Fresh salmon lost overboard from NorthLink freight boat in severe weather
Cargo including fresh salmon was lost overboard from the NorthLink freight boat during severe weather.
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UK minister commends industries on spaceport visit
Visiting UK minister John Lamont has expressed admiration for Shetland’s industries. And during a trip to the spaceport in Unst, Mr Lamont spoke of how…
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Competition watchdog clears path for Scottish Sea Farms’ £164m acquisition of Grieg Seafood
The competition watchdog has paved the way for a £164m deal that is set to save more than 200 Shetland aquaculture jobs.
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Greig Seafood sells Shetland operations in £164m deal
Scottish Sea Farms has announced it has bought Grieg Seafood in a £164 million deal. The business transfer includes 21 active farm sites across Shetland…
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Salmon farmer invests £2m in Shetland upgrade
Scottish Sea Farms is investing nearly £2 million to upgrade and improve its Shetland farm infrastructure and better equip its farm team to improve fish welfare…
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New senior job for Scottish Sea Farms man Robbie
A long-serving Scottish Sea Farms employee has been promoted to a new area manager role in Shetland. The company has restructured its Northern Isles farming…
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Sea Farms will pay back over £100,000 of furlough money
Scottish Sea Farms is going to repay all money received from the UK government’s Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme as markets re-open and business performance begins
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Fish health the focus for new £1.9 million boat
A salmon farming company is putting a new £1.9 million vessel into operation to help safeguard the health and welfare of its fish.
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Burra beach clean looks for volunteers
Volunteers are being sought to help with a beach clean in Burra later this month.
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New vessel takes to the water for Scottish Sea Farms
Scottish Sea Farms has taken delivery of a new boat, the Lily Mae, from Macduff Shipyards in Aberdeen in an investment worth £500,000.
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Tingwall man scoops Scottish Apprentice of the Year award
Civil engineer Joe Smith, from Tingwall, was named Scotland’s Apprentice of the Year in the Level 4 and above category at the Scottish Apprenticeship Awards
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‘Thermolicer’ makes a bid to tackle salmon farm scourge
The latest round in the salmon industry’s battle against sea lice has seen Scottish Sea Farms (SSF) invest £4 million in the “Thermoliser” – the
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Award for blogging gardener
An apprentice gardener with Shetland Islands Council, Liam Anderson, this week won two awards at Lantra Scotland’s Learner of the Year Awards, at a ceremony
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Community cash available
Shetland groups are being encouraged to apply for a “Heart of the Community Trust” award.
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