Scotland

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Atlantic salmon farmer Bakkafrost Group harvested a total 20,800 tonnes of head-on gutted (HOG) weight fish in the third-quarter of this year, with reduced volumes for the period from both its Faroese…

5th October 2023

Lower Q3 salmon harvest for Bakkafrost, feed sales down

5th October 2023

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Salmon farmers in Scotland harvested 169,194 tonnes of fish in 2022, with the volume representing an 18 percent decrease on the previous year, finds a new report from Scottish Government.

4th October 2023

Scotland’s farmed salmon production tails off

4th October 2023

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Twelve Scottish causes have benefitted from the appearance of Mowi’s Salmon Wagon food truck – serving up  barbequed salmon dishes – at local occasions this year, Mowi Scotland has confirmed.

2nd October 2023

Mowi salmon wagon raises thousands for charities

2nd October 2023

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

The Sustainable Aquaculture Innovation Centre (SAIC) in Scotland has announced the arrival of Ed Ley-Wilson in the newly-created role of Director of Innovation and Business Development, as the innovation centre begins a…

6th September 2023

SAIC appoints aquaculture expert to new director role

6th September 2023

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

Establishing Scotland as an international leader in the use of technology for responsible fisheries management and improving the policy and regulatory framework for the expansion of sustainable aquaculture are among the key…

6th September 2023

Scotland sets out new fisheries, aquaculture objectives

6th September 2023

NEW VESSELS

NEW VESSELS

Macduff Shipyards Ltd has signed over its latest newbuild fishing vessel, Zenith BF 106, to owner Mark Robertson and his sons Paul and Adam.

9th August 2023

New prawn catcher joins Scottish fleet

9th August 2023

FEED & NUTRITION

FEED & NUTRITION

A UK research team is taking the next steps towards using hemp seed as a sustainable protein source for Scottish salmon feeds, following the success of the first live trials.

3rd August 2023

High hopes for hemp-based salmon feed

3rd August 2023

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Plans to increase the productivity of Scotland’s aquaculture sector and help reduce its impact on the environment are drawn up in a new strategy by the Scottish government.

25th July 2023

Scotland’s vision for sustainable aquaculture

25th July 2023

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Faroe Islands-headquartered salmon farmer Bakkafrost Group has advised that preliminary results of the unaudited consolidated accounts for the second-quarter 2023 indicate a lower-than-expected operational earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT).

17th July 2023

Bakkafrost issues Q2 profit warning

17th July 2023

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Bergen, Norway-headquartered Mowi ASA posted operational earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) of approximately €300 million for the second-quarter of this year, some €20 million less than in the corresponding period of…

17th July 2023

Mowi Q2 harvest increases but earnings fall

17th July 2023

NEW VESSELS

NEW VESSELS

Macduff Shipyards Limited recently signed over its latest newbuild fishing vessel Excel BF 110 to owner/skipper Derek Watt and his son Philip. This new fishing vessel replaces the owner’s previous vessel of the same…

8th June 2023

Macduff delivers new Excel to Scotland

8th June 2023

FEED & NUTRITION

FEED & NUTRITION

Small-scale, low-impact salmon farmer Loch Duart has confirmed it has switched its feed to BioMar’s new Blue Impact diet that the aquafeed producer launched last year. The northwest Scotland company is the…

2nd June 2023

Scottish farmer first with BioMar’s latest feed

2nd June 2023

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

The Sustainable Aquaculture Innovation Centre (SAIC) is supporting a further six innovation projects valued at £2.5 million, bringing the total number it has funded to 100.

16th May 2023

SAIC funds landmark aquaculture project

16th May 2023

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

The public consultation process on Scottish government plans to designate at least 10% of the country’s seas as Highly Protected Marine Areas (HPMAs) has now closed, Net Zero and Just Transition Secretary…

19th April 2023

Government ‘listening’ as HPMA consultation closes

19th April 2023

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Atlantic salmon producer Mowi ASA harvested 102,500 tonnes of gutted weight equivalent (GWE) fish in the first-quarter of this year, some 5,500 tonnes more than in the corresponding period of 2022, and…

18th April 2023

Higher first-quarter harvest for Mowi, earnings rise

18th April 2023

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

The volume of salmon harvested in the Faroe Islands by the Bakkafrost Group in the first-quarter of this year decreased by 6,500 tonnes year-on-year to the equivalent of 11,000 tonnes head-on gutted…

6th April 2023

Bakkafrost’s Scottish salmon harvest doubles

6th April 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Fishery and community groups that want to help save Scotland’s wild salmon have been urged to bid for a share of a £145,000 funding pot. Organisations and projects have until 31 March…

20th March 2023

Final funding call for Scottish salmon protection

20th March 2023

NEW VESSELS

NEW VESSELS

The design of new trawler Venture IV for skipper and owner Mark Lovie led Macduff Shipyards and partner company Macduff Ship Design to some fresh thinking, with their new ideas backed by…

6th March 2023

New bow designs for better performance

6th March 2023

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Loch Long Salmon is appealing a decision rejecting a new semi-closed containment farm at Beinn Reithe near Arrochar, Scotland, arguing that the plans have been ‘misunderstood’.

6th February 2023

Salmon farm appeal

6th February 2023

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

HebNet, a community interest company that delivers superfast broadband to some of Scotland’s most isolated communities, has secured funding from salmon producers to support further improvements in connectivity.

26th January 2023

Farmers back rural internet

26th January 2023