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SSPO calls for measures to ease Channel gridlock
Perishable seafood should be fast-tracked to deal with congestion at the Channel ports, according to the Scottish Salmon Producers’ Organisation. The SSPO is calling for Operation Brock, the emergency measures drawn up to deal with hold-ups after the end of the Brexit transition period, to be fully implemented ahead of 1 January. Cross-Channel traffic is…
Read MoreScottish Sea Farms offers lifeline grant for charities
Community groups and good causes facing uncertainty or hardship because of the coronavirus are to share in a Christmas gift of £18,280 from Scottish Sea Farms. This brings the total donated by the salmon farmer to £1.3m since 2011. In total, 43 local causes across the company\’s farming regions of mainland Scotland, Orkney and the…
Read MoreUK transport links to Europe still closed
Seafood industry leaders have expressed frustration that the UK and French governments have not yet managed to agree a way to lift the travel ban imposed as a response to the new strain of Covid-19. This morning, the UK government said talks were under way to reopen the French border for travellers and hauliers. The…
Read MoreMowi offloads its stake in DESS Aquaculture
Mowi has sold its 50 per cent stake in the aquaculture vessel support company DESS Aquaculture Shipping for around 115 million euros (NOK 1.2 billion). The sale will provide the global salmon giant with a useful boost to its cash reserves during a difficult time for the fish farming sector. The buyer is Antin Infrastructure…
Read More£2.2m funding for research in Scottish aquaculture
The Scottish Aquaculture Innovation Centre (SAIC) has announced funding worth £2.2 million for eight new innovation projects aimed at supporting the sustainable development of the aquaculture sector in Scotland and beyond. Projects selected for the funding round will explore new methods for sea lice control, managing gill health and environmental impact modelling, among other areas,…
Read MoreA robust diagnosis
Veterinary specialist Chris Matthews and Pharmaq’s Nils Arne Gronlie talk about fish health Fish Farmer magazine caught up with Chris Matthews, Operations Director of the Fish Vet Group which was recently acquired by the Norwegian diagnostics company PHARMAQ Analytiq, whose General Manager, Nils Arne Gronlie also shares his thoughts. FF: Chris how long have you…
Read MoreEwing defends fish farming industry
Scotland’s cabinet secretary for rural economy and tourism, Fergus Ewing, robustly defended the aquaculture sector at a grilling by members of the Scottish Parliament yesterday. He also promised that regulatory reform was on the way. MSPs on the Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee were reviewing progress made in the two years since the committee published…
Read MoreMilestone for Barcaldine as first fish reach market
Scottish Sea Farms has hailed a milestone with the harvest of the first fish to be reared as smolts at the company\’s new hatchery at Barcaldine, Argyllshire. The fish were transferred a year ago from the new RAS (recirculating aquaculture system) hatchery at Barcaldine to SSF’s Loch Nevis C farm for on-growing. The smolts had…
Read MoreControls over wild wrasse harvesting imposed
The Scottish Government has announced mandatory controls over the harvesting of wild wrasse for managing sea lice in the salmon farming industry. Fishers will have to meet certain criteria, show they have an appropriate relationship with an aquaculture business and have a proven track record to obtain a permit for harvesting wild wrasse. The measures…
Read MoreOrganic Sea Harvest loses Skye planning appeal
Independent producer Organic Sea Harvest has lost its planning appeal for a fish farm off Flodigarry, on the Isle of Skye. The application was turned down on the grounds that it would have “significant and unacceptable impacts on landscape, character and visual amenity” of the area. OSH had sought permission for 12 120m cages and…
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