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Flooding and foundering of the fishing vessel Ocean Quest. MAIB report on the investigation of the flooding and foundering of the fishing vessel Ocean Quest (FR375), 70 miles north-east of Fraserburgh. Summary: On 18 August 2019 ...
New promotional tools created for Shetland seafood. As part of their Seafood Provenance Scheme, Shetland Food and Drink Ltd. have created a suite of new digital and print tools to celebrate the isles’ farmed salmon ...
SSPO Funding for Sustainable Wrasse Fishery PhD Scottish farmed salmon sector backs research into wrasse fisheries management The Scottish Salmon Producers Organisation (SSPO) have announced funding support for a PhD study that will look at ...
New Mowi salmon brand makes splash in fresh fish category. Mowi, the largest salmon farmer in the world, introduces range of premium salmon under innovative new consumer brand, MOWI The range includes restaurant quality products ...
Fishing quota boost distributed across the Union. The UK Government has yesterday (24 March) set out how additional fishing quota, secured through the negotiations in December last year, will be split between Scotland, Wales, Northern ...
New MPA off Skye to protect endangered flapper skate. The critically endangered flapper skate is to gain further protection following the urgent designation of a new Marine Protected Area (MPA) within the Inner Sound of ...
Scottish salmon farmers call for overhaul of export paperwork. The Scottish Salmon Producers Organisation says there is an urgent need for post-Brexit export paperwork to be simplified to avoid damaging delays. The key piece of ...
Scottish salmon farmers thank island and Highland communities. Scotland’s salmon sector to publish letter thanking local communities for supporting farmers through the Covid-19 pandemic. Full-page advertisements will appear across Scotland from tomorrow (Sat 20.03.21) thanking ...
Bringing Oceanic Wellness to the Scottish Fisheries Museum and St Andrews : Blue Health and Blue Space. Postgraduate museology students from St Andrews collaborate with the Scottish Fisheries Museum to curate their latest exhibition on ...
Cooke strengthens Orkney seawater leadership team. Due to the continued growth of their Orkney operations, Cooke Aquaculture Scotland, have taken the opportunity to bolster their seawater leadership team in Orkney. From 1 March experienced Orkney ...
Post-Brexit export problems cost Scotland’s salmon farmers £11 million. Bureaucracy, paperwork, delays and confusion leaves Scottish producers counting the cost. Scotland’s salmon farmers have incurred losses of at least £11 million as a direct result ...
Scottish firm Loch Duart To upgrade cages with Trident System. Improving safety and decreasing operational costs stated as primary reasons Loch Duart chose Poseidon Ocean Systems. The world’s most advanced aquaculture steel cage system will ...
Scottish Salmon Company and Mowi collaborate on site exchange initiative. Two of Scotland’s leading salmon producers, The Scottish Salmon Company (SSC) and Mowi, have agreed an arrangement to exchange groups of their sites to support ...
Comment on the Seafood Disruption Support Scheme. Commenting on the Seafood Disruption Support Scheme (SDSS), which was released yesterday by the UK Government, Donna Fordyce, Chief Executive of Seafood Scotland said: “Since 1 January, seafood ...
Seafood Scotland comment on Scottish Seafood Taskforce. In response to the announcement of a Scottish Seafood Taskforce, Donna Fordyce, Chief Executive of Seafood Scotland, said: “The Scottish seafood industry has this week reached the peak ...
Fish in warming Scottish seas grow faster but reach a smaller size. Researchers have found new evidence that global warming is affecting the size of commercial fish species, documenting for the first time that juvenile ...
Sea lice averages down. Scottish farmed salmon sector delivers second lowest year on record for sea lice. Annual figures published 03.02.2021 by the Scottish Salmon Producers Organisation (SSPO) show that sea lice averages for the ...
Mowi Scotland first to achieve ASC certification for five seawater sites. Mowi Scotland has achieved certification from the Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) for four seawater salmon farms this month, bringing its total of ASC certified ...
Significant changes in Scotland’s marine food web. Scotland’s latest Marine Assessment reveals significant changes are taking place at the heart of the marine food web, with potential for impacts on the wider pelagic environment. For ...
SSA urges governments to act before severe and lasting damage is done to sector. SSA chief executive Jimmy Buchan today urged the UK and Scottish governments to “get a grip” of the seafood exports crisis ...
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