Posts Tagged ‘Barcaldine’
‘Green’ eggs make their debut at Barcaldine hatchery
Scottish Sea Farms has taken delivery of the first batch of “green” eggs at the new £2m incubation unit at the company’s Barcaldine Hatchery. The move is part of a strategy aimed at making the company’s operations more self-reliant in terms of ova supply, and less dependent on imported eggs. “Green eggs” are unfertilised eggs.…
Read MoreMilestone for Barcaldine as first fish reach market
Scottish Sea Farms has hailed a milestone with the harvest of the first fish to be reared as smolts at the company\’s new hatchery at Barcaldine, Argyllshire. The fish were transferred a year ago from the new RAS (recirculating aquaculture system) hatchery at Barcaldine to SSF’s Loch Nevis C farm for on-growing. The smolts had…
Read MoreBetter days ahead for Scottish Sea Farms – Lerøy
THE Lerøy Seafood Group today predicted an improved outlook for its Scottish Sea Farms (SSF) operation which it shares with fellow Norwegian salmon farmer SalMar. Delivering its financial results for the final quarter of 2019, the company said costs are expected to decline in the current quarter when SSF’s new RAS facility at Barcaldine will…
Read MoreRead all about it! Fish Farmer out now
FISH Farmer travelled far and wide to produce our December magazine, from Fort William to India, bringing news of the latest developments in aquaculture. Our cover story this month features Garware Technical Fibres, the truly pioneering Pune based company that supplies – through Kilbirnie’s W&J Knox – the majority of Scottish salmon farms with anti-predator…
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 MoreScottish Sea Farms ‘satisfactory’ in Q1
LERØY Seafood yesterday reported a ‘satisfactory result’ from its Scottish Sea Farms operations, which is shares with fellow Norwegian salmon giants SalMar, during the first quarter of this year. But as with the rest of the group, UK revenues were down during the quarter due to lower harvests. They emerged at NOK 405 million compared…
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