Lochailort employees celebrate the anniversary, photo by Iain Ferguson, alba.photos Mowi recently celebrated the 10-year anniversary of the opening of its Lochailort recirculation hatchery with a free guest lunch from its Salmon Wagon. Attending the event, held in glorious sunshine on Friday June 9th, were Mowi colleagues, residents, local business representatives, community council representatives, councillors,...
Since Ocean Matters was founded in 2015, lumpfish have been transported by lorry to salmon sites in Scotland, Ireland and even to the Faroe Islands. The typical load per trip usually allows for between three or four pens to be stocked. By contrast, all Mowi sites in Norway are stocked with cleanerfish via wellboat. The...
June 17, 2023 Much of Scotland has seen record temperatures and sunny days for the past fortnight, which has also brought about visible plankton blooms in lochs around the country. Loch Ailort, in particular, has been turned bright green and has passersby asking “What is that?” “These nice warm and sunny days are wonderful for...
Mowi has launched a community engagement process to explore the potential for its farms at Loch Etive to grow post-smolt salmon. The proposed post-smolt programme will realise a number of benefits for the salmon as well as Loch Etive and the surrounding environment. Wild salmon begin their life in freshwater rivers and naturally migrate to...
The management team at Consumer Products UK (CPUK) would like to recognise the progress of two of the team at Rosyth, Charli Skinner (above right) and Erin Davies (above left). Both have been identified as rising stars of the business. Charli Skinner Charli joined Mowi in 2018 through the ‘Handpicked 100’ scheme which focused on...
The MOWI salmon brand has expanded into a new category – the ready-to-cook, added-value sector with the launch of MOWI Bistro Bakes. A range of four salmon recipes ready to go into the oven are now available in various UK retailers, including Sainsbury’s and Asda stores nationwide. With Scottish ASC certified salmon at centre stage,...
We are extremely proud to share the story of how the crew of the Beinn Bhreac was able to rescue a keen fisherman who had gotten into difficulty in the Sound of Harris. Donald MacLennan was on holiday in Cheesebay in North Uist for Easter. A keen and lifelong sea angler, Donald had taken out...
In April, we published the gender pay gap statistics for 2022. Our gender balance overall remains consistent, and we see positive evidence of progression in terms of experience and earning power among females in the organisation. There is still work to be done though in attracting and retaining more females into what has historically been...
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