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Salmon farmer thinking over next move after planners say no to Arran site

Salmon farmer thinking over next move after planners say no to Arran site

The Scottish Salmon Company is to review feedback about its plans for a salmon farm off the coast of Arran after members of North Ayrshire Council’s planning committee rejected its application unanimously on Wednesday.

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.

New managing director for Scottish Salmon Co Ltd

New managing director for Scottish Salmon Co Ltd

Bakkafrost has named finance expert Ian Laister as managing director of its UK subsidiary, the Scottish Salmon Company Ltd, which is Scotland’s second-largest salmon farmer.

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.

Career-break women offered help into aquaculture

Career-break women offered help into aquaculture

Women in rural Scotland who wish to return to the workplace after career breaks are to be given help from an initiative focusing on opportunities available within the aquaculture sector.

Shock film of SSC slaughter line dates from 2019, animal welfare activists confirm

Shock film of SSC slaughter line dates from 2019, animal welfare activists confirm

A secretly filmed video showing fish at a Scottish Salmon Company (SSC) harvest station on Lewis apparently being killed without being adequately stunned was made in 2019, the organisation behind the film has confirmed.

Scottish Aquaculture Innovation Centre brings 80 years of experience on board

Scottish Aquaculture Innovation Centre brings 80 years of experience on board

Scottish Salmon Company marine director Alan Sutherland has been appointed to the board of the Scottish Aquaculture Innovation Centre (SAIC).

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.

Benchmark increases focus on land-based fish farming

Benchmark increases focus on land-based fish farming

Benchmark Genetics has appointed Harry Tziouvas to the new role of RAS (recirculating aquaculture systems) sales manager.

Mowi is most sustainable protein producer - again

Mowi is most sustainable protein producer - again

Four companies that operate salmon farms in Scotland have been named among the top 10 most sustainable animal protein producers in the world, with Mowi ranked No.1 for the second year in a row.

Fish deaths cause Q3 loss for Scottish Salmon Company

Fish deaths cause Q3 loss for Scottish Salmon Company

The Scottish Salmon Company made an operating loss of DKK 28.4 million (£3.4m) in the third quarter of this year due costs of DKK 41m related to incident-based mortality, the company’s Faroese owner, Bakkafrost, said today.

Salmon farmer halves size of proposed Arran farm

Salmon farmer halves size of proposed Arran farm

The Scottish Salmon Company (SSC) has reduced the size of a proposed farm off the north east coast of the isle of Arran in order to secure planning permission, according to a report on the website of The Arran Banner newspaper.

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.

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.

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