Posts by Robert Outram
Wester Ross chief Gilpin Bradley retires
Salmon farming veteran Gilpin Bradley is retiring after a decades-long career in Scottish aquaculture. Bradley was Managing Director of Wester Ross Salmon – the company his father Robin co-founded in 1977 – for 33 years. After selling the business to Mowi last year, he continued in the role during the transition to new ownership, and…
Read MoreTax penalty proposed for failing to control sea lice numbers
Norway’s salmon farmers could face an extra tax if the number of salmon lice goes too high, a report has suggested. The proposal has come in a 190-page report from the Aquaculture Committee, set up two years ago to look into various issues around the permit system in the industry. The changes suggested would relax…
Read MoreBiomar appoints MD for Chile
Feed giant BioMar has named Derek Kohn as its next Managing Director for Chile. Kohn, currently Commercial & Processing Director of Australis Seafood, brings over 20 years’ experience in leadership positions within the salmon farming industry, for companies such as MultiX and Mowi as well as Australis. He takes up his new post in November.…
Read MoreGreen light for SalMar’s offshore fish farm
Offshore salmon farming company SalMar Aker Ocean says it has received approval for the location of its Smart Fish Farm in the Norwegian Sea. The decision has come from the Norwegian Directorate of Fisheries. The Smart Fish Farm will be operated by Mariculture AS, a company wholly owned by SalMar Aker Ocean AS, which itself…
Read MoreFormer Kingfish manager sets sights on a new species
US aquaculture expert Megan Sorby, formerly Operations Manager at Kingfish Maine, is planning a new land-based project. She aims to farm red drum, a popular game fish in the United States that is now in short supply. Red drum (Sciaenops ocellatus), also known as redfish, channel bass or a variety of other names, is found…
Read MoreNorcod bid for new site is approved
Norwegian fish farmer Norcod has been granted permission to establish a new production location in Nesna municipality, in the Nordland region. It has been allocated a total maximum allowed biomass (MAB) of 3,599 tonnes for a new cod farm. It is the company’s second location in Nesna and, together with a site at Labukta, it forms…
Read MoreNorway to hold second permit auction
Norway is holding another salmon permit auction next week to sell off those licences that failed to find a buyer last year. Many salmon companies were so angered by the salmon tax announcement 12 months ago they decided to boycott the October 2022 sale. A total of 8,243 tonnes of maximum permitted biomass (MTB), distributed over…
Read MoreScottish Sea Farms helps out with island race
Contestants in last weekend’s Craggy Island Triathlon were able to get their bikes across Oban Bay with a little help from salmon producer Scottish Sea Farms. The event involves a 600 metre swim from the Scottish Sea Farms slipway at the marine on Kerrera Island off Oban on Scotland’s west coast, a 16km bike race…
Read MoreIntership takes delivery of new wellboat
Norwegian wellboat company Intership has taken delivery of its second newbuild from Zamakona Yards Bilbao. The Inter Scotia, a battery-hybrid wellboat, is designed by Salt Ship Design and has a load capacity of 2,500 m³. Inter Scotia shares similarities with its sister vessel, Inter Atlantic. Both have been designed with a focus on promoting good…
Read MoreMowi set to trial anti-lice fence technology
Mowi has agreed a deal with Norwegian company Harbor to try out new technology aimed at protecting farmed salmon against sea lice. The preventive measure, Harbor Fence, is a low-voltage electric barrier that prevents sea lice from entering the salmon cages. The trial will involve the deployment of the fence to Mowi’s Rogne site, in…
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