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Another award for Bakkafrost’s Native Hebridean
Salmon producer Bakkafrost Scotland has picked up another award for its Native Hebridean Salmon. The company was declared Primary Producer of the Year at the Highlands and Islands Food & Drink Awards 2023, held in Inverness last Friday night at the Kingsmills Hotel. Bakkafrost’s Native Hebridean product has won numerous awards over the past few…
Read MoreFarmers rise to the challenge
Despite natural environmental challenges, the hard work and dedication of farmers and production companies has improved survival rates for farmed salmon through 2023. So says Salmon Scotland Chief Executive Tavish Scott in his latest column for Fish Farmer, in which he explains how understanding the mortality problems that came to a head last year has…
Read MoreThe October 2023 issue of Fish Farmer is out now
The October issue of Fish Farmer magazine is out now online and you can read or download it here. Our cover story this month focuses on seaweed farming, an industry that is already huge in Asia and offers a fascinating potential in Europe and the UK especially. But what are the barriers that will need…
Read MoreWester Ross chief Gilpin Bradley retires
Salmon farming veteran Gilpin Bradley is retiring after a decades-long career in Scottish aquaculture. Bradley was Managing Director of Wester Ross Salmon – the company his father Robin co-founded in 1977 – for 33 years. After selling the business to Mowi last year, he continued in the role during the transition to new ownership, and…
Read MoreScottish Government to trial aquaculture reforms
A streamlined consenting process for fish farming will be trialled in two local authority areas over the next 12 months, Scotland’s First Minister Humza Yousaf has promised. The pledge comes in the Programme for Government, which sets out the devolved Scottish Government’s aims and objectives for the coming year. The Scottish Government has already accepted…
Read MoreBakkafrost’s Native Hebridean shortlisted for award – again
Bakkafrost Scotland’s Native Hebridean Smoked Scottish Salmon has once again been shortlisted in a major awards programme. The company is in the running in the Primary Producer category, in the Highlands & Islands Food & Drink Awards 2023. Last year, Native Hebridean Smoked Salmon won two awards – Product of the Year and Artisan Product…
Read MoreWild Fisheries Fund supports kelp programme
A series of Highland coastal kelp forests are among seven major environmental projects being supported by Scotland’s salmon farmers to help save iconic wild salmon and sea trout. More than £118,000 has been granted to organisations this year through Salmon Scotland’s Wild Fisheries Fund to address long-term species decline. The fund is part of a…
Read More‘Disappointment’ at lack of progress on digital EHCs
An argument has broken out over a pilot scheme aimed at speeding up Brexit paperwork for seafood exporters which has been terminated. Salmon producers have expressed disappointment at the slow pace of progress towards the next phase of the scheme, but the UK Government says it is still on track. The beta test programme, carried…
Read MoreVision paper sets out aspirations for aquaculture
The Scottish Government has set out its long-awaited Vision for Sustainable Aquaculture, setting out environmental, economic and social aims for the sector. The document, which had been expected at the end of last year, was launched by Mairi Gougeon, Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs, Land Reform and Islands at Kames Fish Farming’s site at Loch…
Read MoreThe July 2023 issue of Fish Farmer is out now online
The July issue of Fish Farmer is out now, and you can read or download it here. This month we are celebrating the shellfish sector. When it comes to producing healthy protein for human consumption, with a minimal impact on the environment, it’s hard to beat farmed molluscs. You would think, therefore, this sector might…
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