BREAKING NEWS: Sunken salmon farm vessel safely raised

Boat on a calm loch with mountains behind

Salmon farmer Scottish Sea Farms’ landing craft, the Julie Anne, which sank in the Sound of Mull last month without warning, has been safely raised.

There is still no explanation as to why the vessel sank, but experts hope to find more clues now that it has been recovered.

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UK Fisheries Minister visits SSF Shetland sites

Three men in life jackets

Salmon producer Scottish Sea Farms played host to the UK’s new Fisheries Minister, Daniel Zeichner, who visited one of the company’s farm sites and a processing centre in Shetland. The minister toured Scottish Sea Farms’ Vidlin salmon farm and processing facility at Gremista, Lerwick. Zeichner praised the sector’s vital role in supporting local communities and…

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Lerøy positive despite lower Q2 operational profit

The Lerøy Seafood Group, part owners of Scottish Sea Farms, produced a second quarter operational profit of NOK 906m (£66m), NOK 44m (£3.2m) lower than a year ago. However, the company said there had been good biological improvements during the period, with promising results from shielding technology.

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