Cooke completes Tassal takeover
Cooke Aquaculture has sealed the deal for its acquisition of Australia’s Tassal Group, in the completion of a process that was agreed in principle back in August this year. Cooke’s […] Continue Reading
Cooke hits back at Washington State’s licence decision
Cooke Aquaculture says the decision by the Washington Department of Natural Resources not to renew the company’s steelhead trout farming licences is out of line with both science and judicial […] Continue Reading
Cooke’s Washington State licences will not be renewed, officials say
Net-pen aquaculture in Washington State has been effectively ended, with a decision by the state’s Department of Natural Resources not to renew steelhead trout farming licences for Cooke Aquaculture. In […] Continue Reading
Shetland cable break cuts off communications
Fish farmers were among the businesses and households in Shetland finding themselves cut off from communications after the south subsea cable between the islands and the Scottish mainland was damaged. […] Continue Reading
Cooke Aquaculture Scotland sees profits fall
The Scottish operation of Canadian-owned Cooke Aquaculture has reported profits down by nearly a quarter for 2021, despite increased turnover. Cooke Aquaculture Scotland saw turnover increase by 3.5% in the […] Continue Reading
Planners approve Cooke’s new Orkney farm site
The Orkney Islands Council has approved the application by Cooke Aquaculture for a new salmon farm site in the north of the islands. The six-cage site will be based at […] Continue Reading
Protest ahead of Orkney farm vote
A group objecting to Cooke Aquaculture’s proposal for a new offshore salmon farm in the north of Orkney has staged a protest on the island of Papa Westray. The No […] Continue Reading
Report highlights aquaculture’s ‘positive social impact’
An economic study commissioned by Cooke Aquaculture Scotland argues that fish farming has a positive social impact on employment and communities in Orkney and the Northern Isles. The study has […] Continue Reading
Cooke captures Australian target Tassal
The Cooke aquaculture group has acquired the large Tasmanian salmon farming company Tassal, which it has been tracking for the past two months. Cooke announced today that it has entered […] Continue Reading