Cooke Scotland Sponsors Island Games Athletes

Cooke Scotland proudly sponsored the Orkney and Shetland teams at the 2023 Island Games in Guernsey. The two teams were among 24 different isles from around the world to compete in a variety of sports, while further creating friendships and memories, and strengthening our island connections. Athletes were supported through the Cooke Community Benefit Fund. As an intrinsic element of …

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Cooke Scotland Welcomes New Communications Manager

Cooke Scotland Limited is pleased to announce the appointment of Murray Spooner as Communications Manager. Mr. Spooner is an experienced communications specialist and joins family-owned Cooke from his most recent role at Rangers Football Club as its charity foundation’s Digital Content Executive. Mr. Spooner brings a strong knowledge of the media landscape as a former multimedia journalist, with several years’ …

New Orkney salmon farm approval confirms aquaculture is planned sustainably

  Kirkwall, Scotland, UK – September 8, 2022 – Cooke Aquaculture Scotland Ltd. welcomes the Orkney Islands Council Planning Committee’s decision today approving the creation of a six cage salmon farming site located offshore of East Moclett, Papa Westray, in the North Sound. “We appreciate that the Planning Committee was guided by and accepted the thorough technical and scientific reviews …

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Report shows Cooke salmon farming supports island life in Orkney and Northern Isles

Kirkwall, Scotland, UK – August 17, 2022 – As one of the largest employers in Orkney and Northern Isles, Cooke Aquaculture Scotland has released an economic impact report showing that the company’s salmon farming operations are having a significant positive social impact on their employees and community viability of the remote islands. The report is titled Cooke Aquaculture Scotland and …

Central Scotland MSP Visits Cooke Aquaculture Scotland

Central Scotland Member of the Scottish Parliament, Graham Simpson MSP, met with Cooke Aquaculture Scotland today to hear about the importance of the Scottish aquaculture sector, and find out more about Cooke, a leading provider of premium Scottish salmon. Mr Simpson was one of the first people to visit our new Corporate Office in Bellshill. The MSP heard about our …