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SalMar delivers bumper Q3 results
SalMar today announced a strong third quarter performance with an operational EBIT or profit of NOK 1.313 billion (£110m), resulting in an operational EBIT per kg of NOK 24.51. This compares with an operational EBIT of NOK 748m (£63m) in Q3 last year. The figure also included a substantial increase in income from Scottish Sea…
Read MoreThe November 2022 issue of Fish Farmer is out now online
The November issue of Fish Farmer magazine is out now online and you can read it here – you can now also download the issue as a PDF to read even when you are offline. This month, we take a look at the planning application process in Scotland, and in particular the stage of the…
Read MoreCampaigners seek to overturn Orkney planning decision
Anti-fish farming campaigners are set to appeal formally against the decision by Orkney Islands Council to approve a new fish farm in the waters off East Moclett, on the island of Papa Westray. On 8 September the council gave the green light to an application by Cooke Aquaculture Scotland for a six-cage farm with a…
Read MoreLoch Long farm proposal blocked by National Park Authority
Planning permission for an innovative semi-closed salmon farm at Loch Long, on Scotland’s west coast, has been refused. At a hearing last night the Loch Lomond & The Trossachs National Park Authority refused the application for a new fish farm at the foot of Beinn Reithe. The Authority’s Convenor, James Stuart, said: “This application is…
Read MoreEU more dependent than ever on seafood imports
Seafood consumption in much of the European Union is falling – and the trading bloc now depends on imports for an ever increasing amount of its requirements, according to new data. The European Fish Processors and Traders Association (AIPCE-CEP) says in its annual report that self-sufficiency levels are sinking to an historic low. The report…
Read MoreElectric shock
Well, what a couple of months it’s been. In Fish Farmer’s September issue, we looked at the Russo-Ukrainian War in Europe raging on, and food and fuel costs rocketing up. In just a few weeks, Britain got a new Prime Minister and Cabinet, lost one monarch and gained another, then another Prime Minister, and amongst…
Read MoreMowi, Sainsbury are winners in the UK ASC awards
Salmon producer Mowi’s Consumer Products arm has been named UK Retail Supplier of the Year in the Aquaculture Stewardship UK awards. Supermarket chain Sainsbury’s won the title of UK Retailer of the Year. This was the first time the retail supplier category has been included in the ASC UK awards. The award recognises the work…
Read MoreResearch aims to find markers for four key diseases
Researchers are hoping to develop non-lethal testing for four major salmon diseases, in a Scottish-based study. The programme involves experts from the University of the West of Scotland (UWS), WellFish Diagnostics, Bakkafrost Scotland, Vertebrate Antibodies Limited (VAL), and the University of Aberdeen’s Scottish Fish Immunology Research Centre, and the aim is to develop antibodies to…
Read MoreScottish Sea Farms rolls out cost-of-living support for staff
Salmon farmer Scottish Sea Farms has announced a package of cost-of-living support payments for its employees, to help ease the impact of higher fuel bills and food prices this winter. Scottish Sea Farms employs just under 680 people across Scotland, including at sites on the mainland, Shetland and Orkney, and 30 at the head office…
Read MoreThe Fisher King
As we leave the Elizabethan age and Prince Charles ascends the throne as King Charles III, the press has speculated whether our new king will continue to champion his environmental agenda or whether he will now take a back seat. According to the BBC News, his friends say that he will not cool on environmental…
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