Shock and orca: Mowi uses fake whale to scare seals Mowi Scotland has deployed a life-size replica of a killer whale in a bid to prevent seals attacking salmon at its Loch Erisort farm on the Isle of Lewis.
Scottish Salmon Company launches feed fleet flagship The Scottish Salmon Company has launched a new 400-tonne capacity SeaMate feed barge/office at Portree, Skye, following a 2,000-tonne increase in biomass allowance earlier this year.
Salmon farmer spending £3m with Scottish firms to equip Scapa Flow site Salmon farmer Scottish Sea Farms (SSF) has revealed that it is to spend more than £3 million with suppliers throughout Scotland as it prepares to open its forthcoming new salmon farm off Lober Rock in the Scapa Flow, Orkney.
Welcome aboard: Gael Force re-brands Fusion Marine and Corpach Boatbuilding Aquaculture supplier Gael Force Group has announced new company names, logos and jobs for its Fusion Marine fish farm pen and Corpach Boatbuilding Company businesses. They will be known as Gael Force Fusion and Gael Force Boatbuilding.
A century on, Gael Force puts wind in sails of shipwreck visitor centre plan The building of a visitor centre in the Hebrides that will tell the story of a tragic shipwreck and is being part-funded by aquaculture supplier Gael Force Group, has taken a step forward.
Gael Force nets £457,000 to develop huge offshore cages Aquaculture supplier Gael Force has secured a £457,000 contribution from Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) to develop bigger, stronger cages for offshore salmon farms.
Gael Force buys Scottish boat builder to make steel feed barges Inverness-based aquaculture and marine supplier Gael Force Group has bought a 75% stake in Corpach Boatbuilding Company in what it describes as a “strategically significant move which could strengthen the West of Scotland’s boat building industry and see the introduction of steel feed barge building on the West coast”.
Gael Force bids to gain anchor hold in Canada Gael Force Group has revealed its plans to expand its business overseas with the supply of range of marine equipment, technology and services to Atlantic Canada’s aquaculture market.
Big jump in Gael Force profits in 2017 Inverness-based aquaculture supplier Gael Force Group increased pre-tax profits nearly four-fold to £1.6 million in 2017 on turnover that rose from £17.2m to £24.1m, according to its annual accounts.
Hello Mate! 'Sophisticated' feed barge delivered to Scottish Salmon Company The Scottish Salmon Company has taken delivery of a 400-tonne SeaMate feed barge for its site at Portree, Skye.
Gael Force and fish farmers on awards shortlist Aquaculture supplier Gael Force Group has been shortlisted for three honours at the annual Highland Business Awards.
Hat-trick for Marine Harvest at awards ceremony Marine Harvest Scotland scooped a trio of accolades at the Scottish Marine Aquaculture Awards in Aviemore last night, during a ceremony in which Scottish Sea Farms employee Sarah Last was named the first female Finfish Farm Manager of the Year.
Gael Force nets salmon pen maker Fusion Marine Two of the best-known names in the Scottish aquaculture supply chain - Gael Force and Fusion Marine – have agreed a deal in which fish farm net pen maker Fusion will become part of Gael Force Group.
SSC orders new feed barge after biomass boost The Scottish Salmon Company (SSC) has commissioned Gael Force Group to build a new SeaMate feed barge for its Portree operation after securing consent to grow an extra 2,000 tonnes of salmon at the site.
