Mowi buys Anglesey lumpfish farm

By Jenny Hjul | April 17, 2019

THE Welsh lumpfish farmer, Ocean Matters, has been bought by Mowi Scotland, effective from April 15, the company confirmed today. The facility, in Penmon, Anglesey, North Wales, has the capacity to produce two million of the cleaner fish, which it has been supplying to the salmon farming industry in Scotland to control sea lice. Its…

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New barges will boost farm growth

By Jenny Hjul | January 22, 2019

SCOTTISH salmon farmer Loch Duart is to invest in new feed barges after securing £1.2 million finance from a local bank. The money, from HSBC, will enable the company, which exports salmon globally, to continue developing sustainable farming methods. The additional barges, to be built by Gael Force and significantly bigger than the producer’s existing…

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Lumpfish farmer plans £1m expansion

By Jenny Hjul | August 14, 2018

ANGLESEY based lumpfish producer Ocean Matters is planning to expand after securing £1 million finance from the Development Bank of Wales and HSBC, Wales Online reported yesterday. The farmer, located in Penmon, said it would be able to double its current lumpfish production capacity from two million to four million in an effort to meet…

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