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Lifeline deliveries over the sea from Skye
A SEAFOOD business on Skye is providing a lifeline delivery service to neighbours on the remote island of Rona during the coronavirus crisis. Ewen Grant and Janice Cooney normally operate seafood cruises aboard their 40-foot luxury catamaran, Seaflower. The popular tourist attraction, which operates from Portree to Rona and Raasay, serves freshly caught seafood on…
Read MoreMowi providing more than 500,000 meals a day
Mowi Scotland is managing to deliver a steady supply of salmon to retailers, providing more than 500,000 meals a day during the coronavirus crisis. Although many of its employees are working remotely, the company, as a food producer, has a number of \’key workers\’ across its different departments. Mowi Scotland’s head of HR, Joanna Peeling,…
Read MoreResearchers address global gill health challenge
RESEARCH that will address global gill health issues in farmed salmon is being undertaken on sites in Scotland and Tasmania, Australia. The project aims to improve the monitoring and treatment of gill disease, which is one of the aquaculture sector’s biggest challenges. A Scottish consortium – which comprises Scottish Sea Farms, the University of Aberdeen,…
Read MoreShetland lists fish farmers as key workers
SHETLAND has made clear that salmon farmers will be regarded as key workers during the coronavirus lockdown, giving staff access to support such as child care. The council has issued a list that it says will ensure essential services can function. Included are those directly involved in farming fish, contractors supporting animal husbandry and food…
Read MoreRegulator adopts flexible approach in virus crisis
SALMON farmers in Scotland have welcomed moves by regulators that will help them meet the challenges of producing fish during the coronavirus outbreak. With staff reductions and disruptions to processing and retail distribution, temporary measures have been agreed by the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (Sepa) and the government that allow regulatory leeway. In particular, fish…
Read MoreIceland raises farmed fish quota by 34,000 tonnes
ICELAND has dramatically increased the amount of farmed fish that can be produced in the country each year. The Marine Research Institute (MRI) has recently carried out an updated risk assessment and set a figure of 105,000 tonnes, most of which is certain to be salmon. This compares with the MRI’s earlier maximum of 71,000 tonnes. However,…
Read MoreOpen farm event shut – for time being
PLANS by Scottish salmon farmers to open their sites to the public in spring have been put on hold in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak. The new ‘Open Farm’ initiative involved all of Scotland\’s salmon producers and would have seen 16 farms across the Highlands and islands providing a total of 64 tours throughout…
Read MoreFarming ‘normal’ for now, says Grieg
BERGEN based Grieg Seafood said yesterday that its salmon farming operations were ‘running as normal’ during the coronavirus outbreak. The salmon was being harvested according to plan, said the company, adding that it would \’work relentlessly to keep our harvesting schedule also in the coming time’. Grieg, which farms in Norway, Scotland and Canada, said…
Read MoreScottish Pavilion offers Brussels refund
SCOTTISH seafood companies that had booked exhibition space at the now postponed Brussels expo are to be refunded by the Scottish government. Any firms that booked space within the Scottish Pavilion at the world’s biggest seafood exhibition, which had been scheduled for April 21-23, will get their money back, said Scottish Development International (SDI). Although…
Read MoreCoronavirus impact on seafood sector ‘massive’
THE coronavirus outbreak has had a ‘massive’ impact on the Scottish seafood industry for all species, but the domestic market for salmon remains strong. With the travel bans to the US in place, Asian markets still reeling, and a Europe wide lockdown, sales of seafood overseas have been hit hard. According to the Scottish Salmon…
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