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A day in the life of a Scottish salmon farmer
Dougie Macleod, Area Manager for The Scottish Salmon Company (Skye and Mainland) Describe a normal day in your job I oversee a team of Marine Site Managers across Skye and the mainland. It is our responsibility to care for our fish when they are in our seawater lochs, managing their feed and ensuring they are…
Read MoreRS Aqua provide real time current data to salmon farms
RS Aqua has supplied the first real-time current profiler into Scotland for use with Innovasea’s real-time Aquaculture Intelligence system. The profiler is a Nortek Aquadopp Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (ADCP). Nortek ADCPs are world leading, but are generally deployed independently and record data internally. Innovasea’s system streams data to the salmon farm manager’s phone or…
Read MoreCooke Aquaculture Scotland saw revenue up, profits down in 2019
Cooke Aquaculture’s Scottish arm saw increased revenue during 2019 but a 17 per cent drop in profits, the company’s accounts for last year show. The 2019 accounts, filed on 20 November at Companies House, show that Cooke Aquaculture Scotland recorded £169.3 million during the calendar year 2019 (2018: £151.7 million), an increase of 11 per…
Read MoreMowi unveils plans for closed tanks in Scotland
Mowi is looking at four potential sites in Scotland for closed tanks to grow post-smolts, following the final harvest from its farm at Loch Ewe. The Neptune tank technology was developed by Aquafarm Equipment and has already been trialled successfully in Norway. The solid tank enables fish farmers to better control water inputs and outputs,…
Read MoreCrown Estate Scotland beats surplus target
Crown Estate Scotland, the public body that manages land, property and marine assets in and around Scotland, has reported a surplus well above target for 2019/20. The Crown Estate has a responsibility to deliver revenue to the Scottish Government as well as delivering wider social, environmental value. Its remit includes developing aquaculture and offshore wind…
Read MorePlan to build salmon farm on former smelting site
Iceland\’s largest fishing company has unveiled a plan to set up a salmon farm on a former aluminium smelting site. The move signals the company’s intention to embark on an extensive expansion of its aquaculture business. The Samherji group has issued a statement that one of its divisions, Samherji Fish Farming, and aluminium smelter Norðurál,…
Read MoreScottish salmon production hit record level in 2019
Scottish salmon production recorded its biggest ever numbers in 2019, according to the latest figures from the Scottish Government. The Scottish Fish Farm Production Survey for 2019 showed that the sector farmed 203,881 tonnes of salmon last year, an increase of 30.7 per cent on 2018. In 2019, production of Atlantic salmon increased by 47,856…
Read MoreMajor salmon genetics study launched
One of the most comprehensive studies of wild Atlantic salmon genetics has begun in Scotland to gauge the impact of any interbreeding between wild and farm-raised salmon. The study has been launched in response to a recent escape of farm-raised salmon and will be managed by the wild-fish conservation body Fisheries Management Scotland, supported by…
Read MoreLittle nutritional difference between farmed and wild salmon – study
THERE is little nutritional difference between farmed and wild salmon, Canadian researchers have suggested. A new study published by the Journal of Agriculture and Food Research says that that farmed Atlantic salmon can be just as wholesome and healthy as some species of wild salmon. Professor Stefanie Colombo, who is the lead researcher in this…
Read MoreScottish Salmon Producers Organisation appoints new Chief Executive.
Tavish Scott, the former Scottish Government minister and Shetland MSP, has been appointed as the new Chief Executive of the Scottish Salmon Producers Organisation (SSPO). The trade body, which represents Scotland’s salmon producers, has moved quickly to fill the vacancy left by the departing Julie Hesketh-Laird, who leaves at the end of September. Mr Scott…
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