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Scottish Salmon Company harvested 35,000t last year

Scottish Salmon Company harvested 35,000t last year

The Scottish Salmon Company (SSC) harvested 35,000 gutted weight tonnes of fish last year, new figures from Faroese parent company Bakkafrost show.

Looking back, thinking ahead: Alex MacInnes

Looking back, thinking ahead: Alex MacInnes

Fish Farming Expert has asked individuals connected to the salmon farming industry about their year, and what they hope for in 2021. We continue the series today with Alex MacInnes, director of Scotland’s newest salmon farmer, Organic Sea Harvest Ltd (OSH).

Looking back, thinking ahead: Heather Jones

Looking back, thinking ahead: Heather Jones

Fish Farming Expert has asked individuals connected to the salmon farming industry about their year, and what they hope for in 2021. We continue the series today with Heather Jones, chief executive of the Scottish Aquaculture Innovation Centre (SAIC).

Sludge treatment specialist targets Scotland

Sludge treatment specialist targets Scotland

Norwegian aquaculture sludge treatment specialist Blue Ocean Technology AS is to renew plans for a sales drive in Scotland after receiving interest from fish farmers in the country.

PatoGen plans laboratory in Scotland

PatoGen plans laboratory in Scotland

Fish health and diagnostics company PatoGen Ltd is establishing a laboratory in Oban to expand its services to the Scottish aquaculture industry.

On-land salmon farm developer bets on simulation to save millions

On-land salmon farm developer bets on simulation to save millions

A company planning a large on-land salmon farm in Norway will use computer simulated “digital twins” of the plant and the electrical system to optimise design and operation before it is built, and save time and money on construction.

Automatic lice counting on trial at Scottish farms

Automatic lice counting on trial at Scottish farms

An automatic lice-counting system that is said to give a much more accurate figure than manual counting is on trial at two salmon farm sites in Scotland.

New bosses for Mowi in Canada and Faroes

New bosses for Mowi in Canada and Faroes

Mowi Scotland’s chief operating officer, Ben Hadfield, has today taken on responsibility for Mowi’s salmon farming operations in the Faroe Islands as part of a management reshuffle.

‘Scottish’ salmon sickness bacteria identified in Norway for the first time

‘Scottish’ salmon sickness bacteria identified in Norway for the first time

The disease-causing bacterium Pasteurella skyensis has been confirmed in farmed salmon outside Scotland for the first time.

Scottish Salmon Company harvests 10,500 tonnes in Q3

Scottish Salmon Company harvests 10,500 tonnes in Q3

Scotland’s second biggest salmon producer, the Scottish Salmon Company (SSC), harvested 10,500 tonnes of fish in the third quarter of this year, its Faroese owner Bakkafrost said in a market update.

New salmon company plans semi-closed containment farms in Scotland

New salmon company plans semi-closed containment farms in Scotland

A pioneering new company today revealed plans to grow between 15,000 and 20,000 tonnes of salmon per year in semi-closed containment systems (SCCS) in Scottish lochs.

Mowi plans 10% reduction in staff by 2024

Mowi plans 10% reduction in staff by 2024

Mowi’s operating profit was halved in the second quarter of this year compared to the same period in 2019. Now it wants to cut the workforce by 10%, a target that amounts to almost 1,500 people worldwide.

Bakkafrost and SSC ride out Covid upheaval

Bakkafrost and SSC ride out Covid upheaval

Faroese salmon farmer Bakkafrost and its Scottish subsidiary, the Scottish Salmon Company (SSC), have continued to make a profit during Covid-19, but results for the first half of the year have been reduced due to the pandemic.

Industry’s interest in closed cages draws Fiizk to Scotland

Industry’s interest in closed cages draws Fiizk to Scotland

Scotland’s potential as a market for closed cages has prompted the Norwegian company behind Cermaq’s semi-closed containment system (SCCS) to set its sights on the Scottish salmon industry.

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