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Scottish salmon stars in new M&S campaign
SCOTTISH salmon is the star of a new advertising campaign by Marks & Spencer, aimed at promoting the retailer’s fresh food. In the commercials, ITV weather presenter Lucy Verasamy visits a range of M&S farms to meet the people behind its produce. The campaign, Fresh Market Update, has also featured raspberry, strawberry and tomato farmers.…
Read MoreNorway hits back over Swedish salmon ban
AN unneighbourly row has broken out between Sweden and Norway over the merits of farmed salmon. It follows a decision by the popular Swedish ski resort of Åre to stop serving Norwegian salmon to local children after Peter Bergman, a former mayor of Åre, made a number of claims about fish farming and what it…
Read MoreScotland gives Mowi huge Q2 boost
THE world’s biggest salmon farmer, Mowi, is reporting significantly increased harvest volumes from its Scottish salmon farms, according to its 2019 second quarter trading update, published yesterday. The output from its Farming Scotland division between April and June has totalled 16,000 tonnes, compared with 9,000 tonnes this time a year ago – a rise of…
Read MoreMowi expects to move sites within two years
PLANS by Mowi Scotland to relocate two of its inshore farms to offshore sites could happen within two years, the company’s managing director, Ben Hadfield, told BBC Radio Scotland this morning. The proposals, announced by Mowi last week, to move the sites at Loch Ewe and Loch Duich were driven by the need to produce…
Read MoreFarmed fish only food sector free of medicine residues
AQUACULTURE is the only animal sector in the UK where no residues of medicines have been found in the end product for the whole of 2018 and 2019 to date. According to the Veterinary Medicines Directorate (VMD), which publishes regular updates of veterinary residues in animals and animal products, farmed salmon and trout were free…
Read MoreProtect our exports, seafood sector urges Gove
REPRESENTATIVES of Scotland’s seafood sector have called on the UK government to do more to protect seafood exports to Europe in the event of a no-deal Brexit. Members from both the farmed and caught sectors met Environment Secretary Michael Gove in London today to discuss plans following Britain’s withdrawal from the EU, due to take…
Read MoreNew vaccine hope for rainbow trout fry
A NEW vaccine for rainbow trout is to be trialled in a project led by Dawnfresh, Scotland’s biggest trout farmer, and the University of Stirling’s Institute of Aquaculture (IoA). A consortium, which also includes Kames Fish Farming, another Scottish trout farm operator, and Tethys Aquaculture, an aquaculture research impact company, will test the rainbow trout…
Read MoreLoch Duart recognised in rural awards
SCOTTISH salmon farmer Loch Duart has been shortlisted for the Rural Business Awards North in the Best Rural Food and Drink Business category. The company, which farms in Sutherland and the Uists, marks its 20th anniversary this year, and recently launched a community fund to help local projects. The Salmon Pool, a partnership between Loch…
Read MoreASC salmon review tailored to Scottish farms
SCOTTISH salmon farms which use smolts raised in freshwater lochs will now be able to apply for ASC (Aquaculture Stewardship Council) certification following a major review. The move updates the salmon standard and freshwater trout standard, resolving inconsistencies between the two and allowing for salmon smolt production to be audited against the trout standard. Norwegian…
Read MoreNebraska algal oil plant targets salmon diets
THE world’s largest factory for producing algal oil for salmon diets was officially opened today. The commercial scale facility, in Blair, Nebraska, in the US, represents a $200 million investment by Veramaris, a joint venture between Evonik Animal Nutrition and Dutch company DSM. Through the fermentative manufacture of natural marine algae, the new plant produces algal…
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