Scottish Sea Farms has invested £2 million in a new site plus an additional £5 million working capital investment every two years spent with Scottish suppliers.
The company has received permission for a third site at Loch Kishorn which will become operational in 2014 with the first harvest the following year.
The
Kishorn site will produce approximately 2200 t of salmon destined for premium retailers in the UK, together with
growing export markets in the US, China and Europe.
Halibut is a not a species we feature often on this blog so I was really pleased to find this story about a halibut farm on Gigha, an island off the Mull of Kintyre, Scotland.
The tanks and seawater pumps were originally intended for a salmon farm but now are home to 6,000 halibut. The farm can be classed as an aquaculture success story. Low stocking densities mean the vet and medicine bills and low.
Smoked Gigha halibut was introduced to the market 18 months ago and has even made its way on to the menu at the Raymond Blanc's Le Manoir aux Quat'Saisons. However, quality fish comes at a price. At £12 a kilo, Gigha halibut is not cheap, though so far, consumers seems willing to pay more for a premium product.
Another unusual species features on the blog today: walleye.
The governor of Wisconsin, USA, Scott Walker, has announced plans to increase the numbers of walleyes in the state by expanding production at state, private, and
tribal fish hatcheries.
Walleyes are the state's
most popular game fish natural reproduction in lakes
isn't keeping up with demand.
The Wisconsin Walleye Initiative includes $8.2 million to expand hatchery capacities and $160,000 the University of Wisconsin Extension to continue its work
with private aquaculture through the end of Fiscal Year 2014.
Under this initiative, production is estimated to
increase from 60,000-120,000 large walleye fingerlings to well over
500,000 by 2016.
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| English: Loch Kishorn (Photo credit: Wikipedia) |
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