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Remote Operations Centre returns excellent results

Mowi’s first Remote Operations Centre (ROC) – a centralised control room from which Mowi’s seawater farm sites can be fed and monitored – has been operational in Fort William since June 2024. ROCs help keep feeding regimes consistent, ensuring that fish can be fed and monitored at all times, including during poor weather when conditions

Healthy fish lead to healthy profits for Mowi

Mowi Scotland reports strong half year results Mowi Scotland has published strong results for the first half of 2025. The Q2 results, announced 20th August, were driven by significant improvements in fish biology thanks to strategic shifts and significant investments. The half year results continue the positive trend for the company since Q1 2024 with

Mowi records best fish health in the first half of 2025 compared to last five years

The best fish health for the first six months of this year has been recorded across Mowi Scotland’s farms, compared to the same time period for the last five years. Improvements have been made across a number of factors including: Reduction in overall mortality Improved management of plankton blooms Improvement in treatment of gill infections

Much improved fish health and biology for Mowi Scotland in 2024

A good performance for Mowi Scotland in 2024 with significant improvements in salmon health, welfare and performance. The year saw a 35% reduction in overall biomass mortality across all seawater farms compared to the previous year, and 45% reduction when mortality is expressed in terms of individual fish numbers. This great achievement is a testament

Large-scale study focuses on fish health and welfare

Mowi is to partner with the Roslin Institute in an £8.5m large-scale study to improve the welfare and productivity of farm-raised salmon in Scotland. In the five-year partnership, together we will seek to understand how to limit the impact of chronic complex diseases, enabling better health and welfare. The project will use a range of

First post smolts transferred from Loch Etive

The first transfer of post smolts from Loch Etive at the end of September marks a significant milestone for Mowi Scotland. Having been granted consents to grow post smolt salmon in Loch Etive in late 2023, the first post smolts have been transferred to Muck. Speaking about the post smolt transfer, Ben Hadfield, COO Mowi

Welcome to Loch Etive!

Join James Sibley as he witnesses the transfer of salmon post smolts to the Isle of Muck as part of Mowi Scotland’s latest innovative trial. Salmon are raised from eggs to juvenile smolts in land-based hatcheries, after which they are traditionally transferred to sea pens. One of the challenges with this process is that the

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