Mowi Scotland chief hits back at ‘insulting’ fish welfare claims Mowi Scotland boss Ben Hadfield has criticised “baseless allegations” by anti-salmon farming groups that he said were an insult to the company’s dedicated staff caring for fish.
New ASC milestone for Mowi as all freshwater sites certified All of Mowi Scotland’s freshwater sites now have Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) approval after Loch Ness and Loch Garry were certified last month, the company reported in its April newsletter.
Mowi chooses bigger pens to match big ambition Larger, 160-metre pens now permitted in Scotland following a change to regulations are being installed at a Mowi farm on Lewis.
Mowi promotes Nolan to lead Scotland processing plant expansion Mowi Scotland has promoted processing development manager Scott Nolan to processing director to lead the redevelopment of the company’s Blar Mhor primary processing facility in Fort William.
Mowi production director takes on multi-region fish health role Mowi Scotland has promoted production director Meritxell Diez-Padrisa to fish health director for Scotland, Ireland and the Faroes, it announced today.
Reach for the Skye: Mowi plans post-smolt plant at Kyleakin and 80,000t harvest Mowi Scotland hopes to build a 3,000-tonne capacity on-land post-smolt facility next to its feed mill at Kyleakin on Skye.
Petuna farming boss joins Skye salmon producer Organic Sea Harvest Skye salmon farmer Organic Sea Harvest (OSH) has hired former Mowi Scotland farm manager Robert Wyvill to a new role of chief operating officer.
Carradale escape: At least 3,000 Mowi fish reached rivers, says report Almost 300 salmon caught by anglers following the escape of 48,834 fish from Mowi Scotland’s Carradale North farm in October were identified as farmed fish after examination of their scales.
Cleaner fish key to better salmon health in Scottish farms, says Mowi A significant increase in cleaner fish from Mowi’s hatcheries on Anglesey in Wales played a pivotal role in improving salmon health and tackling disease at its Scottish salmon farms in the latter part of 2020, the company told Fish Farming Expert.
Mowi Scotland shines as fish health improves Mowi Scotland outperformed all the company’s other farming operations except Ireland in the last quarter of 2020, mainly due to lower costs following improved biological performance.
Mowi and Scottish Salmon Co swap sites on Harris The Scottish Salmon Company (SSC) and Mowi have agreed to exchange farm sites on Harris to support continuous improvement and sustainable health management.
Better feed keeping salmon in the pink, says Mowi More than 96% of the salmon harvested by Mowi Scotland last month was of “superior” grade, the company said in the latest issue of staff newsletter, The Scoop.
State-of-the-art wellboat built for Mowi Scotland A new wellboat due to go on a contract with Mowi Scotland has arrived in Norway for final testing. The Aqua Skye is just over 84 metres long and 16m wide, and has a net well volume of 3,900m³.
Four Mowi Scotland sites win ASC approval Mowi Scotland has achieved certification from the Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) for four seawater salmon farms this month, bringing its total of ASC certified farms to eight.
