Posts by Janice Johnston
GRIEG Seafood is to end operations at its five farms on the Isle of Skye in Scotland
GRIEG Seafood is to end operations at its five farms on the Isle of Skye in Scotland, because of the long distance between the island and its main base on Shetland. The company said the distance was too great to operate the two areas as one unit, and the Skye operation too small to…
Read MoreVAKI Scotland Celebrates Five Years
Over the past five years, VAKI Scotland Ltd. has established a reputation for delivering superior customer support and service for clients in the UK and Ireland. As the company observes it fifth anniversary, Gareth Hammond, the area manager for the UK and Ireland shares his thoughts on the accomplishments and challenges during the subsidiary´s first…
Read MoreLeading from the front
Frontfish UK provide professional cleaner fish transportation. They specialise in small, regular collections and deliveries which have been found to significantly improve the fishes adjustment period to their new environment, as well as returning a very high survival rate. They have over 30 years experience in live fish transportation covering a wide variety of species.…
Read MoreEuro Star
After years of workboat building, including EuroCarriers and successful delivery of delousing barges, Neptune Marine has developed the EuroSupporter series, an all-round support vessel for the growing aquaculture industry. With free deck space that is remarkable for vessels of this length, these workboats offer exceptional value for their size when it comes to their ability…
Read MoreGael Force set their sights
In July, Gael Force Group celebrated the launch of a new integrated range of HD camera technology products under their SeaSight brand. Their technology range has been substantially advanced with the development of a new SeaSight HD Camera which captures underwater video in crystal clear high definition. Combined with the new and intuitive SeaSight Control…
Read MoreIn The Deep
Spectis Robotics Ltd. have announced a new partnership with Deep Trekker Inc. to bring their remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) to Scotland. Deep Trekker Inc. has a long history of collaboration with global players in the aquaculture industry, and Spectis is now bringing that expertise directly to Scottish fish farms. You can speak to them about…
Read MoreFEEDNETICS™ – free webinar
SPAROS is organizing another free webinar on their nutritional tool FEEDNETICS™, this time for the Aquafeed sector, on October 1st, 2020. SPAROS has been presenting a series of webinars to show a diverse audience how their nutritional tools can help users to predict the effects of nutritional and environmental factors on fish growth, feed conversion,…
Read MoreDiving In
Ross-shire Diving Services land major Mowi contract When Brian Watson and Fiona Cameron made the decision to leave successful careers in New Zealand to return to Scotland, it was with the vision of setting up a new life with their young family and return to the area where they grew up. Watson began his diving…
Read MoreThe GOOD Life
OK Marine is an active contributor in the fight against salmon lice. They use cleaner fish as a natural delousing tool and have built a complete concept to create the optimal conditions and welfare for cleaner fish. The concept is called the GOOD concept and provides proper protection, adapted feeding and a safe environment to…
Read MoreStrong as an Oxe
Six Fluggaboats ordered by Grieg Seafood Unst Inshore Services are currently building six Fluggaboats for Grieg Seafood. These boats are being used as fast work boats for their sites in Shetland. Four of these are 8.5 m twin OXE 150 hp forward cabin boats and two are single engine aft consol boats with deck area…
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