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Scottish Pavilion confirmed for Aqua Nor 2023
Producers and suppliers from Scotland will be represented next year with a dedicated pavilion at Aqua Nor, the largest trade show for aquaculture, for the first time since 2017. Aqua Nor, a major expo and conference, will be taking place in Trondheim, Norway over 22-24 August next year. The “Team Scotland” presence is being co-ordinated…
Read MoreEarly warning system for climate change threats
A framework has been developed for an early warning system to help fish farmers detect potentially harmful organisms in Scotland’s coastal waters. Researchers at the Scottish Association for Marine Science (SAMS), Marine Scotland Science (MSS) and Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC) have shared their own water sampling experience with the country’s trout and salmon producers as…
Read MoreAquaculture Sector and Supply Chain Spotlight
How can Team Salmon work together to find innovative solutions? That’s the question being posed at the Aquaculture Sector & Supply Chain Spotlight at Lochaber Ideas Week 2022. The one-day event, taking place on Thursday 17 November at The Nevis Centre, Fort William, will bring together producers and the supply chain to explore ways of…
Read MoreValuable lessons
I’m sure you can imagine the scene: a school canteen at lunchtime, it is loud, it is busy, there is good-natured pushing and shoving while teachers try to keep order. When the students get to the front, there is something new on the menu. This week it is salmon and spicy noodles; next week it…
Read MoreIndustry body in call for action over empty homes
Revenue from licensing fish farms could be used to help tackle the housing shortage on Shetland. So says industry body Salmon Scotland, which is calling for action to bring empty homes into use. Salmon Scotland has previously proposed a reform for the farm licensing system which would see a proportion of the revenues from it,…
Read MoreSea lice ‘loophole’ slammed by campaign group
Scotland’s salmon farmers are using a loophole to avoid reporting sea lice numbers, according to a report from conservation lobby group WildFish. Reporting sea lice counts on a weekly basis has been mandatory since the policy was introduced by the Scottish Government with effect from March 2021. A grace period is allowed, however, ahead of…
Read MoreScottish Sea Farms reports record visitor numbers
Salmon producer Scottish Sea Farms hosted more visitors than ever to its farms this year, as part of the industry’s drive to increase the public’s awareness and understanding. Between January and September, the company hosted 270 visitors across the farming estate, including the freshwater hatchery in Barcaldine, marine farms and processing facilities. In many instances,…
Read MoreMowi role for Wester Ross founder
Gilpin Bradley, founder and Managing Director at Wester Ross Fisheries, has joined Mowi Scotland as Business Development Director – Farming, Scotland. The move follows Mowi’s acquisition of Wester Ross at the end of June this year, which was revealed in a document posted on the Companies House website, dated 30 June, which stated that Mowi…
Read MoreNo place like home
Noemi Lorenzo-Vidaña began work as a seawater health manager and veterinarian at Mowi Scotland earlier this year. She says: “When I started my new job in aquaculture, I was very excited about the new challenge it presented, and especially because the Highlands and Islands is such a wonderful area. “However, the biggest challenge, and most…
Read MoreMinister opens Inverkerry organic smolt unit
Scotland’s Rural Affairs Secretary Mairi Gougeon has officially unveiled a salmon hatchery which has been upgraded to meet strict organic standards. The Inverkerry Hatchery and Smolt Unit, operated by breeding and selection business Hendrix Genetics, is located at Gairloch in Wester Ross, and will produce around 1.2 million salmon smolts each year. A key customer…
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