environmental DNA Archives - MOWI - Scotland

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

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

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