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Salmon farmer supports Isle of Skye Half Marathon
Scottish salmon producer Bakkafrost Scotland is to continue its relationship with the Isle of Skye Half Marathon 2023, which will include a new 10k event for the first time this year. The event takes place this Saturday (10 June) including the introduction of the 10K event, which which will be a chip-timed run starting from…
Read MoreScottish salmon exports to Asia double in Q1
Scottish salmon exports to Asia have more than doubled to £24m in response to growing demand, new HMRC figures show. European destinations continue to dominate as the main international market for Scottish farmed salmon. However, North America and Asia accounted for nearly half (47%) of all sales in the first three months of this year,…
Read MoreIntroducing the S-Bin: the ‘holy grail’ of sustainable salmon packaging
For a long time, aquaculture’s ‘environmental holy grail’ has been a solution that completely cuts out – or at least greatly reduces – the use of EPS boxes when moving salmon from primary processing to customer. With legislation on waste disposal tightening under the Extended Producer Responsibility Act, 25kg polystyrene boxes are an obvious target…
Read MoreBakkafrost Scotland turns loss into big profit for Q1
Bakkafrost announced today that its Scotland business showed significant improvement during the first three months of this year, turning a loss into profit. The SCT (Scotland) farming segment produced an operational EBIT or profit of DKK 155m (£18m) against a loss of DKK 55m (£6.5m) 12 months earlier. On a group level, the Faroes-based salmon…
Read MoreLoch Long Salmon to meet with local businesses
Loch Long Salmon, the company that aims to bring semi-closed containment fish farming to Scotland, is holding an event on 10 May in Dunbeg, near Oban, to meet local suppliers and explain its plans. The company’s proposal for a salmon farm on Loch Long was rejected last year by the Loch Lomond & The Trossachs…
Read MoreScottish salmon farmers face growing opposition, says SalMar
Salmon producer SalMar has said the growing influence of angling and other special interest groups such as NGOs is creating more challenging conditions for fish farming businesses in Scotland. The Norwegian salmon giant owns Scottish Sea Farms jointly with the Lerøy group. SalMar said in its annual report this week that interventions by interest groups…
Read MoreMowi’s Salmon Wagon back on the road for summer
Mowi Scotland has announced the summer schedule for its “Salmon Wagon”, which raises funds to support good causes at events throughout the country. In summer 2023 the aquaculture leader’s Salmon Wagon is set to attend 10 major events from Rosyth to Kyle of Lochalsh – with stops at Achiltibuie, Appin, Benbecula, Isle of Harris, Isle…
Read MoreThree Bakkafrost Scotland sites awarded ASC status
Three Bakkafrost Scotland salmon farm sites have been awarded the prestigious Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) certification. Bakkafrost’s operations in Sgeir Dughall, Glennan Bay and Gob a Bharra have all received the certification. The company has also obtained ASC Chain of Custody certification for all three of its processing facilities on the west coast. The Aquaculture…
Read MoreBakkafrost reports Scotland harvest up, Faroes down in Q1
Bakkafrost’s Scottish arm more than doubled its salmon production during the first three months of this year, according to a trading update published today. Output from the company’s Faroe Islands sites was down, however, by more than 6,000 tonnes year on year. The group total for the period was 19,100 tonnes against 24,400 tonnes 12…
Read MoreSalmon farmers to challenge Discovery Islands decision – again
Fish farming companies Mowi, Grieg Seafood and Cermaq have separately filed applications for a judicial review of the Canadian federal government’s decision not to renew aquaculture licences for the Discovery Islands region of British Columbia. In February Joyce Murray, Minister for the Department of Fisheries and Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard (DFO) said that…
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