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First woman deckhand for Mowi Scotland
Salmon farmer Mowi Scotland has appointed its first full-time female deckhand. Eleanor Lawrie joined as a farm technician but is now part of a workboat crew, operating along the west coast. Lawrie said: “It wasn’t easy breaking into the boating side of fish farming but from the first time I was sent to cover a…
Read MoreEvent makes the case for a career in the salmon sector
School pupils in Lochgilphead, in the west of Scotland, have learned more about the huge range of local jobs in the salmon sector as part of an initiative from the industry’s organisation, Salmon Scotland. A day-long event at Lochgilphead Joint Campus, in Argyll and Bute, offered pupils the opportunity to meet those working in aquaculture,…
Read MoreScotland Minister meets Bakkafrost on Faroes trip
Iain Stewart, the UK government minister for Scotland, has just returned from a trade fact finding mission to Scotland and the Faroe Islands which included a visit to Bakkafrost, owner of the Scottish Salmon Company. Bakkafrost bought SSC almost three years ago and is now investing heavily in the business. In the Faroes he met…
Read MoreScottish Government announces funding for salmon conservation
More funding has been announced for wild salmon conservation measures in Scotland. The Scottish Government has authorised new funding of £500,000 to support two projects: the National Adult Sampling Plan, which provides crucial data on wild salmon stock; and the development of a standardised fisheries management plan template which can be used by all the fisheries…
Read MoreNorway’s salmon farmers benefitting from lower Scottish output
Sales of Norwegian salmon in the UK are on the increase due to lower Scottish output, the latest figures from the Norwegian Seafood Council show. With salmon exports the largest yet for the month of May, the Seafood Council said: “The United Kingdom was the market with the largest increase in export volume in May…
Read MoreSalmon giants in $85m ‘price-fixing’ settlement
At least four Norwegian salmon companies, including some of the biggest names in the business, have reached a settlement for US $85m in a class action in the United States over anti-competitive behaviour. The companies, among them Mowi, SalMar, Lerøy and Grieg, continue to insist there is no basis for the US allegations, dating back three…
Read MoreSalmon producers fear ‘trade war’ escalation
Scotland’s salmon producers have expressed their concerns that the UK Government appears to be heading for a trade war with the European Union. Trade body Salmon Scotland has today written to the Prime Minister following a House of Commons statement from Foreign Secretary Liz Truss. She had outlined plans to introduce new legislation to amend,…
Read MoreSalmon exporters warn against ‘trade war’
Escalating the dispute between the UK and European Union over the Northern Ireland protocol risks a damaging trade war. That’s the warning from Salmon Scotland, which represents producers and suppliers in the salmon industry. Yesterday it was reported that Suella Braverman, Attorney-General for England and Wales, had approved scrapping large parts of the agreement between…
Read MoreMowi Q1 profit soars, but Scotland down again
Boosted by soaring salmon prices, Mowi today unveiled a record first quarter operating profit or EBIT, but results from its Scottish business were once again disappointing. The world’s largest salmon farmer announced an operating profit of €206.7m (£176.7m) during the January to March period against €109.2m (£93.3m) in Q1 last year. The group turnover was €1,095m…
Read MoreSeafood contributes to Scotland’s food and drink export growth
Scotland’s economic recovery has largely been driven by strong growth in exports of drinks and seafood products, which together accounted for £5.2bn of total Scottish exports. The figures come from a report by the Food and Drink Federation, which also found that Scotland’s total food and drink exports in 2021 were up 15% on the…
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