aquaculture
Communications Director to leave Mowi
Mowi and its Director of Communications (Scotland, Ireland and Canada) have reached mutual agreement to end the position effective August 1, 2024. Ian Roberts has been with Mowi since 1993, with positions held in salmon production and communications spanning his 31-year career. “I’ve thoroughly enjoyed the various career opportunities that the company has entrusted to
New fish vaccines developed at Mowi
Building on the success of previous collaborations between Ridgeway Biologicals Ltd and Mowi Scotland that have delivered effective vaccinations to protect fish health, the partnership has now developed a new vaccine strategy to safeguard salmon against the bacteria Yersinia ruckeri. Bacterial infection by the pathogen can lead to a disease known as enteric red mouth
North Kilbrannan salmon farm approval becomes major boost for Mowi and its community-led harbour rejuvenation project
Mowi Scotland received unanimous council approval on November 28, 2023, for its salmon farm proposal in Kintyre’s Kilbrannan Sound which will create 10 permanent jobs and lead to substantial investment to reinvigorate the local community harbour in Carradale. Designed to have minimal visual impact on the environment, the new farm – North Kilbrannan – will
Mowi produces first eggs from Scottish broodstock in 20 years
With approvals received for Mowi Scotland’s broodstock and egg facility at Ardessie, the first eggs have now been collected from specially selected Mowi broodstock. For the past several years, Mowi Scotland has been reliant on external egg supply since the export ban of ova from Norway restricted the supply of high-quality eggs available to
Community engagements for Loch Etive taking place this month
As previously reported, Mowi has launched a community engagement process to explore the potential for its farms at Loch Etive to grow post-smolt salmon. The farms at Loch Etive are part of Dawnfresh Farming’s operations acquired by Mowi Scotland earlier this year. Two events have been organised to provide an opportunity for members of the
Mowi’s 2022 Annual Report Online Now
March 23, 2023 Mowi is pleased to publish its 2022 annual report, downloadable online at https://mowi.com/investors/reports/. Mowi is the world’s largest Atlantic salmon farmer with 20% of the global market share and is ranked as number one on both market capitalisation and sustainability. In 2022, 11,500 Mowi professionals produced of 464,000 tonnes for 70+ markets
