Posts Tagged ‘Marine Harvest’
Norway fish farmers bid millions for licences
NORWAY’S fish farmers have spent tens of billions of kroners at auction buying new salmon production licences as a prelude to a major expansion of the industry. The result is that 160 coastal communities will received at least NOK 2 billion (almost £200 million) in development funding. The Oslo government decreed two years ago that…
Read MoreMarine Harvest man marks 40 years' service
MARINE Harvest purchasing manager Dave McEwan received his 40 years’ long service award at the company’s Fort William offices this week. McEwan began his career at the Invergarry hatchery and from there moved into the management of freshwater and seawater departments, before switching more recently to logistics and purchasing. Colleagues gathered from across the company…
Read MoreCharles’ fishery advisor to chair salmon body
A NEW ‘salmon interactions’ body that will bring together the farmed and wild salmon sectors is to be chaired by Prince Charles’ advisor on fisheries, John Goodlad. The group, announced by rural economy minister Fergus Ewing last month at the Aquaculture UK show in Aviemore as part of Scotland’s Farmed Fish Health Framework, will include…
Read MoreScotland’s biggest barge for biggest farm
THE largest feed barge in Scotland has been delivered to Marine Harvest’s Carradale site, the company’s – and Scotland’s – biggest seawater farm. The Akva wavemaster AC 650 Panorama is fitted with many smart technology features, including the Akvaconnect 8 line feeding system. The barge, which is 35m long and 12m wide and can hold…
Read MoreSalmon exports to China take off
SCOTLAND’S largest salmon farmer is taking advantage of the first direct flight from Scotland to China. Marine Harvest sent 161 boxes (approximately 3,300 kilos) of fresh salmon on the Hainan Airways inaugural flight to Beijing from Edinburgh today. Georgina Wright, head of sales at Marine Harvest, said: ‘It’s extremely fitting that one of Scotland’s top…
Read MoreHealthiest fish yet at Scottish salmon farms
SCOTLAND’S two leading salmon farmers, Marine Harvest Scotland and Scottish Sea Farms, have reported a sustained improvement in fish health during the first five months of 2018 with a marked reduction in disease related mortalities. Figures for both salmon farmers show that the number of fish that died as a result of disease fell by…
Read MorePrincess champions ‘crucial’ aquaculture firms
SWEDEN’S heir to the throne showed she could match the environmental credentials of her UK counterpart when she addressed the AquaVision conference in Stavanger this afternoon. Crown Princess Victoria was the star speaker on day two of the event, which is aimed at aquaculture leaders, and her message was ‘we must stop treating our oceans…
Read More‘Happy day’ as MH opens £26.5m hatchery
MARINE Harvest’s new £26.5 million recirculation hatchery in Inchmore, Glenmoriston, was a ‘magnificent investment’ for Scotland and the future of the aquaculture sector, said rural affairs minister Fergus Ewing as he officially opened the building this morning. In front of local councillors, members of the community, the construction team, and the Fort William based company’s…
Read MoreSalmon farmers lead investors’ ethical list
TWO Norwegian salmon companies have topped an investor group’s new sustainable food producers’ index, which is based on criteria such as use of antibiotics, animal welfare and food safety, Reuters reported today. Marine Harvest and Leroy Seafood Group led the first Coller FAIRR (Farm Animal Investment Risk amd Return) Protein Producer index, which was launched…
Read MoreMarine Harvest wins top award in prize night
MARINE Harvest Scotland scooped the top prize of best aquaculture company in the Scottish Marine Aquaculture Awards, held last night in Aviemore. At a packed ceremony, staged on the first night of the Aquaculture UK exhibition, companies and individuals were recognised in 12 different categories. Marine Harvest also won the Community Initiative award, for its…
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