“Clearing one of my drawers recently, I discovered a diary from 1975 containing references to the first input of smolts into the Loch Leven site on the 28th of May,” an email from Ron Stevenson reads. “I was the young site manager at the time – 50 years ago, along with an even younger Paul...
Last month we announced our results for Q4, bringing a record year to a close. Globally, revenue was EUR 5.62 billion on 502,000 tonnes of salmon harvested. A harvest volume of 134,000 tonnes in the fourth quarter was itself a seasonal record. In Scotland, the operating profit was EUR 110.6 million, including EUR 23.2m in...
Mowi, Scotland’s largest aquaculture company, has announced its purchase of Sanda Island in Argyll and Bute off the southern tip of the Kintyre peninsula. The company plans to establish a salmon farm off the east coast of the island as well as reinvigorate the island and develop its potential as a tourism destination. The fish...
A good performance for Mowi Scotland in 2024 with significant improvements in salmon health, welfare and performance. The year saw a 35% reduction in overall biomass mortality across all seawater farms compared to the previous year, and 45% reduction when mortality is expressed in terms of individual fish numbers. This great achievement is a testament...
Mowi is to partner with the Roslin Institute in an £8.5m large-scale study to improve the welfare and productivity of farm-raised salmon in Scotland. In the five-year partnership, together we will seek to understand how to limit the impact of chronic complex diseases, enabling better health and welfare. The project will use a range of...
Mowi Scotland is honoured to be granted a Royal Warrant of Appointment for the supply of fresh salmon to His Majesty The King. Mowi Scotland has held the Royal Warrant since 1990. When Queen Elizabeth II passed away in 2022, the 620 Royal Warrants she had granted became void and a two-year grace period was...
2024 was the biggest year of freshwater production for Mowi Scotland ever. A total of 22.5 million smolts were put to sea at Mowi farms, Wester Ross and some third-party farms. This is a huge logistical challenge with 38 million fish transported by road and 11 million fish delivered to sea from the end of...
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