Scotland's supply chain is set to share in a £3.2m boost to business following the news that Scottish Sea Farms has been given the approval for a new salmon farm off the small island of Hunda within Scapa Flow in Orkney.
The approval comes after years of research, planning and consultation by Scottish Sea Farms' environment and production teams to identify the ideal location for growing premium quality salmon in the most responsible and environmentally sustainable way.
With consent to grow up to 1,677 tonnes of salmon, the new farm will see a £3.2m investment in infrastructure including:
• 60m grid structure and associated mooring systems
• 12 x 100m diameter pens which will benefit from innovative new netting to keep salmon and local marine life safely separate
• 200-tonne feed barge with high-tech control room and capacity to control feed portions to the nearest 50g
• Underwater cameras to monitor fish health and behaviour in real-time
• Environmental monitoring technology to detect any changes in oxygen levels or water quality
• 14m catamaran-style workboat.
Scottish Sea Farms' Production Manager for Orkney, Richard Darbyshire, said, 'Salmon farming continues to advance at great pace and this new farm at Hunda will benefit from the latest know-how and technologies. Each and every aspect of our farming activity has been carefully considered: from enhancing fish health and welfare, to protecting local marine life and the surrounding environment.'
Overseeing day-to-day activities at Hunda will be a specialist farm team, creating six new full-time roles and delivering a £200,000 cash injection in terms of local salaries. There will also be significant investment in training and development, further adding to the existing skills base in Orkney.
Scottish Sea Farms' Head of Human Resources, Tracy Bryant-Shaw, said, 'Well-paid, skilled jobs are crucial to enabling people to remain within remote and rural communities, so we're delighted to be contributing an additional six full-time jobs to Orkney. Each job comes with training and development, delivered by local providers wherever possible, including the opportunity for those in trainee roles to undertake a Modern Apprenticeship.'
Read the full article on the International Aquafeed website, HERE.
The approval comes after years of research, planning and consultation by Scottish Sea Farms' environment and production teams to identify the ideal location for growing premium quality salmon in the most responsible and environmentally sustainable way.
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With consent to grow up to 1,677 tonnes of salmon, the new farm will see a £3.2m investment in infrastructure including:
• 60m grid structure and associated mooring systems
• 12 x 100m diameter pens which will benefit from innovative new netting to keep salmon and local marine life safely separate
• 200-tonne feed barge with high-tech control room and capacity to control feed portions to the nearest 50g
• Underwater cameras to monitor fish health and behaviour in real-time
• Environmental monitoring technology to detect any changes in oxygen levels or water quality
• 14m catamaran-style workboat.
Scottish Sea Farms' Production Manager for Orkney, Richard Darbyshire, said, 'Salmon farming continues to advance at great pace and this new farm at Hunda will benefit from the latest know-how and technologies. Each and every aspect of our farming activity has been carefully considered: from enhancing fish health and welfare, to protecting local marine life and the surrounding environment.'
Overseeing day-to-day activities at Hunda will be a specialist farm team, creating six new full-time roles and delivering a £200,000 cash injection in terms of local salaries. There will also be significant investment in training and development, further adding to the existing skills base in Orkney.
Scottish Sea Farms' Head of Human Resources, Tracy Bryant-Shaw, said, 'Well-paid, skilled jobs are crucial to enabling people to remain within remote and rural communities, so we're delighted to be contributing an additional six full-time jobs to Orkney. Each job comes with training and development, delivered by local providers wherever possible, including the opportunity for those in trainee roles to undertake a Modern Apprenticeship.'
Read the full article on the International Aquafeed website, HERE.
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