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Bakkafrost vows to invest in Scotland
Faroes-based salmon farmer Bakkafrost has underlined its commitment to invest substantially in the Scottish Salmon Company (SSC). Bakkafrost has also indicated it will be looking at offshore sites in the Faroes. The group’s decision to buy the SSC 18 months ago had taken Bakkafrost into “a new geography”, the chairman Rúni M. Hansen told shareholders…
Read More‘At least 3,000’ salmon from Carradale escape made it to rivers, report says
Fisheries Management Scotland believes at least 3,000 farmed salmon may have found their way into Scottish and some northern English rivers when Storm Ellen struck the Mowi fish farm at Carradale North last August. It has just released the result of an investigation into the incident when 10 circular net pens containing 550,000 salmon shifted…
Read MoreBrexit ‘has already cost salmon producers £11m’
Red tape, delays and depressed prices following the end of the Brexit transition period have cost Scotland’s salmon producers £11m in January and February alone. That is the calculation of the Scottish Salmon Producers Organisation (SSPO). The losses are due, the SSPO said, to lost loads thanks to consignments being rejected or held up at…
Read MoreScotland shines in tough Q4 for Mowi
As expected, Mowi today announced lower operating profits year-on-year for the final quarter of 2020. The company’s Scottish operation was one of the few bright spots, shaking off some of its earlier biological problems. The world’s largest salmon farmer reported global operational EBIT (profit) of €49m, down from €166m in Q4 2019. Despite that, Mowi…
Read MoreScottish salmon exporters count the cost of Covid-19
Exports of salmon from Scotland fell 23% during 2020, figures compiled by HM Revenue & Customs show. The figures show that the Covid-19 pandemic had a significant effect on the sector. During 2020, 72,155 tonnes of salmon were exported from Scotland, compared with 2019 when 94,315 tonnes were exported. By value, sales of whole, fresh…
Read MoreMowi Scotland marine sites achieve ASC status
Mowi Scotland has achieved certification from the Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) for four seawater salmon farms this month, bringing its total of ASC certified farms to eight. Mowi’s seawater farms at Loch Linnhe, Gorsten, Marulaig Bay and Stulaigh join Loch Leven in achieving ASC certification. The news follows the certification, last year, of the company’s…
Read MoreScotland and Ireland are bright spots for Mowi
Scotland and Ireland were the two principal bright spots for fish farming giant Mowi during the final quarter of last year, the company’s trading update shows today. The world’s largest salmon producer has reported a Q4 operating profit of €49m, compared with €166m for the same period in 2019. Analysts had expected an EBIT of…
Read MoreScotland’s food exporters call for action over Brexit delays
The leaders of Scotland’s main seafood and food trade bodies have called on the UK Government to help resolve the delays to EU exports which are causing significant problems for the sector. Scotland Food and Drink (SF&D), the Scottish Salmon Producers Organisation (SSPO) and Seafood Scotland (SS) have made a joint appeal for a ‘lighter…
Read MoreCall for Covid tests for drivers in Scotland
Seafood industry leaders and the Scottish Government have called for rapid Covid-19 testing for lorry drivers in Scotland to help clear the backlog at the Channel ports. On Wednesday it was announced that French ports would be opened again to hauliers entering the UK, but it is estimated that clearing the queues of lorries that…
Read MoreSalmon farmers call for priority as ports reopen
Scotland’s salmon farmers have today called for time-critical perishable seafood products to be given priority access to the reopened Channel crossings. They have also raised the question of compensation for losses arising from the closure. Yesterday the UK and France agreed a protocol to partially lift the travel ban, which was imposed in response to…
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