Posts Tagged ‘Scottish Sea Farms’
Strong Q2 performance from SalMar
SALMAR today became the latest Norwegian salmon farming company to report solid results for the second quarter of 2018, with revenues of 2.9 billion NOK, broadly in line with the same period last year. The overall EBIT or operating profit was NOK 878.6 million, compared to NOK 983 million in Q2 2017. The company, which…
Read MoreLerøy reports record half-year turnover
THE Lerøy Seafood Group, one of the few companies with a significant combined salmon farming and conventional fishing business, today announced impressive second quarter results for this year. The company, which owns 50 per cent of Scottish Sea Farms, reported total revenues of NOK 5,042 million (£465 million), compared to NOK 4,224 million (£389 million)…
Read MoreSalmon farmer a top investor in people
INVESTMENT in jobs and skills within Scotland’s rural communities has helped earn one of the country’s leading salmon farmers a rare accolade. Scottish Sea Farms has won an Investors in People (IIP) platinum accreditation, the highest possible IIP status. At the same time, the company has retained its Investors in Young People Good Practice Award…
Read MoreMajor milestone in sea lice control
ANOTHER milestone has been reached in the production of cleaner fish in Scotland, with two leading farmers completing the lifecycle of raising wrasse in a controlled environment. In a collaboration between Marine Harvest, Scottish Sea Farms and the Institute of Aquaculture at the University of Stirling, wild caught ballan wrasse (Labrus bergylta) have been bred…
Read MoreFish vet to chair animal charity
THE Scottish SPCA has elected Ronnie Soutar as its new chairman, the first fish vet to hold the post. Soutar (pictured), head of Veterinary Services at Scottish Sea Farms, is one of the country’s most respected fish veterinarians, working with salmon farmers at home and abroad to advance health and welfare. His career has included…
Read MoreOrkney salmon farm wins top M&S prize
SCOTTISH Sea Farms’ team at Wyre, Orkney, has been named by M&S as its outstanding producer of the year in the Farming for the Future Awards 2018. The 1,909-tonne capacity farm, established in 2015, performs a dual role, not only rearing its own salmon from smolt to adulthood, but also acting as a nursery for…
Read MoreSalmon ‘godfather’ marks 40 years at SSF
SCOTTISH Sea Farms’ longest serving employee, Geoff Kidd, has celebrated 40 years with the company and says his love of working with salmon is as strong as ever. Newly retired Kidd, nicknamed ‘the Godfather’ by managing director Jim Gallagher, joined colleagues past and present for a special dinner at the Argyllshire Gathering Halls in Oban…
Read MoreHealthiest fish yet at Scottish salmon farms
SCOTLAND’S two leading salmon farmers, Marine Harvest Scotland and Scottish Sea Farms, have reported a sustained improvement in fish health during the first five months of 2018 with a marked reduction in disease related mortalities. Figures for both salmon farmers show that the number of fish that died as a result of disease fell by…
Read MoreSSF staff raise funds for new lifeboat
SCOTTISH Sea Farms’ employees, friends and family are celebrating after completing a gruelling triathlon in sweltering temperatures to raise £52,000 to buy the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) a new lifeboat. The Scottish Sea Farms’ Triathlon Festival 2018 took place in the grounds of the University of Stirling, on one of the hottest weekends of…
Read MoreMarine Harvest wins top award in prize night
MARINE Harvest Scotland scooped the top prize of best aquaculture company in the Scottish Marine Aquaculture Awards, held last night in Aviemore. At a packed ceremony, staged on the first night of the Aquaculture UK exhibition, companies and individuals were recognised in 12 different categories. Marine Harvest also won the Community Initiative award, for its…
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