Mowi Scotland recorded a significant drop in salmon mortality during August. Mortality was around one third of that recorded in recent years when El Niño conditions caused a marine heat wave in the North Atlantic. El Niño is part of the natural climate phenomenon called the El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) and leads to warmer...
Mowi Scotland has pioneered new sea lice modelling as part of its application to grow post smolt salmon at its farm in Loch Etive, which has now been approved. The model will offer the most effective control of sea lice and was developed by Dr Philip Gillibrand, Mowi’s Head of Oceanography and Environmental Monitoring. Dr...
Mowi’s Inchmore Hatchery is currently undergoing transformation into a unique visitor experience, enabling a range of stakeholders to learn more about the company and the aquaculture industry when they visit the site. It is hoped that the visitor experience will showcase how the industry is helping to feed an ever-increasing world population in a sustainable...
A Remote Operations Centre (ROC) is now up and running from Mowi Scotland’s Farms Office in Fort William. This ROC will allow seawater farm sites to be fed from one centralised location to ensure that feeding strategies are optimised. It will keep feeding regimes consistent, ensuring that fish can be fed and monitored at all...
Mowi Scotland has delivered one of five fully refurbished Sea-Cap feed barges to Loch Etive as part of a consolidation project to reduce from four farms to three, whilst ensuring that all operations and the visual appearance of the sites meets the highest standards. Three barges will be used in Loch Etive and will feed...
Just as holidaymakers are packing for a summer outing to Scotland’s warming waters and beautiful sunny beaches, the country’s salmon farmers are preparing their fish farms for the challenges that summer conditions bring. Despite sea temperatures in the UK rising more than a degree over the past decade, Scottish waters still remain optimal for salmon...
Mowi was proud to attend and support the 2024 VOSCARS (Volunteer Oscars) as part of Volunteers’ Week, taking place from 3rd to 9th June. Organised by Voluntary Action Lochaber, the VOSCARS celebrate the region’s community volunteers and the organisations that support them. This year, Mowi sponsored the Voluntary Organisation of the Year award which was...
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