Archive for April 2018
Students 'must be good communicators'
YOUNG scientists need to communicate their research to a wider audience, a PhD conference in Stirling heard yesterday. Students were given a platform to do just that at the Institute of Aquaculture (IoA), showcasing the results of several years’ study in front of their teachers, peers, and industry guests. ‘You should know how to say…
Read MoreFour companies ‘interested in Pinneys’
SCOTLAND’s business and enterprise minister, Paul Wheelhouse, is scheduled to meet the Young’s management team at the Pinneys salmon plant in Annan later this week. He is expected to discuss the future of the site, which is threatened with closure at the end of the year, putting 450 jobs in jeopardy. The move comes as a formal…
Read More‘Learn the ropes’ MH boss tells students
THE boss of Scotland’s biggest salmon farming company told students yesterday they were more likely to get a job in his company if they’d had work experience on a farm. Ben Hadfield, managing director of Marine Harvest Scotland, said he had his first job at 15, in a water purification plant, and went back there…
Read MoreDeath of skipper who conquered Everest
JENS Bojen,one of Grimsby\’s most successful North Sea fishing skippers, has died at the age of 74. His vessels were consistent high earners for many years and he played a major part in developing pair trawling, a method where two boats fish together towing the same net. But his most remarkable achievement came late in…
Read MoreSalMar plans second giant platform
THE Norwegian fish farmer SalMar is planning to build another huge offshore platform possibly twice the size of Ocean Farm 1, which was brought in from China last summer. The move follows SalMar’s acquisition of 51 per cent of the shares in the Stavanger based company MariCulture, which is involved in the development of fish farms…
Read MoreSt James Smokehouse eyes Pinneys
THE award winning Scottish salmon company St James Smokehouse has confirmed that it is interested in buying the Young’s Seafood Pinneys factory in Annan – and retaining all of the 450 people who work there. The company is based in Annan and specialises in high quality hand crafted smoked salmon products. The firm’s owner, Brendan Maher…
Read MoreWest coast 'important' herring ground
A SURVEY to assess herring stocks to the west of Scotland has found that the area to the west of Melvaig, Wester Ross, holds some importance as a winter/spring spawning ground. The international, multi-partner survey – led by marine scientists Dr Steven Mackinson of the Scottish Pelagic Fishermen’s Association (SPFA), along with the Pelagic Freezer-trawler…
Read MoreFish Update Briefing, Friday, April 13
DEAD WHALE LADEN WITH PLASTIC WASTE A DEAD sperm whale that washed up on the south east coast of Spain a few weeks ago was found to have 29 kilos of plastic and related oil based products in its stomach, a post mortem has revealed. The discovery is being used to highlight the growing plastic pollution crisis facing…
Read MoreCommunity welcomes fish farm plan
PLANS to build two organic fish farms off Staffin on Skye have been backed by the local community, which said it would welcome the job opportunities. Planners are being asked to approve the organic salmon farms subject to environmental and other conditions and despite more than 50 objections, the Herald reported today. But Staffin Community…
Read MoreNancy Glen raised in Loch Fyne
THE fishing boat Nancy Glen has been raised, according to a report in the Campbeltown Courier. The vessel, which foundered on January 18 with the loss of two Tarbert men, was raised by a crane on a recovery barge. Skipper Duncan MacDougall and crewman Przemek Krawczyk are believed to have gone down with the boat.…
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