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Mowi Scotland makes radio waves
SCOTLAND’S biggest salmon farmer has helped fund a live music studio for the west coast radio station Nevis Radio. The MOWI Live Lounge was launched this week, with local singer songwriter Keir Gibson the first act to play on air, the Oban Times reported. Representatives from Mowi Scotland, Liberty, Lochaber Chamber of Commerce, the Buzz…
Read MoreBBC says sorry for salmon sector bias
COMMENTS made by BBC presenter Nicky Campbell against Scotland’s salmon industry ‘should have been more accurate’, said the corporation as it apologised for bias. The head of news at BBC Radio 5 Live, Jonathan Crawford, issued an apology after the Scottish Salmon Producers Organisation (SSPO) complained about Campbell’s broadcast earlier this month. In two programmes,…
Read MoreScottish Salmon Company in awards hat-trick
THE Scottish Salmon Company (SSC) has won three categories at the Highlands and Islands Food and Drink Awards, held last week. The company picked up top prizes for Business Growth, Export and Marketing at the ceremony in Inverness in recognition of its performance over the past 12 months. The SSC has posted record results in…
Read MoreGideon Pringle to leave Mowi Scotland
Mowi Scotland\’s high profile farming operations director, Gideon Pringle, is to leave the company, it was confirmed tonight. The search is now on for his replacement at Scotland\’s biggest salmon farming company. Pringle, who returned to Mowi in 2016 after five years as farming director of trout farmer Dawnfresh, is credited with turning around the…
Read MoreGood VIBES for eco conscious salmon farmers
TWO Scottish salmon farmers have been recognised in this year’s VIBES Scottish Environment Business Awards, which are given to organisations that contribute to sustainable development. The Scottish Salmon Company (SSC) won the Partnership Scotland Award, along with its collaborators in the Outer Hebrides Local Energy Hub (OHLEH) project. Together with Pure Energy Centre (PEC), Community…
Read MoreChristmas demand pushes up salmon prices
SALMON prices have risen sharply over the past week, suggesting that the slump which hit the industry this summer may now be over. According to Statistics Norway on Friday, the export price for fresh salmon was NOK 54.48 per kilo or £4.63 – an increase of 2.8 per cent on the previous week. But in…
Read MoreScotland shines through in Mowi Q3 results
Mowi Scotland more than doubled its operating profits and harvest volumes during the third quarter of this year, company Q3 results show today. Mowi’s Scottish division delivered an operational EBIT of 26.2 million euros, compared to €12.3 million for Q3 2018. As reported earlier this month, harvest volume were up by 27 per cent to…
Read MoreSick fish pictures used to attack salmon industry
SCOTTISH salmon farmers\’ battle to keep photographs intended for the Fish Health Inspectorate out of the public eye has been revealed by the government. The pictures of diseased fish, from official fish health inspections, have been seized on by anti-salmon farm campaigners and the angling lobby as a means of attacking the industry. Campaign groups…
Read MoreTartan Salmon drives exports to Japan
THE Scottish Salmon Company has secured a sushi deal with a leading Japanese chain, helping to increase the company’s exports to the region by 25 per cent in the past year. The SSC, recently acquired by Faroese salmon producer Bakkafrost, has supplied its Tartan Salmon to Genki Sushi, a Tokyo based restaurant group. Genki Sushi…
Read MoreMowi Scotland poised to deliver bumper Q3 harvest
MOWI Scotland has delivered a bumper harvest, more than doubling its output during the third quarter of this year, trading update figures show. However, the slump in prices this summer means that operating profits across the group worldwide are likely to be down. The Scottish harvest of 19,500 tonnes is more than double the 9,000…
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