Archive for April 2019
Ace set for stunning show
SCOTTISH supplier Ace Aquatec plans to showcase its in-water electric stunner and ‘electric fish’ deterrent at the Seafood Expo in Brussels next week. The event, the world’s largest seafood exhibition, runs from May 7-9 and will feature industry professionals, buyers and suppliers from more than 140 countries. Dundee based Ace Aquatec, a regular exhibitor in…
Read MoreBoat builder brings manager on board
MALIN Workboats has appointed a new manager to drive its Clyde based operation, which includes building aquaculture vessels. The company, a newly launched arm of Malin Marine, announced today that David Cockburn will be its business unit manager. Cockburn has extensive industry experience at companies including marine equipment and marine engine suppliers. Graham Tait, managing…
Read MoreAlgal bloom hits Loch Fyne farm
THOUSANDS of fish have died following an algae outbreak at the Scottish Salmon Company’s Quarry Point farm on Loch Fyne, the BBC reported. The company said it believed recent warm weather was to blame for the mortalities, which were removed yesterday by lorries. ‘Following the warmer water temperatures in recent weeks, a suspected algae bloom…
Read MoreScottish Salmon Company revenues soar
THE Scottish Salmon Company has announced a 23 per cent jump in earnings for the first three months of 2018, thanks to higher prices and an increase in exports. Revenue for the first quarter totalled £53.5 million, up by more than £10 million from the 2018 figure of £43.4 million. Harvest volume increased by 22…
Read MoreSalMar upbeat about Scottish Sea Farms
NORWEGIAN fish farming giant SalMar said 2018 had been a good year for Scottish Sea Farms, the UK business it part owns with Lerøy Seafood. In its annual report, SalMar reveals that Scottish Sea Farms generated operating revenues of NOK 2,057 million (£183.4 million) last year, compared with NOK 2,088 million (186.23 million) in 2017.…
Read More£2bn value of Scottish salmon
SCOTLAND’S farmed salmon sector is worth nearly £2 billion to the country’s economy and it supports several thousand jobs, according to new figures released today. The industry’s turnover last year was £1,027 million, but every £100 made sustains £93 elsewhere through supply chains and high street spending from the wages paid to employees, according to…
Read MoreWorking on a supply chain gang
PLANS to create an organisation representing Scotland’s aquaculture supply chain were mooted during a workshop in Edinburgh yesterday. The meeting, opened by Rural Economy minister Fergus Ewing and bringing together around 90 people from across the industry, looked at how businesses could accelerate growth. The event, at the Edinburgh International Conference Centre, emerged from the…
Read MoreIceland looks to Scottish salmon success
ICELAND should look to the success of fish farming in Scotland and other neighbouring countries as a benchmark for the future development of its own aquaculture sector, fishing industry chiefs heard recently. Jens Garðar Helgason, chairman of the Icelandic Confederation of Fisheries Companies, which has included fish farming firms since January, told his organisation’s annual…
Read MoreTop salmon farmer denies price fixing
MANY of Norway’s biggest salmon companies are being sued in the US over alleged price fixing, according to reports yesterday. The move follows raids by European Commission officials in February at the Scottish offices of Norwegian owned producers. Mowi, Leroy, SalMar, and Grieg are among those named in a class-action lawsuit alleging customers were harmed…
Read MoreIndustry talks to itself about growth
AQUACULTURE industry representatives from around Scotland are holding a meeting in Edinburgh today to discuss how to accelerate the sector’s growth. But despite industry leaders’ stated aim of improving transparency as a criteria of expansion, the gathering, of nearly 100 delegates, is to take place behind closed doors. The decision not to invite press and…
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