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The aquaculture company Grieg Seafood Hjaltland, which is based in Shetland, is on an expansion route with the news yesterday that it has acquired two salmon farming sites in Scotland. The value of the deal is £2.45 million. Grieg Seafood Hjaltland is a subsidiary of the main Norwegian company Grieg Seafood ASA.
The two sites are located on the Isle of Skye, off Scotland's west coast in an area where there are no other fish farming operations close by.Grieg Seafood Hjaltland says it currently has production on the sites under a contract growing agreement.The combined discharge consent is 2,770 tons which is expected to increase by up to 900 tons in the future. The current permit corresponds to a harvest volume of some 3,000 tonnes of gutted weight per generation.
Grieg Seafood Hjaltland claims to be Shetland's leading salmon producer and includes a range of fresh, smoked and marinated salmon products under the "Wild Waters" brand.
It has 30 sites around the Shetland coastline, which are exposed to the strong tidal currents of the North Sea and North Atlantic Ocean. Two weeks ago the company was shortlisted for the Environment, New Business, Innovation and New Product awards in the Highlands and Islands Food and Drink Awards to be announced next month.Managing director of Grieg Seafood Hjaltland Ltd, Michael Stark, said: “We are very pleased to have been shortlisted in no less than four categories for these prestigious awards. “It is gratifying to see that our hard work in taking the business forward has been recognised in relation to the New Business, Innovation and New Product for our WildWaters range of smoked salmon and gravadlax categories.
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