environment
Investigating biodiversity around Mowi fish farms
Mowi Scotland has been going beyond its regulatory compliance obligations and investigating the wider biodiversity in the marine environment surrounding fish farm sites. Advancing our understanding of the marine environment our fish farms operate within is important so we can ensure we are able to grow our salmon in a healthy environment on the west
Cleaner beaches in the pipeline
Mowi is to become the first company in Scotland to brand feedpipes in a bid to reduce and identify sources of marine waste. The aquaculture industry works hard to prevent any marine debris from farms, which can be caused by extreme weather, however, the debris often comes from other industries and even other countries brought
Mowi’s leadership in advancing DNA-based seabed monitoring
Since 2015, environmental DNA (eDNA) has evolved from an emerging research method to a practical tool for aquaculture management. Mowi has been at the forefront of supporting research and collaborating with partners, Applied Genomics and Benthic Solutions Limited, to implement a DNA-based approach for the monitoring and environmental assessment of fish farms. The initial objective
Flourishing marine life discovered in Loch Hourn
Mowi Scotland has released stunning images of marine life around its farm at Loch Hourn. The images were taken by a dive team from Tritonia Scientific, an independent marine surveying consultancy, amongst the site’s moorings and the surrounding areas which have had a fish farming presence for over 30 years. The images show a number
