of-continued-uncertainty-for-aquaculture-in-canada-3331151?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news CERMAQ GROUP AS Thu, 30 May 2024 12:22:01 +0200 https://cermaq.mynewsdesk.com/pressreleases/global-salmon-initiative-launches-2023-sustainability-report-3326492?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news https://cermaq.mynewsdesk.com/pressreleases/global-salmon-initiative-launches-2023-sustainability-report-3326492?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news CERMAQ GROUP AS Tue, 14 May 2024 09:04:08 +0200 https://cermaq.mynewsdesk.com/pressreleases/joachim-wessel-becomes-new-md-for-cermaq-chile-3322626?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news https://cermaq.mynewsdesk.com/pressreleases/joachim-wessel-becomes-new-md-for-cermaq-chile-3322626?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news CERMAQ GROUP AS Thu, 25 Jan 2024 12:11:29 +0100 https://cermaq.mynewsdesk.com/pressreleases/receipt-of-statement-of-objections-from-the-european-commission-3299499?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news https://cermaq.mynewsdesk.com/pressreleases/receipt-of-statement-of-objections-from-the-european-commission-3299499?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news CERMAQ GROUP AS Wed, 22 Nov 2023 11:20:08 +0100 Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a global threat to human and animal health and welfare. We may not understand the value of antibiotics until we risk that they have lost their effectiveness. 18-24 November is the AMR Awareness WEEK (WAAW). Together we can avoid AMR. https://cermaq.mynewsdesk.com/pressreleases/antimicrobial-resistance-is-not-stopped-by-national-borders-3288132?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news https://cermaq.mynewsdesk.com/pressreleases/antimicrobial-resistance-is-not-stopped-by-national-borders-3288132?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news CERMAQ GROUP AS Tue, 03 Oct 2023 11:00:00 +0200 Laser has proven to be effective against salmon lice and gentle on the salmon. After extensive evaluation at Cermaq in Finnmark and at Ballangen in Nordland, lasers will be put into use at suitable facilities in Nordland and Finnmark. https://cermaq.mynewsdesk.com/pressreleases/cermaq-norway-uses-laser-against-salmon-lice-3277147?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news https://cermaq.mynewsdesk.com/pressreleases/cermaq-norway-uses-laser-against-salmon-lice-3277147?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news CERMAQ GROUP AS Wed, 05 Jul 2023 12:00:00 +0200 To find the plastic footprint of salmon farming, Cermaq has registered all plastics used in a smolt facility, a sea site, and a processing plant over one year. Cermaq pilots this plastic project for Global Salmon Initiative. https://cermaq.mynewsdesk.com/news/pilot-to-identify-plastic-use-469115?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news https://cermaq.mynewsdesk.com/news/pilot-to-identify-plastic-use-469115?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news CERMAQ GROUP AS Tue, 02 May 2023 14:37:16 +0200 Is salmon farming sustainable? It is when done right. In Cermaq’s sustainability report we present how we address the challenges in producing healthy seafood in a sustainable way and our ambition to do more. https://cermaq.mynewsdesk.com/news/check-out-cermaqs-sustainability-report-466139?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news https://cermaq.mynewsdesk.com/news/check-out-cermaqs-sustainability-report-466139?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news CERMAQ GROUP AS Tue, 21 Feb 2023 08:00:00 +0100 Folla Alger and Cermaq are testing a new combined sea site for salmon and kelp in Steigen in Nordland, Norway. This is the world's first sea site that has been built for the combined production of both salmon and kelp, where the kelp will be grown inside the farm itself. Last week, the first kelp was stocked. https://cermaq.mynewsdesk.com/pressreleases/folla-alger-and-cermaq-are-testing-a-new-combined-sea-site-for-salmon-and-kelp-will-contribute-to-the-green-shift-3234810?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news https://cermaq.mynewsdesk.com/pressreleases/folla-alger-and-cermaq-are-testing-a-new-combined-sea-site-for-salmon-and-kelp-will-contribute-to-the-green-shift-3234810?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news CERMAQ GROUP AS Thu, 15 Dec 2022 13:00:00 +0100 The iFarm project aims to improve the health and welfare of the fish in the net pens with the help of artificial intelligence. Fish have now been stocked for the third time in iFarm-net pens, and in this phase the focus is on machine learning. https://cermaq.mynewsdesk.com/pressreleases/cermaq-has-stocked-fish-in-the-third-version-of-ifarm-3223941?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news https://cermaq.mynewsdesk.com/pressreleases/cermaq-has-stocked-fish-in-the-third-version-of-ifarm-3223941?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news CERMAQ GROUP AS Wed, 05 Oct 2022 11:17:58 +0200 Cermaq terminates purchased farming permits. When the proposal for resource rent tax for aquaculture was presented, the authorities opened for returning permits purchased at fixed prices in 2022. Cermaq therefore terminates the purchase of 669 tons MAB at a value of NOK 134 million. https://cermaq.mynewsdesk.com/pressreleases/cermaq-terminates-purchased-farming-permits-3208880?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news https://cermaq.mynewsdesk.com/pressreleases/cermaq-terminates-purchased-farming-permits-3208880?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news CERMAQ GROUP AS Mon, 03 Oct 2022 14:14:29 +0200 Cermaq will freeze investments in Norway as a consequence of the proposal for resource rent tax. “We will wait for more clear understanding of the announcement of last week and the final proposal for the resource rent tax and associated regulations”, states CEO Steven Rafferty https://cermaq.mynewsdesk.com/pressreleases/cermaq-freezes-investments-as-resource-tax-will-set-norway-back-says-cermaq-ceo-3208314?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news https://cermaq.mynewsdesk.com/pressreleases/cermaq-freezes-investments-as-resource-tax-will-set-norway-back-says-cermaq-ceo-3208314?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news CERMAQ GROUP AS Wed, 10 Aug 2022 14:00:00 +0200 The use of the ocean by many industries has not sufficiently respected the multiple roles and complex biodiversity in the ocean, Cermaq recognizes in launching Sea the Solution. As research unfolds fact and casual relationships, we are better positioned to move from harm to harmony. And we must all take part. https://cermaq.mynewsdesk.com/pressreleases/sea-the-solution-3197078?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news https://cermaq.mynewsdesk.com/pressreleases/sea-the-solution-3197078?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news CERMAQ GROUP AS Wed, 29 Jun 2022 12:00:00 +0200 Cermaq is one of the ten seafood companies in the global partnership Seafood Business for Ocean Stewardship (SeaBOS) and has the honor to present SeaBOS’ press release on the launch of the Progress report for the first five years of operation and the invitation to the live steam of the launch. https://cermaq.mynewsdesk.com/pressreleases/seafood-business-for-ocean-stewardship-seabos-launches-progress-report-2017-2022-3192044?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news https://cermaq.mynewsdesk.com/pressreleases/seafood-business-for-ocean-stewardship-seabos-launches-progress-report-2017-2022-3192044?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news CERMAQ GROUP AS