Norway stages summit as Brexit fears mount

BREXIT and its impact on the Norwegian seafood industry will be the focus of a major summit meeting in London today. As speculation mounts in the Oslo media that a no-deal scenario could almost bring exports to a halt in a worst case scenario, three senior Norwegian government ministers, fisheries minister Harald Tom Nesvik, the…

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Mowi feed barge sinks in storm

SCOTTISH salmon farmer Mowi (formerly Marine Harvest) has reported the sinking of one of its feed barges in the Outer Hebrides. No staff were aboard when the barge sank in the early hours of Thursday morning near Lochboisdale, Uist, after taking on water during a storm of 2m swells. Mowi said there was no other…

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Mowi looks to boost Asian sales

SCOTLAND’S largest salmon farmer is looking to expand sales to Asia this year as uncertainty over Brexit raises the prospect of tariffs on European trade. Mowi, formerly Marine Harvest, exported 32 per cent of its volume – out of a total of 47 per cent exports – to Europe in 2017, said head of sales…

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Marine Harvest loses 24,572 fish in storm

WEATHER damage to an offshore salmon farm off Barra in the Outer Hebrides in November caused the escape of 24,572 fish. The incident, at Marine Harvest’s Hellisay sea site, was reported to Marine Scotland. The company said notification of the sustained storm event and potential for escape were reported on November 11, and confirmed when…

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Shareholders say yes to Mowi

AN extraordinary general meeting of Marine Harvest shareholders today approved, as expected, the change of the company’s name to Mowi. The new name will now become effective from January 1, 2019. Shareholders representing 225,055,360 shares, corresponding to 43.61 per cent of the share capital, were at the meeting in Bergen or represented by proxy. Also…

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MH plans high speed Mowi roll-out

MARINE Harvest has said it plans to move faster than its competitors following the launch of its Mowi brand, which will also become the company’s new name. Shareholders will be asked to approve the plan next week. In his latest monthly newsletter, Ben Hadfield, managing director of Marine Harvest Scotland, pledged ‘significant investment over the…

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Marine Harvest man marks 30 years

MARINE Harvest Scotland’s pens and moorings manager, Arthur Campbell, received his 30-year long service award at the company’s Fort William office yesterday. He was presented with the award by seawater manager David MacGillivray, who gave a presentation detailing his colleague’s many roles in the group. Campbell started as a temporary engineering assistant at Lochailort on…

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Marine Harvest welcomes ‘guide to growth’

SCOTLAND’S biggest salmon farmer said recommendations by MSPs on the future of the sector will help guide responsible growth to satisfy demand for its products. The Scottish parliament’s Rural Economy and Connectivity (REC) committee report on salmon farming released 65 recommendations in its report, published today, covering regulation, environmental impacts, fish health and expansion. Marine…

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Marine 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…

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Marine 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…

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