Recently the Port Hardy Processing Plant (PHPP) experienced the first official CFIA audit under the brand new Safe Food for Canadians Regulations (SFCR). This is a new standard for the industry and PHPP was the first seafood processing plant in Canada to be certified. A key part of our successful certification is that PHPP has...
Last month Andy Haslam and I travelled to Scotland to learn from our colleagues there how they are using enviro-nets to prevent gill damage and improve survival. It was a short and extremely valuable trip. Sean Anderson, Allan Murdoch, and David Macgillivray were kind enough to take us to all the sites which was much...
THE CHALLENGES Every day, we produce high-quality farm-raised salmon and value- added products. High quality is ensured through procedures, training, and the sharing of best practices across the Group. In addition, we are constantly improving our monitoring programs and quality assurance systems, and implementing technology that helps us deliver high-quality products across the world. OUR...
THE CHALLENGE Consuming farm-raised salmon is both safe and healthy. This assertion is supported by food safety authorities across the world, and proved through our comprehensive monitoring program. We know some consumers may have concerns about farm-raised salmon containing environmental contaminants, pathogen bacteria or medicine residues. Our approach at Mowi is to be transparent and...
The story of aquaculture began over two thousand years ago in China. The cultivation of carp fulfilled a basic need; that of providing a consistent supply of fish that was not seasonally dependent or subject to the vagaries and risks of wild harvest. Recent decades have seen many wild fish stocks fully exploited and global...
The year 2018 may retrospectively be seen as the year that climate change and environmentalism went from being something of a niche interest to become the centre stage focus of the mainstream. Aquaculture, and specifically salmon farming, naturally has a good story to tell but won’t rest on its laurels. Last October, when the United...
Not only does salmon taste great, it is a smart food choice for your health too. In fact, salmon is frequently referred to as something of a nutritional powerhouse, which puts our product in a category of its own. In recent times, over 30 percent of consumers have been reducing their consumption of meat, while...
Mowi Canada West is pleased to announce the promotion of Mike Sharko to Saltwater Director and Juan Carlos Sanchez Millar to Freshwater Director. These are two new roles within the senior management team of Mowi Canada West, created with the departure of Production Director Dougie Hunter, who is leaving to take up a new role...
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