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Protect our exports, seafood sector urges Gove
REPRESENTATIVES of Scotland’s seafood sector have called on the UK government to do more to protect seafood exports to Europe in the event of a no-deal Brexit. Members from both the farmed and caught sectors met Environment Secretary Michael Gove in London today to discuss plans following Britain’s withdrawal from the EU, due to take…
Read MoreLoch Duart recognised in rural awards
SCOTTISH salmon farmer Loch Duart has been shortlisted for the Rural Business Awards North in the Best Rural Food and Drink Business category. The company, which farms in Sutherland and the Uists, marks its 20th anniversary this year, and recently launched a community fund to help local projects. The Salmon Pool, a partnership between Loch…
Read MoreMowi to relocate inshore sites in growth plan
Mowi Scotland will close two of its inshore sites in exchange for greater biomass at high energy locations. Loch Ewe and Loch Duich are two sites the company, Scotland’s biggest salmon farmer, has identified as suitable for relocation. The farms are situated in enclosed sea lochs, near sensitive wild salmonid habitats, said Mowi in a…
Read MoreStop press! Fish Farmer’s July issue out now
WITH just over a month to go until Aqua Nor 2019, Fish Farmer’s latest issue brings updates from exhibitors, including some of Scotland’s leading companies. Gael Force, Xelect, Benchmark – and now Otaq too – have got their own stands at the Trondheim Spektrum, as has the Scottish Aquaculture Innovation Centre (SAIC), which will be…
Read MoreExpanding Rosyth sets new records
THE Consumer Products team at Mowi Scotland’s Rosyth factory celebrated its best month ever in May, with a 43 per cent increase in volume compared to the same period last year. Rosyth produced 8,900 tonnes, compared to 6,225 tonnes in May 2018, according to the July issue of Mowi’s newsletter, The Scoop. The team went…
Read MoreFirst Kyleakin feed delivered to Mowi farms
THE first batches of feed made at Mowi Scotland’s new plant at Kyleakin on Skye have been delivered to the company’s salmon farms on the west coast and the Hebrides. Two ships from Norway, Eidholm and Mikal With, have been dispatching the feed – Neptune Summer 200, 600, 1200 and 2500. Neptune 50 Adapt is…
Read MoreIndustry pays tribute to Tavish as he bows out of politics
THE Scottish salmon industry has paid tribute to one of its staunchest champions, Tavish Scott, as he stands down from frontline politics. The former Liberal Democrat leader and MSP for the Shetlands was elected to the first parliament 20 years ago and has long celebrated the impact of aquaculture in his constituency and beyond. During…
Read MoreSSPO seeks new chair in ‘period of change’
THE Scottish Salmon Producers’ Organisation is recruiting for a new chairman to ‘help drive the SSPO agenda forward and to bring rigour and focus to the board’. The successful candidate will replace Gilpin Bradley, managing director of Wester Ross Fisheries, who stepped into the post two and a half years ago. The organisation, which currently…
Read MoreAward Treat as Britain\’s Benchmark is Aqua Nor finalist
BENCHMARK’S CleanTreat sea lice system is one of three finalists named in the coveted Aqua Nor Innovation Award, to be announced at the exhibition in Trondheim in August. The other two companies chosen by the judges of the Nor-Fishing Foundation are Trondheim based Ecotone, for its SpectraLice – a fully automatic underwater camera that counts…
Read MoreAward Treat as Britain\’s Benchmark is Aqua Nor finalist
BENCHMARK’S CleanTreat sea lice system is one of three finalists named in the coveted Aqua Nor Innovation Award, to be announced at the exhibition in Trondheim in August. The other two companies chosen by the judges of the Nor-Fishing Foundation are Trondheim based Ecotone, for its SpectraLice – a fully automatic underwater camera that counts…
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