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Cooke’s Tassal buys struggling barramundi producer
The Tasmanian salmon farmer Tassal has bought a troubled Western Australia barramundi farmer, saving dozens of jobs in the process. Tassal, now part of the global Cooke aquaculture and seafood group, said last night that it has taken over MPA Fish Farms Pty Ltd and MPA Marketing Pty Ltd, which operates Western Australia’s only ocean based barramundi…
Read MoreMowi’s road fleet is set to go electric
Edinburgh-based fleet management company Gofor has been appointed to manage Mowi Scotland’s transition to a combined electric and plug-in hybrid electric vehicle fleet. Mowi said it intends for all its company cars to be zero-emission or hybrid by 2025, and will include vans and pick-ups in this transition, as and when suitable vehicles become available.…
Read MoreBakkafrost shares plummet on profit warning
Bakkafrost shares plunged by 15% on the Oslo Stock Exchange yesterday following a second quarter profit warning from the company. Some estimates put the loss in share value at more than five million Norwegian kroner – or at least £380,000. Bakkafrost has a current market value of NOK 32 billion (£2.4bn). The shock came late…
Read MoreUK government funding for Scottish fisheries and aquaculture
Mowi’s planned broodstock project at Ardessie, the Scottish Sea Farms post-smolt facility at Barcaldine and mussel farmer Inverlussa Shellfish are among the recipients of the latest round of UK Government funding for the Scottish fishing and aquaculture sectors, through the UK Seafood Fund. A total of £18.7m is being awarded to 10 projects across Scotland…
Read MoreBakkafrost issues Q2 profit warning
Bakkafrost today issued a profit warning and issued early preliminary results for the second quarter of this year, which look to be nearly 40% down on last year’s Q2 numbers. The company said the main problem was the “extraordinarily low” harvest volumes in the Faroe Islands, but added that Scotland also had reduced harvests due…
Read MoreSea lice and predation stress: science has a solution
Keep seals away from salmon to mitigate or eliminate sea lice, AGD and ISA Research has linked an increase in sea lice attachment to elevated levels of plasma cortisol, a hormone produced by fish in response to stress. Stressed fish are not only more susceptible to sea lice attachment – they actually attract lice. GenusWave,…
Read MoreMowi appoints two to Wester Ross board
Mowi executives Scott Nolan and Piotr Kapinos have been appointed as directors on the board of Wester Ross Fisheries. Nolan is Sales and Operations Director (UK, Ireland, Faroes & Iceland) with Mowi and Kapinos is Finance Director with Mowi Scotland. Mowi Scotland acquired Wester Ross in June last year, but the company still trades as…
Read MoreGrieg to resume work on Newfoundland post smolt facility
Grieg Seafood has said it is resuming the first phase of construction of its post-smolt building in Marystown, Newfoundland. Completing the project is expected to cost CAN $14m (£8m). During this phase, the foundation and groundwork on the site will be finalised. The second phase will include the construction of the actual building. The work…
Read MoreSeafood features in Excellence Awards shortlist
Salmon and salmon-based products have made a strong showing in the shortlist for the Scotland Food & Drink Excellence Awards 2023. St James Smokehouse’s Smoked Salmon Pure Royal Fillet, Belhaven Smokehouse’s Belhaven Cured Cold Smoked Salmon and Bakkafrost Scotland’s Native Hebridean Scottish Salmon are all in the running in the Fish & Seafood Products Category.…
Read MoreBakkafrost reaffirms support for Highland Games event
Leading Scottish salmon producer Bakkafrost Scotland has renewed its sponsorship of community event the Lochcarron Highland Games for the fifth consecutive year. Known as the “Friendly Games”, this year’s event is the 43rd in the series, and will be staged at Attadale Gardens in Wester Ross, Scotland on Saturday 15 July. People from all over…
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