Posts Tagged ‘Scottish Sea Farms’
Demand strong but costs high: Lerøy
LERØY Seafood Group, co-owners of Scottish Sea Farms, has said in its 2018 annual report today that it expects good underlying demand for seafood but costs are still too high. Despite a two per cent decline in the harvest volumes forecast, the actual figure was up from 173,200 tonnes in 2017 to 175,800 tonnes. Revenues…
Read MoreSalMar upbeat about Scottish Sea Farms
NORWEGIAN fish farming giant SalMar said 2018 had been a good year for Scottish Sea Farms, the UK business it part owns with Lerøy Seafood. In its annual report, SalMar reveals that Scottish Sea Farms generated operating revenues of NOK 2,057 million (£183.4 million) last year, compared with NOK 2,088 million (186.23 million) in 2017.…
Read MoreTop 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…
Read MoreAce scoops second Queen’s Award
DUNDEE based Ace Aquatec has won a prestigious Queen’s Award for the second year in a row after its electronic stunner was recognised for animal welfare innovation. The Award for Enterprise Innovation marks the success of the company’s in-water electric stunning system in rendering fish unconscious before being processed. The honour, which coincides with the…
Read MoreSalmon farmers up for food awards
SALMON companies will be competing for several awards in the Scotland Food & Drink Excellence Awards 2019, to be held in May. The Scottish Salmon Company, Scottish Sea Farms and Loch Fyne Oysters have all been shortlisted in the Export Business of the Year category. And the Scottish Salmon Company has also been named as…
Read MorePrize line-up goes global
THE shortlist for the 2019 Aquaculture Awards has been announced, with a strong focus on international high fliers. Taking place in Dynamic Earth, Edinburgh, on May 29, the awards have eight, mostly new, categories this year and highlight the range of talent involved in the global aquaculture sector. Event organiser Susan Tinch said: ‘We were…
Read MoreNew farm brings £3m to Scots firms
A NEW salmon farm on Orkney is set to generate more than £3 million of business with Scottish suppliers as well as creating jobs. The Scottish Sea Farms site off Lober Rock in the Scapa Flow, which will be operational this autumn, will see a total infrastructure investment of £3.3 million, over 90 per cent…
Read MorePrize apprentice scoops three awards
AN apprentice with the Scottish Salmon Company scooped three big prizes at the Lantra Scotland Land-based and Aquaculture Learner of the Year Awards last night. Janis Brivkalns from Dunoon was named as joint overall Learner of the Year, as well as winning the Aquaculture Learner of the Year and the Modern Apprentice of the Year…
Read MoreWomen in aquaculture group launched
REPRESENTATIVES from across the aquaculture industry in Scotland are meeting today to launch Women in Scottish Aquaculture (WiSA), which aims to encourage more women to join the sector. Aquaculture professionals from industry, academia and the public sector, gathering at Stirling University, will celebrate International Women’s Day by pledging to support women in the industry. The…
Read MoreStudy explores impact of RAS on salmon
THE impact of recirculation aquaculture systems (RAS) on salmon smolts is to be investigated by a consortium led by Stirling University’s Institute of Aquaculture (IoA). The £2 million Robust-Smolt study – involving 14 institutions and organisations – will compare the robustness and susceptibility of RAS reared Atlantic salmon to pathogens. Over the next three years,…
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