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Young’s looks to past with brand relaunch
Young’s Seafood, the UK’s leading fish and seafood company, has announced its biggest brand refresh in over 20 years, including a new logo featuring its founder, Elizabeth Young. Focusing on the company’s 200 year-plus history, the new look brings to life the true story of the East End girl and her family, who first started…
Read MoreHatching a plan for cleaner fish welfare
Renowned feed innovators World Feeds Ltd have been making significant developments in cleaner fish welfare and the war on sea lice. Their innovative VAF Feed Blocks are now used by six of the seven largest salmon producers in Scotland, as well as major operations across Norway. Designed to be strategically deployed on bespoke feeding stations,…
Read MoreSharing expertise
A new e-learning collaboration makes welfare training for lumpfish care more accessible. Swansea University has made the E-learning on lumpfish welfare course more accessible to fish farmers working at Mowi – the world’s largest supplier of farm-raised Atlantic salmon. Swansea University, Centre for Sustainable Aquatic Research (CSAR), a global reference in fish welfare research and…
Read MoreSelective science
Readers of my reLAKSation blog will know that I have repeatedly referred to the Scottish Parliament’s Rural Economy committee meeting of 18 November 2020 in which SEPA’s Head of Ecology said that sea lice from salmon farms are not responsible for the decline of wild fish. I keep mentioning this because the wild fish sector…
Read MoreCooke swoops for major European shrimp processor
The Cooke Seafood group, one of the world’s largest salmon farming companies, has acquired Morubel NV the leading shrimp and prawn processor in Western Europe. Belgium based Morubel cultivates, processes, packs and distributes shrimp and other seafood products. It also distributes its market-leading organic and frozen products to retail, foodservice and food industry customers across…
Read MoreHome truths
Sometimes you can just see it when the penny drops. I was with an MSP on an island salmon farm not so long ago. The MSP – it would be unfair to name them – had listened politely to all the talk about salmon farming health and welfare, rearing and harvesting without really engaging. But…
Read MoreSlow progress for organic aquaculture
A revealing new report suggests that organic aquaculture production across Europe has flatlined – with the exception of mussels. Production is up 60% in five years, which might appear impressive. However, the increase is far from uniform, being heavily weighted in favour of mussel production, and with salmon and most other finfish playing only a…
Read MoreLoch Duart brings the Highlands to the Hamptons
Independent Scottish salmon farmer Loch Duart was one of the main sponsors at a high-end fashion event in New York, showcasing designers from Scotland. The Dressed to Kilt charity fashion show took place in New York on 23 June at Mill Neck Manor on Long Island. The event is a major platform for leading fashion…
Read MoreMark of quality
The certification scheme operated by the Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) is one of the most widely used and recognised in the seafood sector. So far in Scotland, 22 salmon farms are ASC-certified, representing 10% of the industry. Mowi was the first to be ASC-certified, in 2015, and Scottish Sea Farms announced its first ASC-certified farms…
Read MoreOTAQ sees revenue rise, profits fall
Marine technology business OTAQ achieved revenue growth in 2021/22 but recorded a loss for the same period as questions continue over whether its seal scaring devices will be allowed to operate in some major markets. Based in the UK and Chile, OTAQ supplies international customers including aquaculture, renewables and offshore energy. For the 12 months…
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