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Hat-trick of employment awards for salmon farmer

Hat-trick of employment awards for salmon farmer

Salmon farmer Scottish Sea Farms has won a hat-trick of Investors In People (IIP) accolades for its sustained investment in jobs, training and staff wellbeing.

Wellboat operator Intership doubled profit in 2020

Wellboat operator Intership doubled profit in 2020

International wellboat operator Intership more than doubled its post-tax profit in 2020 compared to the previous year, from NOK 29 million (£2.4m) to NOK 65m.

Gael Force partners with Peruvian net maker FISA

Gael Force partners with Peruvian net maker FISA

Fish farming supplier Gael Force Group has moved into the net business, signing an exclusive agreement with South American net manufacturer FISA (Fibras Industriales SA) to supply and develop aquaculture nets in Scotland, and to partner in international markets.

Bigger fish and bigger profit for Mowi Scotland

Bigger fish and bigger profit for Mowi Scotland

Mowi Scotland’s operating profit jumped by nearly €20 million in the first quarter of this year compared to the same period last year.

Trout farmers offered broodstock genetics check

Trout farmers offered broodstock genetics check

Aquaculture genetics company Xelect has launched a fixed-price genetic broodstock health check for trout.

Mowi promotes Nolan to lead Scotland processing plant expansion

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.

Covid measures ‘didn’t affect farmed salmon welfare’

Covid measures ‘didn’t affect farmed salmon welfare’

A newly published study has found no evidence of the Covid pandemic impacting salmon welfare in Scotland. The study, which has been published in the journal Veterinary and Animal Science, examined whether sea lice numbers and mortality rates in salmon farms had changed over the three-year period from 2018-2020.

Half-kilo smolts will halve time at sea for Scottish Salmon Company fish

Half-kilo smolts will halve time at sea for Scottish Salmon Company fish

Scottish Salmon Company owner Bakkafrost intends to reduce the time SSC’s fish spend in the sea by almost half by growing smolts to 500 grams before they are stocked in net pens.

Bakkafrost confident it can 'turn SSC around'

Bakkafrost confident it can 'turn SSC around'

Scottish Salmon Company owner Bakkafrost has restated its faith that its large-smolt strategy can solve biological problems that plunged SSC into the red in the second half of last year.

Scotland salmon farm lice average fell in 2020

Scotland salmon farm lice average fell in 2020

Figures published today by the Scottish Salmon Producers’ Organisation (SSPO) show that the number of sea lice in the Scottish farmed salmon sector averaged 0.52 adult female lice per salmon in 2020.

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.

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