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SAIC gets top farmers on board
DAWNFRESH farming director Alison Hutchins and the managing director of Shetland Mussels, Michael Tait, have joined the board of the Scottish Aquaculture Innovation Centre (SAIC), it was announced today. With a combined 35 years of experience, Hutchins and Tait will enhance the board’s existing expertise, said SAIC in a press release. The board consists of…
Read MoreRow erupts over seafood export charges
SCOTTISH seafood businesses claim they are facing prohibitive increases in export costs because of council hikes, according to a new report last night. The row centres on local authority health certificates, with some costs rising almost thirtyfold in less than two years. Health certificates are required when selling to countries outside the EU, but they…
Read MoreAKVA man Johnson to retire
ONE of aquaculture’s most familiar faces, Dougie Johnson of AKVA, has announced his retirement. Johsnon, sales director at Inverness based AKVA Group Scotland, has worked across the industry in a career spanning more than 40 years. He began as a salmon and trout farmer in the mid-1970s, and went on to work at Kames and…
Read MoreIntelligent feed tool a farming ‘breakthrough’
A FEEDING system using artificial intelligence has been described as a ‘revolutionary breakthrough’ for fish farmers. The innovative software uses artificial intelligence (AI) to not only optimise feed costs with pellet recognition technology, but also provides a detailed analysis of fish behaviour. Created by London based Observe Technologies in partnership with AKVA group Scotland, the…
Read MoreMowi makes impressive debut
A STRONG demand for salmon and higher prices have helped newly branded Mowi make an impressive New Year debut. The company, which has changed its name from Marine Harvest, today reported a 2018 fourth quarter operational EBIT (earnings before interest and tax) of €213 million, up from €181 million for the corresponding period in 2017.…
Read MorePredator nets help cut seal culling
SCOTTISH Sea Farms has released its seal culling figures for the past year, which show a drop of 31 per cent on 2017, from 16 to 11. The company, which has 45 salmon farms around Scotland’s west coast and islands, has installed Sea Pro anti-predator netting, supplied by W&J Knox, at 21 of its farms…
Read MoreDawnfresh plans four new farms, 36 jobs
SCOTTISH trout farmer Dawnfresh is to expand its operations, with plans for four new offshore farm sites, creating an extra 36 jobs in the west of Scotland. The company, which is the UK’s largest producer of farmed trout and already employs more than 500 people, is to invest £16 million in growing its farming business.…
Read MoreBody found in Lerøy blaze
A MAN has been confirmed dead following a fire at Norwegian salmon farmer Lerøy’s hatchery in the north of the country. The body of the man, aged 35, has been identified by police but his name has not been released, Salmon Business reported today. He was an employee of a company that makes plastic products…
Read MoreYoung's reports impressive growth
SOLID sales growth and the capture of important new contracts helped give Young’s Seafood an impressive increase in turnover and gross profits last year. The company reported turnover of £545.9 million for the financial year ended September 30, 2018, a rise of 4.3 per cent, and an EBITDA (earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation)…
Read MoreDevastating fire at Leroy hatchery
LEROY Seafood, the world’s second largest salmon and trout farming group, has lost 2.6 million young fish after a fire at a major salmon hatchery in northern Norway, the Financial Times reported today. The group, which is listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange, said on Monday morning that an employee of a subcontractor that was…
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