Tag: Scottish salmon
Salmon farmer switches to electric power with first hybrid boat. Salmon farmer Scottish Sea Farms has taken delivery of a hybrid power workboat, the first vessel of its kind to be used in Scotland’s aquaculture ...
Salmon farmer seeks to future-proof fish welfare with first Scottish-grown eggs. Scottish Sea Farms is set to take delivery of the first eggs bred from salmon grown at its own marine farms in Scotland – ...
New project to model salmon farms’ environmental impact more accurately. A consortium of organisations in Scotland is developing a more accurate way of predicting how salmon farms interact with their surrounding environment, helping to inform ...
Salmon & Trout body calls for end of Scottish open-net salmon farming. Salmon & Trout Conservation (S&TC) has called for the end of all open-net salmon farming as soon as possible because it claims the ...
Mowi Scotland gets greenlight to expand processing facility. Planning permission has been granted by The Highland Council for the upgrade of Mowi Scotland’s processing facility at Blar Mhor in Fort William which will transform it ...
Scottish Government responds to Salmon Interactions Working Group report. Funding of more than £650,000 will extend the salmon counter network as part of a package of measures to support salmon conservation. The expanded network will ...
Lack of housing in rural areas a pressing concern, committee told. Covid has exacerbated Scotland’s rural housing crisis, Scotland’s farmed salmon trade body has told the Scottish Parliament. Tavish Scott, the Chief Executive of the ...
Call to better understand fish farm emissions. Farmed Scottish salmon has a similar carbon footprint to chicken meat, a study by Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC) has found. Farmed salmon produces the same amount of greenhouse ...
Bakkafrost announces sustainable growth plan, with new profitability strategy for Scotland and associated investments. • 40% sustainable growth over the next five years • Significant investment programme in Scotland to transform operations through innovative RAS ...
Scottish salmon has “huge opportunities around the world” says Liz Truss following SSPO-Mowi Visit. The Secretary of State for International Trade, Liz Truss MP, visited Mowi’s salmon processing facility at Rosyth last week. The Scottish ...
First place for Angelo in Half Marathon medal competition. Angelo Arwen has been crowned the winner of The Scottish Salmon Company’s (SSC) medal competition, in partnership with Skye Events. His winning design will now feature ...
SSPO Reflects on a Constructive Starting Point – The Scottish Salmon Sector Reacts to SNP-Green Deal, But for aquaculture this can be a constructive starting point Tavish Scott, Chief Executive of the Scottish Salmon Producers ...
Record EU sales for Scottish salmon. Scotland’s salmon farmers sold more fresh fish to the EU in the first half of 2021 than ever before according to HMRC export figures released today. Official stats showed ...
Scotland’s salmon farmers welcome new appointment to lead on pre-election commitments for regulatory reform. Tavish Scott, Chief Executive of the Scottish Salmon Producers Organisation (SSPO), the trade body which represents all salmon farmers in Scotland, ...
Visit to Colonsay – aquaculture and the community working hand in hand. Mowi’s Ben Hadfield and Tavish Scott of the Scottish Salmon Producers Organisation were pleased to join Mairi Gougeon, Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs ...
Salmon farmer’s investment in people earns three top work awards. Scottish Sea Farms has won a hat-trick of prestigious Investors in People (IIP) accolades for its sustained investment in jobs, training and employee wellbeing. The ...
New tool to improve ‘cleaner fish’ welfare in salmon farming. Researchers at the University of Stirling have developed a new tool that fish farmers can use to improve the welfare of lumpfish – a species ...
Beatrice Wishart MSP visits Shetland operations. Beatrice Wishart MSP, the Liberal Democrat Member of the Scottish Parliament for Shetland, visited Cooke Aquaculture Scotland’s Shetland operations (Monday 19 July 2021). The MSP toured the Vee Taing ...
MOWI Responds to animal welfare complaint. The latest allegation from anti-salmon farming campaigners in Scotland does not represent the health of the fish populations raised at its farms, says Scotland largest salmon aquaculture company Mowi. ...
Gael Force Group Nets New Partnership – Gael Force Group and FISA enter into exclusive aquaculture netting partnership. Global supply partner of aquaculture equipment, technology, and services, Gael Force Group, has signed an exclusive agreement ...
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