Mowi Q3 profit rises 64% despite €11m hit in Canada The world’s biggest salmon farmer, Mowi, made an operating profit of €131 million (£110.5m) on a harvest of 117,000 gutted weight tonnes in the third quarter of this year.
Anti-salmon farms activist agrees to stay away from Mowi sites Mowi Scotland has gone to court to prevent anti-salmon farming activist Don Staniford entering its fish farms.
Mowi seeks security of supply with Scottish breeding programme Mowi Scotland is to begin its own broodstock programme to reduce its reliance on imported ova and tailor breeding goals to the specific challenges of the Scottish environment.
Mowi gets go-ahead for £15m factory expansion Mowi Scotland has won planning permission from Highland Council for the £15 million upgrade of its primary processing facility at Blar Mhor in Fort William. The work will transform the factory into one of the most efficient and highest capacity fish processing facilities in the world.
Inverlussa flagship is readied for delousing debut Mowi Scotland’s capability to remove sea lice from its salmon will get a significant boost within the next few days when a new Thermolicer vessel begins work.
Mowi names new area managers for Western Isles and Skye Salmon farmer Mowi Scotland has introduced a new management structure for its Western Isles and Skye region, under direction of regional seawater manager Kris Laird.
Bakkafrost seeking more SSC site swaps Scottish Salmon Company owner Bakkafrost will prioritise site swaps with other Scotland salmon farmers as part of its plan to grow bigger, healthier fish, chief executive Regin Jacobsen has said.
Truss urged to help cut Brexit red tape Scottish Salmon Producers’ Organisation chief executive Tavish Scott has used a ministerial visit to a salmon processing plant to remind the UK government of the continuing need to cut post-Brexit red tape that has cost the sector millions of pounds.
Bake-Off finalist joins Mowi ‘Good Mood Food’ push Scotland’s biggest salmon farmer, Mowi, has signed up former Great British Bake-Off finalist Kimberley Wilson to promote good mental health and the upmarket MOWI-branded range of salmon products.
Mowi stocks first wrasse from Anglesey hatchery The first fish raised at Mowi’s ballan wrasse hatchery in Anglesey have been stocked in salmon pens, 17 months after the Welsh recirculating aquaculture system (RAS) facility received its initial batch of eggs.
Better disease protection for salmon pen cleaner fish A research consortium is working to optimise the formulation and delivery of a key vaccination given to protect the cleaner fish species ballan wrasse from disease.
Mowi Scotland chalks up record Q2 harvest and doubles operating profit Mowi Scotland harvested a second-quarter record volume of salmon this year and more than doubled its operating profit compared to the same period in 2020.
RSPCA clears Mowi Scotland after activist’s welfare abuse claim The RSPCA has cleared Mowi Scotland of a welfare abuse allegation made by anti-salmon farming campaigner Don Staniford.
Battling Brexit's impact: Mowi bids for border control post at feed plant Mowi Scotland is hoping a border control post can be established at its Kyleakin feed plant on Skye to avoid imported raw materials such as fishmeal and fish oil having to be transported by lorry across Scotland when a Brexit “grace period” exempting them from official inspection ends on December 31.
