A day in the life of a Scottish salmon farmer

Dougie Macleod, Area Manager for The Scottish Salmon Company (Skye and Mainland) Describe a normal day in your job I oversee a team of Marine Site Managers across Skye and the mainland. It is our responsibility to care for our fish when they are in our seawater lochs, managing their feed and ensuring they are…

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Grieg could raise up to £125m from Shetland sale, analysts say

The sale of Grieg Shetland could net the parent company up to £125 million, analysts in Oslo are predicting. They put the price on Grieg Seafood’s Scottish operations at between a billion and 1.5 billion kroner – and possibly more if there is a bidding war. Danske Bank Markets analyst Ivar Bakken said Norskott Havbruk…

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Bakkafrost bullish on Q3 results

Faroese fish farmer Bakkafrost, owners of the Scottish Salmon Company, today announced a third quarter EBIT of 102.7 million Danish kroner (DKK) (£12m) during what has been a difficult period for salmon farmers. Comparisons with Q3 2019 do not apply this time because during that period SSC was not an integral part of the group.…

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Bluefin tuna freed after raiding Scottish fish farm

A Bluefin tuna, thought to weigh up to 47 stone (300 kg) has been has been set free after it became trapped in a fish farm in the Outer Hebrides owned by the Scottish Salmon Company. The huge fish broke through the nets at the Loch Roag site, apparently chasing after mackerel. The tuna was…

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SSC boost for Bakkafrost

The Scottish Salmon Company (SSC) looks set to produce 10,500 tones of salmon during the third quarter of this, its new owner Bakkafrost says. That is almost as much as the company’s Faroe Islands operation is set to harvest in the three months between June and September. In a trading update Bakkafrost said its three…

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New Business Development Director for Scottish Quality Salmon

Scottish Quality Salmon, which sets the quality and promotes Label Rouge Scottish Salmon, has created the new role of Business Development Director to grow the Label Rouge Scottish Salmon brand and enhance the market for its exports. Cameron Sutherland has been appointed to the new role and joins the company with extensive experience in promoting…

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Bakkafrost reports strong Q2 harvest

FOLLOWING a difficult start to the year Bakkafrost, the Faroese and now Scottish salmon farming business, is forecasting a strong recovery in the second quarter (March to June) of 2019. It has also seen an upsurge in feed sales. In its latest trading update, it says the harvest, (heads on gutted equivalent) from farming region…

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SSC first to claim BAP certification

The Scottish Salmon Company (SSC) has become the first salmon producer in Europe to be recognised with a 4-star ‘Best Aquaculture Practices’ (BAP) certification. The prestigious certification is a reflection of SSC’s commitment to Scottish provenance and sustainability, using the very best practices at each stage of the supply chain to consistently deliver the highest…

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Bakkafrost saves unique salmon strain from extinction

BAKKAFROST has revealed it is working to save a strain of North Atlantic salmon unique to the Faroe Islands that was in danger of becoming extinct, in a move that is starting to deliver success.. Chief executive Regin Jacobsen has told shareholders that the operation stems from large scale investment at its farming and harvest…

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