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Salmon growth will promote jobs says MP
THE importance of aquaculture supply chain companies to Scotland’s west coast economy was highlighted today during a visit to the region by Argyll and Bute MP Brendan O’Hara. The Scottish Nationalist MP saw at first hand the value of the sector when he dropped in to Fusion Marine’s new office premises near Oban. Employing 18…
Read MoreMH Scotland welcomes ‘record results’
MARINE Harvest Scotland has thanked its staff for its ‘record results’ after a challenging year for fish health. Ben Hadfield, managing director of Marine Harvest Scotland, said: ‘Despite a challenging year for fish health, we produced record results in Scotland. My thanks go to our hard working employees across the west coast and Highlands and…
Read MoreGrieg Norway salmon exports to China halted
GRIEG Seafood\’s export company, Ocean Quality, has run into major problems over mislabelled salmon shipped to China. Norway’s food safety authority (NFSA) has suspended exports of Norwegian salmon to China because it found late last month that the incorrect documentation was being used. The action does not affect Grieg salmon exports from either its UK…
Read MoreSalmon by-products could add more value
THE Scottish salmon farming industry could make better use of by-products, adding 5.5 per cent value to the sector, researchers have found. Though generally well utilised, total by-product value output could be improved by 803 per cent (£23.7 million), based on 2015 figures, according to a recent study. Led by Julien Stevens, researchers from the…
Read MorePeace theme in Bogota show
AQUACULTURE for Peace will be the theme of the World Aquaculture Society (WAS) conference in Bogota, Colombia, later this year. Latin American and Caribbean Aquaculture 2018 (LACQUA18) – organised by the National University of Colombia, the Colombian Federation of Aquaculture (FEDEACUA) and the Latin American and Caribbean Chapter of WAS – will be held at…
Read MoreMaltese firm ‘one to watch’
MALTESE aquaculture technology firm AquaBioTech Group has been named as ‘One to Watch’ in a list of business excellence published by the European Business Awards. The company was chosen as it demonstrates exceptional achievement in one of the 12 European Business Awards’ categories. It has been nominated for the Award for Innovation and, if successful,…
Read MoreNorway push to process more fish at home
DEMAND is growing in Norway for more of the fish it exports to be processed at home before leaving for overseas markets. The country, say critics, is giving away jobs and money by sending out whole fish. For example, more than 85 per cent of the salmon produced by the aquaculture industry is exported in this…
Read MoreMarine Harvest unveils £44.5m cost cuts
MARINE Harvest has announced a cost cutting programme totalling 50 million euros (£44.5 million) despite reporting strong fourth quarter earnings and the best annual profits yet for the group. The world\’s largest fish farmer achieved an operation EBIT (pre-tax profit) of €181 million for the fourth quarter of 2017, slightly higher than the figure reported last month.…
Read MoreNancy Glen will be raised, says Ewing
THE cost of recovering bodies from the fishing boat Nancy Glen will be met by the Scottish government, fisheries minister Fergus Ewing announced yesterday. The boat sank in Loch Fyne, Argyll, last month, with the loss of two men, Duncan MacDougall and Przemek Krawczyk. A third crew member, John Miller, was rescued by a passing fish…
Read MoreExport honours for Scottish salmon
MARINE Harvest and the Scottish Salmon Company have been shortlisted in a number of categories in the Scottish Export Awards, announced yesterday. The two companies are both in the running for the Large Exporter of the Year prize, while Marine Harvest is also up for the High Growth Markets Exporter of the Year, and the…
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