aquaculture
Mowi enters partnership with Benthic Solutions Ltd for dedicated environmental surveying vessel
Mowi is delighted to announce a partnership with longstanding marine surveying partner, Benthic Solutions Ltd, to operate a dedicated environmental surveying vessel. The vessel, known as the Benthic Surveyor, is equipped with specialist lifting equipment, positioning systems, seabed imaging and mapping capabilities and an onboard wet laboratory. The Benthic Surveyor is now permanently mobilised for
Mowi hits the big screen as main sponsor of Campbeltown Picture House
Mowi has become the main sponsor of Campbeltown Picture House, securing the future of the historic cinema for the next three years. The 112-year-old Campbeltown Picture House is the UK’s only surviving atmospheric-style cinema and the oldest continuously-operating, purpose-built cinema in Scotland. Following refurbishment in 2017, the cinema’s main auditorium was restored and a second
Chefs enjoy the first-ever Salmon Experience tour
“The depth of understanding of the Scottish fish farming industry and its communities came through in a way I hadn’t expected. It was clear that Mowi is one of Scotland’s shining lights – both as a company and through the people behind it,” remarked chef Campbell after spending two days visiting Mowi Scotland’s sites. Seven
37-year research project indicates that nutrient status of freshwater lochs is not impacted by salmon farming
Loch Arkaig Mowi Scotland announces findings from a 37-year continuous independent water quality monitoring programme which found that salmon farming in freshwater lochs did not alter the nutrient status of the water body. The study was carried out at Loch Arkaig, where Mowi farmed salmon for almost 40 years. Earlier this year, Mowi announced that
Welcome to Inchmore Visitor Experience
The official opening of Mowi’s Inchmore Visitor Experience took place on Friday 11th April, with Mowi colleagues, stakeholders and neighbours being invited along to have a look around. The visitor experience will enable a range of stakeholders, from local schools and community groups to politicians and customers, to learn more about Mowi and the aquaculture
The Scoop – 60th anniversary newsletter
Click here to read a special 60th anniversary edition of The Scoop.
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
