Posts by Robert Outram
Hands-on farming
Mowi acquired Wester Ross Fisheries in 2022. Robert Outram asks: has the move changed the company’s unique approach?
Read MoreWelfare insights
Two prize-winning studies by Swansea University students offer a new perspective on fish and shrimp welfare.
Read MoreRecruitment and Diversity: your questions please
Recruitment and Diversity is the theme of the latest webinar in Fish Farmer’s Aqua Agenda series – and we’re looking for your questions ahead of the event next week.
Read MoreRising demand drives big jump in Scottish salmon exports
Scottish salmon export sales jumped by 41% in the first half of 2024, with substantial growth in the Asian, American and European markets, figures from HM Revenue & Customs show. New figures reveal that salmon from Scotland, the UK’s largest food export, generated £431m in export value between January and June.
Read MoreAll change
Keir Starmer won a landslide victory. So what’s next?
Read MoreExpert panel to shed light on recruitment issues
For our free webinar next week on Recruitment and Diversity in Aquaculture, Fish Farmer has brought together an expert panel covering a breadth of perspectives. The webinar, part of Fish Farmer’s Aqua Agenda series, takes place on Wednesday 21 August, 11.30am-12.30pm British Summer Time. Jillian Couto-Phoenix is Head of Skills and Talent at the Sustainable…
Read MoreThe August issue of Fish Farmer is out now online
The August issue of Fish Farmer is out now online and you can read or download it here.
Read MoreRecord breakers
With aquaculture now producing more than catch fisheries for the first time in human history, has the age of the fish farm arrived?
Read MoreThe next level
The Irish Government has a plan to grow the country’s aquaculture sector sustainably.
Read MoreFast track – or road to ruin?
Science offers a way to bring about dramatic improvements in livestock – including salmon – but not everyone is happy about it, Robert Outram finds.
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