Posts by Kenny Smith
Mowi take salmon to the streets of Scotland
Scotland’s biggest salmon producer has joined the street food movement to provide a fundraising boost to charities across Scotland. Mowi will be hitting the road with its eye catching Mowi Salmon Wagon following its launch at the company’s Consumer Products UK headquarters in Rosyth, Fife. The wagon serves delicious salmon fillet burgers and salmon noodle…
Read MoreExported salmon from Iceland hits new record level
THE export value of farmed salmon from Iceland’s still modest, but rapidly expanding aquaculture sector, is breaking new records. The latest official figures show that in the first five months of this year Icelandic salmon farmers sold fish worth more than £70-million or 10.9 billion kroners (ISK) to overseas buyers. This represents a 68 per…
Read More£10 million pledge to the seafood industry
MICHAEL Gove, the UK Environment Secretary has unveiled a new £10 million Innovation Fund for the seafood industry which includes a pledge to use new technology to improve sustainable fish farming. Emphasis is being placed on the potential use of artificial intelligence by both fish farmers and fishermen which could help them double return on…
Read MoreSalmon producers say emergency inspections are in place
THE Scottish Salmon Producers Organisation say the country’s fish farms are already subject to emergency inspections. The demand has come in the form of a petition from campaigners with the consumer group SumOfUs which it is delivering to Marine Scotland, which says there has been a surge in salmon deaths over the past few months.…
Read MoreMowi adds to portfolio with Norwegian acquisition
MOWI has moved to strengthen its Norwegian base by buying the family owned salmon business of K. Strømmen Lakseoppdrett AS. The company confirmed the 790 million kroner (£73 million) deal in a Oslo Stock Exchange announcement at the weekend which is being settled by 70 per cent in cash and 30 per cent through Mowi issuing new…
Read More£5.7m investment to protect stock and seals pays off
Scottish Sea Farms has reported a significant reduction in ‘last resort’ seal shootings as its investment in rigid new pen netting systems surpasses £5.7m. In the first six months of the current reporting period (February 2019 – January 2020), the salmon grower saw two seal deaths across its 43-strong estate of marine farms; a reduction…
Read MoreChief executive to stay on at Young\’s Seafood
BILL Showalter is to stay on as chief executive of Young’s Seafood, despite stepping down as a director of the company. He has been at the helm of Britain’s largest seafood business since July 2016, first as interim chief executive and then as full chief executive in January 2017. There had been some speculation about…
Read MoreChief executive to stay on at Young\’s Seafood
BILL Showalter is to stay on as chief executive of Young’s Seafood, despite stepping down as a director of the company. He has been at the helm of Britain’s largest seafood business since July 2016, first as interim chief executive and then as full chief executive in January 2017. There had been some speculation about…
Read MoreThirteen finalists revealed for innovation showcase
The finalists for the 2019 Aquaculture Innovation Europe showcase have been revealed. The event takes place on 10-11 September in London, as Kisaco Research has announced the 13 companies selected to present at the 2019 Aquaculture Innovation Innovation Showcase. A spokesman said: \’The applications have been read, the votes have been counted and the final…
Read MoreOPINION: Don\’t blame farms for nationwide decline
THE first proper spring salmon I ever saw was pulled from the icy waters of the Tay on a bitter March day 20 years ago. There was snow in the air, the water was barely above freezing – it actually felt lower than that even through a pair of neoprene waders – and the sky…
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