Mowi\’s new barge \’will make big difference\’

A NEW SeaMate concrete feed barge has been delivered to Mowi’s seawater site at Maclean’s Nose by the Ardnamurchan Peninsula. The 400-tonne vessel, built in Inverness by Gael Force, features the very latest technology and innovation, increasing not only the efficiency of Mowi’s operation but also the comfort onboard for the team. The SeaMate incorporates…

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Mowi\’s new barge \’will make big difference\’

A NEW SeaMate concrete feed barge has been delivered to Mowi’s seawater site at Maclean’s Nose by the Ardnamurchan Peninsula. The 400-tonne vessel, built in Inverness by Gael Force, features the very latest technology and innovation, increasing not only the efficiency of Mowi’s operation but also the comfort onboard for the team. The SeaMate incorporates…

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Scottish Sea Farms scores awards hat-trick

IT was Scottish Sea Farms’ night at Aquaculture Awards 2019 yesterday, with the company picking up three coveted prizes at a special ceremony in Edinburgh. And the evening also saw Fish Farmer\’s William Dowds receive special recognition for his contribution to aquaculture. First up for Scottish Sea Farms (SSF) was the Applied Research Breakthrough award,…

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Salmon farms are the victim of wild claims and myths

PANORAMA used to be the ‘window on the world’, where Richard Dimbleby, the father of current affairs television, established the standards of BBC excellence. What would he have made of Monday night’s ‘expose’ on salmon farming in Scotland, a programme that came up with a title and then set out to prove its premise without…

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SSPO hits back at ‘sensationalist’ Panorama

THE Scottish Salmon Producers Organisation has hit back at the BBC for sensationalising the operations of the salmon farming industry. SSPO chief executive Julie Hesketh-Laird, who was interviewed for a half-hour Panorama show, broadcast last night, said no specific allegations had been made about any SSPO company during her meetings with the BBC team. Panorama…

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Mowi rejects BBC’s medicine claims

SCOTLAND’S biggest salmon farmer, Mowi, has rejected claims being made in a BBC programme that it was subject to unannounced visits by Scotland’s environmental watchdog. The makers of Panorama issued a press release this afternoon saying the programme ‘reveals multiple Scottish salmon farming companies’ are under investigation for possible misreporting of chemical use. However, Mowi,…

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Mowi defends salmon farming against latest BBC attack

SCOTLAND’S biggest salmon farmer, Mowi, has defended its farming practices ahead of a potentially damaging BBC broadcast next week. The Panorama programme, titled ‘Salmon Farming Exposed’, airs on Monday night and Mowi said in a statement issued today that it expects this to provide ‘an unbalanced and negative portrayal of our industry and company’. Mowi…

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China suspends direct Scottish route

THE only direct flights between Scotland and China are to be suspended from September, according to reports. The route, which opened less than a year ago, was described by salmon companies as a huge advantage in getting fresh fish to the growing Chinese export market as quickly as possible. The freight service, which provided an…

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MOWI launch in Poland ‘huge success’

THE world’s biggest salmon farmer is in its usual position in Hall 5 of the Brussels seafood expo, but the stand looks somewhat different this year, with the name ‘Marine Harvest’ replaced by ‘Mowi’. Mowi’s new branding exercise has been a ‘great success’ so far, according to Ola Helge Hjetland, group communications director. The first…

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Top salmon farmer denies price fixing

MANY of Norway’s biggest salmon companies are being sued in the US over alleged price fixing, according to reports yesterday. The move follows raids by European Commission officials in February at the Scottish offices of Norwegian owned producers. Mowi, Leroy, SalMar, and Grieg are among those named in a class-action lawsuit alleging customers were harmed…

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