Mowi Scotland reveals plans to relocate two of its farm sites. Mowi, the world’s largest salmon farming company, has revealed plans to relocate two of its salmon farm sites to […]
Salmon farmer hits back at newspaper article. The director of communications of Mowi Scotland has criticised an article in The Herald newspaper, which blamed fish farming for contributing the decline […]
AKVA to assemble 50 salmon pens a year at new site. AKVA Group will assemble up to 50 pens annually at its new assembly site in Tromsdalen in northern Norway. […]
Loch Duart Shortlisted for Food & Drink Federation Awards 2019. Salmon farm Community Partner finalist in top UK food & drink industry awards. The Food and Drink Federation (FDF) has […]
Enhanced salmon welfare could be aided by new research. Previously, Nofima scientists in Norway have reported that salmon skin is strengthened if there is enough omega-3 and zinc in their […]
Cleaner wrasse deliver boost for Wester Ross Fisheries. As we peered into the fish pen at the Wester Ross Fisheries Ltd site at Ardmair near Ullapool on the north-west coast […]
Natural is best for Wester Ross Fisheries. The adoption of natural and environmentally friendly techniques for rearing salmon is reaping dividends for Scotland’s oldest independently owned salmon farming enterprise. Founded […]
SSC Chief Executive recognised as transformational leader. The Scottish Salmon Company’s (SSC) Chief Executive Craig Anderson has been named as a Transformational Leader at the prestigious EY Entrepreneur of the […]
Progress on delivering sustainable aquaculture welcomed by SAIC. Heather Jones, CEO of the Scottish Aquaculture Innovation Centre (SAIC), said: “The management, control and prevention of sea lice is critical to […]
New aquaculture legislation from the Scottish Government, welcomed by SSPO. The Scottish government announced plans to introduce legislation to make the weekly reporting of sea lice data statutory, one week […]
Aquaculture leaders pledge to confront sea lice threat. The Scottish salmon industry expressed a clear commitment to increase investment in tackling sea lice during 2019, according to a poll conducted […]
Top award for Institute of Aquaculture. The University of Stirling’s Institute of Aquaculture has triumphed at a national awards ceremony. At the Aquaculture Awards, the Institute of Aquaculture (IoA) won […]
Boost for Scottish businesses from new salmon farm. Scotland’s supply chain is set to share in a £3.2m boost to business following the news that Scottish Sea Farms has been […]
Northern Norway algal bloom could be easing. The bloom of the alga Chrysochromulina leadbeateri in northern Norway, which has caused large-scale farmed salmon mortalities, has now lasted over a week and it’s […]
Norwegian algae bloom underlines challenges of salmon farming. The challenges of farming salmon have been no better illustrated than the algae bloom that is currently hitting northern Norway, which has […]
SalMar outlook good in a balanced salmon market. SalMar ASA posted an Operational EBIT of NOK 806.2 million in the first quarter 2019, compared with NOK 708.1 million in the […]
SalMar first quarter results 2019. SalMar ASA posted an Operational EBIT of NOK 806.2 million in the first quarter 2019, compared with NOK 708.1 million in the same period last […]
SSPO accuse BBC of sensationalism. The Scottish Salmon Producers Organisation , SSPO accuses BBC of sensationalism regarding the operations of the fish farm sector following their Panorama report on May […]
Mowi defends industry practices on Panorama programme. Mowi Scotland mounts a stiff defence of the salmon sector following last night’s (20 May) BBC TV programme, Panorama, which questioned whether salmon […]