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Mowi enters partnership with Benthic Solutions Ltd for dedicated environmental surveying vessel

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Mowi is delighted to announce a partnership with longstanding marine surveying partner, Benthic Solutions Ltd, to operate a dedicated environmental surveying vessel. The vessel, known as the Benthic Surveyor, is equipped with specialist lifting equipment, positioning systems, seabed imaging and mapping capabilities and an onboard wet laboratory. The Benthic Surveyor is now permanently mobilised for

37-year research project indicates that nutrient status of freshwater lochs is not impacted by salmon farming

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Loch Arkaig Mowi Scotland announces findings from a 37-year continuous independent water quality monitoring programme which found that salmon farming in freshwater lochs did not alter the nutrient status of the water body. The study was carried out at Loch Arkaig, where Mowi farmed salmon for almost 40 years. Earlier this year, Mowi announced that

Affordable housing development on Colonsay officially opened by Jenni Minto MSP

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Mowi was proud to be part of the official opening ceremony for an affordable housing development on Colonsay of which it worked to develop in partnership with Colonsay Community Development Company (CCDC), Highland and Islands Enterprise and Argyll and Bute Council. Mowi has been farming on Colonsay since 2015 and over that time has built

Mowi plans to breathe new life into uninhabited Scottish island with multimillion pound investment

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Mowi, Scotland’s largest aquaculture company, has announced its purchase of Sanda Island in Argyll and Bute off the southern tip of the Kintyre peninsula. The company plans to establish a salmon farm off the east coast of the island as well as reinvigorate the island and develop its potential as a tourism destination. The fish

Much improved fish health and biology for Mowi Scotland in 2024

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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

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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 trees planted at new native woodland on Skye

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The first 50 of 112,000 trees have been planted as part of a new native woodland being established at Maol Ban on the Isle of Skye by Mowi Scotland. Over 2024-2025, 112,000 native broadleaved trees will be planted across 102 hectares of land near to Mowi Scotland’s Caol Mor seawater farm on the north side

Mowi Scotland pioneers new sea lice modelling

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Mowi Scotland has pioneered new sea lice modelling as part of its application to grow post smolt salmon at its farm in Loch Etive, which has now been approved. The model will offer the most effective control of sea lice and was developed by Dr Philip Gillibrand, Mowi’s Head of Oceanography and Environmental Monitoring. Dr

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