Posts Tagged ‘Mowi Scotland’
Large numbers of escaped fish \’appearing in Scottish rivers\’
Significant numbers of farmed fish are are appearing in Scottish rivers following a large scale escape from the Mowi Aquaculture North Carradale site during Storm Ellen last month, Fisheries Management Scotland has suggested. They are being reported in rivers across Loch Lomond, Ayrshire, Clyde and Argyll and could pose a genetic risk to wild salmon,…
Read MoreMowi responds to Carradale fish losses
As a response to the damage caused by Storm Ellen to their fish farm site at Carradale North, Mowi Scotland last night issued the following statement: \’Mowi Scotland’s salmon farm at Carradale North, consisting of 10 circular net pens containing 550,700 salmon (@~4.2kgs), shifted its position after becoming detached from its seabed anchors during Storm…
Read MoreBREAKING: Mowi\’s North Carradale farm hit by Storm Ellen
Mowi Scotland have reported that its farm at North Carradale was hit by Storm Ellen yesterday. The company have issued the following statement: \’On August 20, 2020, Mowi’s salmon farm at Carradale North, consisting of 10 circular net pens containing 550,000 salmon (@~4.2kgs), shifted position after its seabed anchors became dislodged during Storm Ellen that…
Read MoreBREAKING: Mowi\’s North Carradale farm hit by Storm Ellen
Mowi Scotland have reported that its farm at North Carradale was hit by Storm Ellen yesterday. The company have issued the following statement: \’On August 20, 2020, Mowi’s salmon farm at Carradale North, consisting of 10 circular net pens containing 550,000 salmon (@~4.2kgs), shifted position after its seabed anchors became dislodged during Storm Ellen that…
Read MoreProgress made on Inverlussa thermolicer for Mowi
With the easing of lockdowns, staff at Nauplius Workboats in Holland are now hard at work building the new 35m vessel for Inverlussa Marine Services, which they will operate on behalf of Mowi Scotland. Delivery is still expected to be on the original timescale, which will be before the end of Q2 in 2021. The…
Read MoreMowi begins world first sea lice trials
Mowi is the first aquaculture company in Scotland to trial an innovative new sea lice avoidance system developed by AKVA group. Mowi Scotland’s farm at Port na Cro (Argyll and Bute) is the first farm in the UK to install new and innovative technology specifically designed to proactively avoid a tiny fish parasite that is…
Read MoreMowi Scotland celebrates ASC lochs award
MOWI Scotland is celebrating the news that it has become the first aquaculture company in the world to achieve Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) certification for freshwater lochs. The honour has gone to Loch Lochy and Glenfinnan and follows on from the ASC’s revised trout standard. This is a significant milestone towards the company’s stated ambition…
Read MoreBiology blights Mowi Scotland results
CONTINUING challenging biological issues was the main factor which led to a large drop in operational EBIT or profits at Mowi’s Scottish operations during the first three months of this year, the group’s Q1 results show. The Scottish operational EBIT was 5.7 million euros compared with €35.8 million 12 months ago, and the equivalent of…
Read MoreMowi Scotland takes hit on Q1 harvest
MOWI Scotland has taken a major hit in its harvest volume for the first three months of this year in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak, a trading update from the company shows. The output at its Scottish operations is the largest in the group, down from 15,500 tonnes between January and April 2019 to…
Read MoreMowi providing more than 500,000 meals a day
Mowi Scotland is managing to deliver a steady supply of salmon to retailers, providing more than 500,000 meals a day during the coronavirus crisis. Although many of its employees are working remotely, the company, as a food producer, has a number of \’key workers\’ across its different departments. Mowi Scotland’s head of HR, Joanna Peeling,…
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