Careers fair connects students to industry
THIS year’s annual Aquaculture Careers Event, organised by Stirling University’s Institute of Aquaculture (IoA), is to take place on April 20 at the Stirling Court Hotel. The aim of the […] Continue Reading
All aboard for February’s Fish Farmer
IN this month’s Fish Farmer we have a special report on Scotland’s biggest salmon farmer, Mowi. In the depths of January, our team visited the company’s headquarters in Fort William […] Continue Reading
Costs and lice dampen Mowi Scotland Q4 performance
ALTHOUGH Mowi Scotland achieved record harvests last year due to smolt stocking, the financial performance was dampened by higher costs and challenging biological issues, the company said today as it published […] Continue Reading
Mowi creates processing ‘excellence team’
Mowi CEO Ivan Vindheim has announced the creation of a global processing excellence team, responsible for all the company’s facilities, both primary and secondary. According to a report in Mowi’s […] Continue Reading
Oslo to face legal action over new salmon map
THE Norwegian government is expected to face legal challenges to its new salmon farming traffic light scheme from companies caught up in the red zones, it has emerged. Up to 140 businesses in […] Continue Reading
Top scientists join SAIC board
THE Scottish Aquaculture Innovation Centre (SAIC) has appointed five industry experts to its board, to provide objective scientific advice on future projects. The five new members of the Independent Scientific […] Continue Reading
Aquaculture’s ‘new wave’ drives recruitment campaign
A NEW initiative to recruit young people into the aquaculture industry will ‘light a fire’ and inspire the next generation to find out more about the industry, said rural economy […] Continue Reading
WWF hails ‘sustainability example’ of salmon farmers
THE World Wildlife Fund (WWF) has recognised the positive impact on sustainability made by the Global Salmon Initiative (GSI), a group which represents 50 per cent of the world’s farmed […] Continue Reading
Higher Q4 harvest, but lower EBIT at Mowi Scotland
MOWI is forecasting a 2,000-tonne harvest increase from its Scottish operations for the final quarter of 2019. The world’s largest salmon farming company says Scotland will have produced 14,000 tonnes […] Continue Reading