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Marel to beef up UK base
MAREL, the Icelandic processing equipment supplier, is upgrading its UK operations to strengthen its brand in the country and offer its workforce a more modern environment. And it is also looking to London for a possible Stock Market listing. The Icelandic company employs almost 200 people in the UK and Ireland and its plans include…
Read MoreFish Update Briefing, Friday, November 16
SALMON DOES HELP HEART VICTIMS, SAY STUDIES TWO Harvard led clinical trials have shown that eating more fish or taking a fish oil supplement can reduce the risk of a heart attack. One of the studies, known as Vitamin D and Omega-3 Trial (or VITAL), found that healthy people who ate oily fish or took…
Read MoreScottish Tory fishing revolt fears recede
FEARS of a revolt by Scotland’s Tory MPs over fishing receded last night after the Scottish Secretary, David Mundell, backed the Brexit deal. He emerged from the five-hour Cabinet meeting saying it was now clear the UK would leave the Common Fisheries Policy in 2020, adding that a no-deal would be ‘appalling’ for Scotland. Earlier,…
Read MoreSEPA plans ‘will hurt smaller farms’
NEW plans to tighten regulations for Scottish salmon farms will negatively impact smaller operators, a leading producer warns. The recently published proposals by SEPA (Scottish Environment Protection Agency) aim to strengthen environmental controls over the sector, and usher in a new approach, with larger farms sited in ‘sustainable locations’. Announcing its recommendations two weeks ago,…
Read MoreSeafish launches processing probe
SEAFISH has launched a deep look at the UK’s seafood processing sector, with a programme of financial, employment and sector research. The probe has kicked off with a processing census, which is carried out every two years to collect information on the size, structure, and recent changes in the sector. Data collection has already started…
Read MoreMarine Harvest pledges bright future for Scotland
MARINE Harvest, which surprised the salmon industry yesterday by announcing a name change, has pledged a bright future for Scotland. If approved by shareholders at an extraordinary general meeting in Bergen on December 4, a new brand name – Mowi – will replace Marine Harvest from the beginning of 2019, backed by an investment of…
Read MoreMinister heralds hatchery investment
SCOTTISH Sea Farms is to receive £1.28 million in R&D support from Scottish Enterprise towards its work enhancing fish welfare. Announced this morning at its new recirculation hatchery in Barcaldine, Argyll, the funds will go towards a total of £18.3 million the company is investing in innovative research and development. The R&D spans five key…
Read MoreMarine Harvest in name change
MARINE Harvest is changing its name after more than 50 years. The world’s largest salmon farming company will re-launch with a new global brand called Mowi from the start of 2019. Ironically, it was the name the business had when it first started out. The company said Mowi is strongly rooted in its history. ‘The…
Read MoreHave your say on SEPA plans
THE Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) is launching a series of consultation sessions this week over new proposals to tighten the environmental monitoring of fish farms. The agency published its draft Finfish Aquaculture Sector Plan last week, outlining stricter standards for the organic waste deposited by fish farms, and the introduction of more accurate modelling.…
Read MoreCod prices continue to rise
THE price of cod is continuing its relentless rise, the latest statistics from Norway show. The country exported 1,600 tonnes of fresh cod, including fillets, worth 73 million kroners (£6.7 million) last month, a volume decline of 26 per cent, but the value was only down by 20 per cent. Denmark and Sweden were the…
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