Mowi Scotland harvested 53,000 tonnes in 2020 Mowi Scotland harvested 13,000 tonnes (gutted weight equivalent) of Atlantic salmon in the final quarter of last year, it said in a trading update today.
Mowi Scotland plans floating tanks for post-smolts Mowi Scotland is exploring the potential use of solid-walled floating “Neptune” tanks to grow post-smolts from 120 to 800 grams.
A quarter to forget for Mowi Scotland Mowi Scotland’s operating profit dropped by nearly 80% in the third quarter of this year due to low prices caused by Covid-19, lower harvest volumes and increased costs resulting from challenging biology, the company said in its third-quarter report today.
Sea lice prevention efforts ‘are worth the expense’ Mowi Scotland fish health manager Jaime Santana has highlighted the importance of the company’s “first line of defence” against sea lice.
Mowi operating profit down by 46% for Q3 Mowi’s operating profit for the third quarter of this year was €80 million, a fall of 46% compared to the €148m made in Q3 2019, it revealed in a market announcement today.
S&TC demands probe into effects of salmon escape Angling lobby group Salmon and Trout Conservation (S&TC) is attempting to force government agencies in Scotland and England to look into the potential effects of an escape from a Mowi salmon farm in August.
Mowi funds comprehensive wild fish study after escape An extensive study of wild Atlantic salmon genetics has begun in Scotland to gauge the impact of any interbreeding between wild and farm-raised salmon following the escape of nearly 50,000 fish from a Mowi farm in August.
Salmon farming back under The One Show's microscope Salmon farming will be under the spotlight again this evening when it again features on BBC’s The One Show.
Anglers catch 66 of Mowi’s escaped salmon Anglers on the west coast of Scotland have reportedly caught 66 of the salmon that escaped from a Mowi Scotland farm during a storm last month.
Anglers have caught 30 of Mowi’s escaped salmon Around 30 escaped salmon escapees from Mowi Scotland’s storm-hit Carradale North site have so far been caught by anglers in the west of Scotland.
Extra anchors for Mowi Scotland’s high-energy sites Mowi Scotland is to install additional moorings and anchors at its most exposed farms before winter, following the failure of a mooring rope at its North Carradale site during Storm Ellen last month.
Norwegian state appeals after losing factory ship court battle The Norwegian state has lodged an appeal after losing a court case involving Hav Line’s farmed salmon factory ship Norwegian Gannet, which was used by Mowi Scotland during a period when it was harvesting more fish than its processing facilities could handle.
Scotland problems force Mowi to cut harvest target Biological problems in Scotland have led Mowi to reduce its global harvest guidance for 2020 by 8,000 gutted weight tonnes to 442,000 gwt, it reported today.
Rope break blamed as Mowi puts Carradale farm escape total at 48,834 Mowi Scotland has revealed that 48,834 salmon with an average weight of 4.2 kilos escaped when its farm at Carradale North broke free from its moorings during Storm Ellen and strong tides at Kilbrannan Sound last Thursday, August 20.
