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Scottish youngsters to learn more about jobs in salmon sector
Industry body Salmon Scotland is rolling out a programme to spread the word to young people about career opportunities in aquaculture. Salmon Scotland member companies will be visiting career fairs and staging several bespoke Scottish salmon-specific events for school pupils in farming areas between now and summer. The sector will also be represented at events…
Read MoreCommunity Internet firm nets salmon farmers’ support
Salmon farmers Mowi and Scottish Sea Farms are supporting a community enterprise that aims to bring high-speed broadband to some of Scotland’s most isolated communities. The farmers are helping to fund community interest company HebNet which provides broadband coverage to parts of the Highlands and Islands that large providers do not cover. HebNet operates in…
Read MoreBrazilian chefs get a taste of Scotland
Four top Brazilian sushi chefs have taken part in a trade mission around Scotland designed to promote UK seafood and boost exports to South America. Regis Sasaki, Marcelo Shiraishi, Luiz Hirata and Cris Mori, all renowned sushi chefs in Brazil, took part in a five-day trade visit to learn about various UK seafood species across…
Read MoreSalmon prices in year end surge
The export prices of fresh salmon shot up by more than 15% in the final week of 2022, according to figures from Statistics Norway. The size of the increase has come as a surprise given that the Christmas seafood buying rush ended several days earlier. The week 52 export price was NOK 86.33 per kilo…
Read MoreSoaring Scottish salmon sales defying inflation and Brexit
Sales of salmon in UK stores are running at £1.2 billion-a-year, with the high-protein fish increasing its share of the market ahead of the busy Christmas period, Salmon Scotland has revealed. In the 12 months to October, new figures show that salmon made up 29.6% of total fish sales – an annual increase from 28.9%,…
Read MoreYoung’s and Blackthorn Salt in Asda salmon launch
Young’s Seafood has teamed up with the Ayr based Blackthorn Salt company to secure a contract to supply a new Extra Special Blackthorn Dry-Cured Smoked Salmon product to over 450 Asda stores across the UK this festive season. Young’s Seafood is the UK’s largest specialist seafood brand, and the Extra Special Blackthorn Dry-Cured Smoked Salmon,…
Read MoreParis gets a taste of Scottish salmon
Salmon was at the centre of an early St Andrew’s Day celebration in Paris yesterday. Scottish Rural Affairs Secretary Mairi Gougeon was joined by acclaimed chef Hirose Abe and Tavish Scott, Chief Executive of industry body Salmon Scotland at the British Embassy for a celebration of Scottish food and drink. The event also marked the…
Read MoreScotland’s biggest wellboat delivered to Bakkafrost
Bakkafrost Scotland has taken delivery of the largest wellboat to be deployed in the Scottish aquaculture sector. The Ronja Star is a hybrid vessel, commissioned from Norwegian wellboat operator Sølvtrans. It boasts world-leading technology with an FLS mechanical sea lice removal system and the capacity to provide freshwater treatment. It uses a reverse osmosis system…
Read MoreTroublesome year for Mowi Scotland despite group Q3 record
Mowi today announced a record-breaking third quarter with best yet revenues of 1.257 billion euros (£1.058bn) – an increase of €223m (£196m) on the same period last year. In Scotland however, while there were improvements the company’s Scottish arm has experienced a “troublesome year” with biological issues continuing to create problems. Mowi’s global operational profit…
Read MoreBiological issues continue for Bakkafrost Scotland
Bakkafrost chief executive Regin Jacobsen has said he is still not happy with the results from farming operations in Scotland, where high mortality has dragged down the group’s third quarter results. Bakkafrost today announced a group EBIT or operating profit of 325m Danish krone (£38m), some DKK 34m (£4.5m) lower than industry analysts were forecasting.…
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