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Careers day a Stirling opportunity for students
AQUACULTURE students will have a chance to meet industry professionals – and possibly their future employers – at the annual careers day at Stirling University next week. Around 150 people have so far signed up for the event at the Institute of Aquaculture, said the organisers, the Aquaculture Students Association (ASA). Now in its fifth…
Read MoreChina suspends direct Scottish route
THE only direct flights between Scotland and China are to be suspended from September, according to reports. The route, which opened less than a year ago, was described by salmon companies as a huge advantage in getting fresh fish to the growing Chinese export market as quickly as possible. The freight service, which provided an…
Read MoreOPINION: Don\’t blame farms for nationwide decline
THE first proper spring salmon I ever saw was pulled from the icy waters of the Tay on a bitter March day 20 years ago. There was snow in the air, the water was barely above freezing – it actually felt lower than that even through a pair of neoprene waders – and the sky…
Read MoreOPINION: Don\’t blame farms for nationwide decline
THE first proper spring salmon I ever saw was pulled from the icy waters of the Tay on a bitter March day 20 years ago. There was snow in the air, the water was barely above freezing – it actually felt lower than that even through a pair of neoprene waders – and the sky…
Read MoreMinister to open awards day seminar
FERGUS Ewing, Scotland’s Rural Economy minister, is to open the aquaculture seminar in Edinburgh later this month, to be held before the 2019 Aquaculture Awards. He will also be present at the awards ceremony, at Dynamic Earth in the Scottish capital. The awards organisers, the Fish Site, welcomed global entrants for the first time, and…
Read MoreLoch Duart wins top export prize
INDEPENDENT Scottish salmon farmer Loch Duart has scooped the Exporter of the Year prize at the 2019 Insider Made in Scotland Awards, held in Glasgow last night. The company’s managing director, Alban Denton, and co-founder, Andy Bing, arrived back in Scotland just in time for the awards, after a busy three days at the Brussels…
Read MorePrize winning St James eyes Miami supply
BRENDAN Maher, owner of Scotland salmon company St James Smokehouse, said winning a Seafood Excellence Global award in Brussels last night was a surprise, but he must be getting used to winning. The Annan and Miami based businessman said it had been ‘amazing’ when his Saint Pure Salmon won the prize for best new retail…
Read MoreSeafood fast tracked in no deal Brexit
SCOTTISH seafood companies have struck a deal with French officials in Boulogne Sur Mer to fast track exports to Europe in the event of a no deal Brexit. Eight border inspector bays will be set up in the town, ready to check lorries carrying seafood. The drivers will be issued with special passes so they…
Read MoreMowi may move processing to Skye
MOWI has a ‘once in a lifetime’ opportunity to build a state-of-the-art fish processing facility in Scotland, according to managing director Ben Hadfield. The preferred option is to construct a new factory on Skye, on the site of the company’s new feed plant in Kyleakin. With bumper harvests expected this year and a long-term strategy…
Read MoreMowi addresses gender pay gap
SCOTLAND’S biggest salmon farmer, Mowi, said it is working towards closing the gender pay gap among its staff. The company’s human resources manager, Joanna Peeling, told Mowi’s May newsletter that they have equal pay for work of equal value, rewarding staff for the role not their gender. The company recently published statistics on its gender…
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