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Reach for the Skye: Mowi plans post-smolt plant at Kyleakin and 80,000t harvest

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.

Organic Sea Harvest signs finance deal with Clydesdale

Organic Sea Harvest signs finance deal with Clydesdale

Scottish salmon farmer Organic Sea Harvest (OSH) has signed a finance agreement with Clydesdale Bank, it announced today. The bank will help finance the company’s production and support its local expenditure.

Barge is last piece in the jigsaw for salmon farmer

Barge is last piece in the jigsaw for salmon farmer

A new 350-tonne capacity feed barge is due to arrive at Organic Sea Harvest’s Invertote salmon farm off north east Skye this week after being towed from Inverness and around the north of Scotland.

Organic Sea Harvest considers appeal against planning refusal

Organic Sea Harvest considers appeal against planning refusal

Salmon farmer Organic Sea Harvest (OSH) is considering contesting a decision to reject its application for a fish farm at Balmacqueen, north-east Skye.

Council says no to Skye organic salmon farmer again

Council says no to Skye organic salmon farmer again

Organic Sea Harvest (OSH) today lost its bid for planning permission for a new salmon farm off the north-east coast of Skye.

Salmon farmer now 'officially organic'

Salmon farmer now 'officially organic'

Skye salmon farmer Organic Sea Harvest (OSH) has received official confirmation from leading organic certifier, the UK Soil Association, that the company meets the standards for organic fish farming.

Seal attack causes escape of 52,000 salmon off Skye

Seal attack causes escape of 52,000 salmon off Skye

A major seal attack on a fish farm off the coast of Skye led to the escape of 52,000 juvenile salmon on December 31, the Scottish Salmon Producers’ Organisation (SSPO) said today.

Island to island: Skye salmon farmer’s second vessel from Arran boatbuilder

Island to island: Skye salmon farmer’s second vessel from Arran boatbuilder

Scotland’s newest salmon farmer, Organic Sea Harvest (OSH), has taken delivery of a second personnel boat from Arran Workboats.

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).

Salmon farmer loses appeal against Skye site refusal

Salmon farmer loses appeal against Skye site refusal

Scotland’s newest salmon farmer, Organic Sea Harvest Ltd (OSH), has lost its appeal against refusal of planning permission for a site off the north east coast of Skye.

Skye falls in on Grieg Seafood’s Q3 earnings

Skye falls in on Grieg Seafood’s Q3 earnings

A write-off of NOK 150 million (£12.4m) related to Grieg Seafood’s discontinued operations on Skye contributed to a third-quarter loss of NOK 187m, the Norwegian salmon farmer said today. That compares with an operating profit of NOK 154m in the same period last year.

First feed barge delivered to Skye organic salmon farmer

First feed barge delivered to Skye organic salmon farmer

Skye-based salmon farmer Organic Sea Harvest (OSH) has taken delivery of the first of two feed barges from Inverness-based supplier Gael Force Group.

Grieg to cut eight jobs as Skye farms close

Grieg to cut eight jobs as Skye farms close

Some of the 25 staff at Grieg Seafood’s farms on Skye, which are to be shut down, will be offered positions at the company’s Shetland operation.

Grieg to shut down Skye farms after mass mortality

Grieg to shut down Skye farms after mass mortality

Grieg Seafood is to discontinue its operations on Skye, following an incident of high mortalities, the company announced.