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Good VIBES for eco conscious salmon farmers
TWO Scottish salmon farmers have been recognised in this year’s VIBES Scottish Environment Business Awards, which are given to organisations that contribute to sustainable development. The Scottish Salmon Company (SSC) won the Partnership Scotland Award, along with its collaborators in the Outer Hebrides Local Energy Hub (OHLEH) project. Together with Pure Energy Centre (PEC), Community…
Read MoreSAIC secures £10m to help industry thrive
THE Scottish Aquaculture Innovation Centre (SAIC) plans to focus on small and medium sized enterprises over the next five years, after securing its second phase of funding, worth £10 million. It will also use the money to develop aquaculture skills and talent across Scotland through a mentoring scheme; working with undergraduates and schools to build…
Read MoreMowi may halt Irish investment over licence ‘hassle’
Mowi has warned it may move €22 million investment planned for Ireland to other countries because of delays in the Irish licensing system. Mowi Ireland boss Jan Feenstra has called on the Irish government to speed up reforms to the ‘outdated’ licensing regime, according to a report in Ireland’s Sunday Independent newspaper. The world’s largest…
Read MoreUS salmon probe shakes Oslo shares
SEAFOOD shares on the Oslo Stock Exchange dropped sharply yesterday after it was revealed that three of Norway’s largest salmon companies are facing a United States criminal investigation over allegations of price fixing on the Atlantic salmon market. The companies, Mowi, SalMar and Grieg Seafood, have been handed subpoenas by the US Department of Justice.…
Read MoreChristmas demand pushes up salmon prices
SALMON prices have risen sharply over the past week, suggesting that the slump which hit the industry this summer may now be over. According to Statistics Norway on Friday, the export price for fresh salmon was NOK 54.48 per kilo or £4.63 – an increase of 2.8 per cent on the previous week. But in…
Read MoreLerøy reports new Scottish RAS facility on track
LERØY Seafood said today that the new Barcaldine RAS facility at its Scottish Sea Farms operation was on track, with fish moving through the site and the first release of smolt having taken place this autumn. But like SalMar yesterday, its co-partner in Scotland, it reports that biological challenges were continuing to impact on growth…
Read MoreSalmon farms cut antibiotic use by 60%
THE use of antibiotics in salmon farming in the UK has fallen 60 per cent, according to a new report by the Responsible Use of Medicines in Agriculture Alliance (RUMA). The salmon sector used 1,011.3 kilograms in 2018, a decrease based primarily on a reduction in the number of treatments required in the seawater phase…
Read MoreScottish Sea Farms Q3 results disappoint SalMar
SALMAR’S Scotland operations, which it shares with Lerøy Seafood, produced disappointing results this summer, the salmon farming giant’s third quarter results show today. Although Scottish Sea Farms, or Norskott Havbruk as the company calls it, generated operating revenues of NOK 629.5 million, up from NOK 547 million during the third quarter last year, expectations were…
Read MoreNew Mowi chief predicts tax plan will be scrapped
THE new chief executive of Mowi has predicted that Norwegian plans for a controversial salmon tax will eventually be rejected. Ivan Vindheim, who took over the helm from Alf Helge Aarskog this week, said the proposal would have a devastating effect on salmon farming in Norway and, for this reason, he did not believe politicians…
Read MoreSalmon farmer tackles gill health with £1.9m workboat
SCOTTISH Sea Farms is improving its response time to gill health issues with a new, purpose built workboat. The £1.9 million Fair Isle will service the salmon farmer’s more northerly regions, delivering veterinary treatment. The company’s existing workboat, the Sally Ann, will be deployed at Scottish Sea Farms’ mainland operations. SSF head of welfare Dr…
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