Mowi West engages the local community Mowi West is connecting with the local community of Vancouver Island through youth programs, environmental initiatives and community events to help support its business goals.
New washer, new name and new factory for Net Services A company that manufactures and services nets for the salmon farming industry has taken delivery of the largest net washer in the country as part of an investment in bigger, more modern equipment.
Looking back, thinking ahead: Ben Hadfield Fish Farming Expert has asked well-known figures in the Scottish salmon farming industry about their high and low points of 2018, and what they hope for in 2019. Today we feature Ben Hadfield, managing director of Mowi Scotland (formerly Marine Harvest Scotland).
17 salmon farms will be phased out in British Columbia In a ground-breaking decision the government of British Columbia (BC) has decided to phase out 17 salmon farms in the Broughton Archipelago to help protect and restore declining wild salmon stocks.
Shareholders rubber-stamp Marine Harvest name change Marine Harvest’s shareholders have voted by a huge majority to change the name of the company to Mowi from January 1, 2019.
I didn’t know Sainsbury’s had a surprise in store - Bracken Former Marine Harvest Scotland business support manager Steve Bracken has said he was both surprised and delighted to receive a lifetime achievement award from supermarket chain Sainsbury’s this week.
Mowi’s for the millennials, says Marine Harvest Marine Harvest has outlined the thinking behind its plans to change its name to Mowi and launch a salmon brand of the same name.
Goodbye Marine Harvest, hello Mowi Marine Harvest today announced it is changing its name to Mowi (pronounced Murveh) from January 1 and is launching a branded MOWI product range.
Canadian officials share best practice for lice checking The Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) held an outreach event at a Marine Harvest salmon farm on the west coast of British Columbia.
Marine Harvest goes Dutch again for four new workboats Marine Harvest Scotland has ordered four new vessels from Dutch shipbuilder Nauplius Workboats.
French lessons for Rosyth plant after Brittany blaze A fire at a Marine Harvest processing plant in France earlier this year has meant more jobs for MH Scotland’s factory in Rosyth, along with some challenges.
Scottish salmon production hits record high in 2017 The Scottish salmon industry harvested a record-high 189,707 tonnes last year, an increase of 26,890 tonnes (16.5%) on 2016, according to the newly-released Scottish Fish Farm Production Survey.
Marine Harvest Q3 profit up by €10m compared to 2017 Marine Harvest made a third-quarter operating profit of €204 million, up from €194m in the same period last year, it announced in a trading update today.
English version of hit Norwegian fish welfare manual ‘coming soon’ A fish welfare assessment manual that has become a big hit with salmon farmers in Norway will soon be available as a free online document in English, its lead editor has said.
