fish farming
Highlights from Mowi freshwater in 2024
2024 was the biggest year of freshwater production for Mowi Scotland ever. A total of 22.5 million smolts were put to sea at Mowi farms, Wester Ross and some third-party farms. This is a huge logistical challenge with 38 million fish transported by road and 11 million fish delivered to sea from the end of
Construction of permanent broodstock facility for Mowi Scotland well underway
The construction of Mowi Scotland’s permanent broodstock operation at Ardessie is well underway and should be fully operational in 2025. 50 million eyed eggs, enough to supply all Mowi farms in Scotland, as well as some excess that could be sold commercially, will be produced at Ardessie. This state-of-the-art facility is designed to allow photoperiod
Fish farmers prepare for warm summer weather
Just as holidaymakers are packing for a summer outing to Scotland’s warming waters and beautiful sunny beaches, the country’s salmon farmers are preparing their fish farms for the challenges that summer conditions bring. Despite sea temperatures in the UK rising more than a degree over the past decade, Scottish waters still remain optimal for salmon
Securing egg supply in Scotland
Mowi is proud to be an important part of Scotland’s seafood heritage, raising premium salmon to supply a growing demand for over 50 years. The key to this success is to build on the best qualities of each salmon generation. Therefore, Mowi is planning to invest in a bespoke broodstock and egg facility in Scotland.
Two new farm managers on Skye
Congratulations to our two recently promoted farm managers on Skye, Sarah MacDonald and Darren Wilson. Sarah is now managing the farm at Scalpay and Darren is based at Greshornish. Their stories are great examples of the career paths available here at Mowi, with both Sarah and Darren joining as farm technicians and working their way
Team at Loch Lochy work around the clock to transfer smolts to sea
A team of ten at Loch Lochy has been working around the clock recently and is often on the go before 5am loading up to 21 lorries a day to transfer out smolts to our sea farms at Maclean’s Nose, Camus, Greshornish and Gorsten. Sandy MacKinnon, Farm Manager at Loch Lochy, provides an insight into
Mowi to test first-of-its-kind water purification system
Tony Boyd and Joshua Holder from Benchmark Animal Health with Dougie Hunter Mowi is pleased to be involved in a trial supported by the University of Stirling’s Institute of Aquaculture and the Sustainable Aquaculture Innovation Centre (SAIC), which will test the efficacy of CleanTreat in removing traces of medicine used to treat sea lice from
Knowledge exchange with Norway
Visit to Valøyan site to view harvest operations Last month, Mowi Scotland’s David Gray and Ronan Taylor from the Caol Mor farm on Skye visited farms at Valøyan, Tennøya, Mannbruholmen and Grøttingsøy in Norway to get operational training on the use of 160m and 200m pens. Norway has been using 160m pens since the early
Wrasse performance beyond expectations
Mowi’s production of ballan wrasse that aid in natural sea lice control has exceeded expectations. Wrasse and lumpfish – also referred to collectively as “cleaner fish” – are effective “pickers” that help keep larger fish like salmon clean of tiny external parasites. Mowi Scotland’s cleaner fish are raised in recirculating aquaculture facilities across the UK
