Double delight for Scottish Sea Farms and Kames at Aquaculture Awards One of Scotland’s biggest fish farmers and one of its smallest each celebrated a double triumph at the Aquaculture Awards 2022, held in Aviemore last night.
Challenges in Scotland hit Bakkafrost’s Q3 results Bakkafrost saw its Q3 operating profit drop to DKK 70.5 million (£8 million), down from £12 million in the same period last year and far below expectations.
Covid, Brexit and biology blamed for salmon farmer’s £19.4m loss The Scottish Salmon Company Limited (SSC) made a pre-tax loss of almost £19.4 million last year, compared to a pre-tax profit of £19.5m in 2019, recently published accounts show.
RAS contract a ‘milestone’ in SSC’s hatchery plans The Scottish Salmon Company’s transformation of its hatcheries has taken another step forward with the signing of a contract with Norwegian RAS (recirculating aquaculture system) supplier Nofitech.
Bakkafrost harvested 28,200 tonnes of salmon in Q2 Faroese salmon farmer Bakkafrost harvested 28,200 gutted weight tonnes of fish in the second quarter of this year, it said in a market update today.
Bakkafrost harvested 21,000 tonnes of salmon in Q1 Scottish Salmon Company owner Bakkafrost harvested 14,000 gutted weight tonnes of fish in the Faroes in the first quarter of this year, and 7,000 gwt in Scotland.
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.
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.
Prize winning Native Hebridean salmon a Great Taste The Scottish Salmon Company (SSC) has won a Great Taste award for its Native Hebridean Smoked Salmon.
Kayaking warning as salmon farmers come to the rescue Members of the public have been alerted to the dangers of kayaking in sea lochs after a dramatic rescue operation by salmon farmers.
Salmon farmer’s green scheme scoops award The Scottish Salmon Company (SSC) was crowned winner of the Community Initiative award at the 2020 Aquaculture Awards for its work with the Outer Hebrides Local Energy Hub (OHLEH) project.
Local heroes big winners in worldwide awards Pioneering mussel farmer Offshore Shellfish has been named Best Aquaculture Company of 2020 in this year’s Aquaculture Awards, announced today.
Bakkafrost to ramp up SSC processing capacity Scottish Salmon Company owner Bakkafrost is planning “significant investment” this year to increase the capacity of two SSC processing plants in Scotland.
Scottish Salmon Company nets ex-Marine Harvest boss The Scottish Salmon Company has appointed highly experienced former Mowi Scotland managing director Alan Sutherland has as marine director.
