Highlands and Islands companies showcase at world's largest seafood fair

Seven companies from the Highlands and Islands will be among 17 Scottish seafood companies exhibiting on the Scottish Pavilion this week at the seafood exposition.

 Iain Sutherland from Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) who is at the event said:

"It is vital for producers selling quality seafood to showcase their products to the right audience and so we have an excellent Highlands and Islands representation at this influential event in the seafood industry's calendar."

Supported by HIE, Scottish Development International and the Scottish Government, those attending from the Highlands and Islands include Lighthouse Caledonia which has attended the event for the past two years.

Su Cox, communications manager at Lighthouse Caledonia, Scotland's largest independent salmon farming company, said: "As Scotland's largest independent salmon farming company, the ESE is a unique opportunity to highlight the quality of our Scottish industry and how it stands apart from its competitors giving us the opportunity to promote the superior quality of our Scottish salmon to the international marketplace."

Other companies exhibiting on the Scottish pavilion are organic salmon supplier Framgord, based in Shetland; ScoFro and Highland Smoked Salmon from Fort William; Lossie Seafoods Ltd of Buckie; SeaProducts of Scotland which has marine farms in Lochgilphead and Shetland; salmon farming company Wester Ross Fisheries; and Lighthouse Caledonia which has salmon farms and processing plants across the Highlands and Islands.