aquaculture careers
Mowi Scotland marks 60 years of raising salmon
Mowi Scotland is celebrating 60 years dedicated to raising the finest salmon from sea to plate. From the rugged west coast, Mowi salmon is cared for by farmers in some of the Highlands and Islands’ most rural locations, providing vital employment and economic benefits locally and nationally. “60 years ago, pioneering fish farmers stocked the
1975: When petrol was 78p per gallon and the first smolts went into Loch Leven
“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
Mowi plans to breathe new life into uninhabited Scottish island with multimillion pound investment
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
