Trio of firsts as Cooke deploys new hybrid feed barge

A hybrid feed barge which slashes carbon emissions has been deployed on one of Scotland’s newest organic salmon farms. The hybrid barge has been deployed at Cooke Aquaculture Scotland’s Mill Bay organic site in Stronsay, Orkney by Inverness-based aquaculture supply company Gael Force Group, working in partnership with Norwegian sustainability leaders Fjord Maritime, who developed the hybrid technology. Under the …

Plans for Second Offshore Organic Salmon Farm for Orkney

Cooke Aquaculture Scotland has applied for planning permission for its second fully offshore salmon farm following the success of constructing and managing Scotland’s first “high energy” offshore site at East Skelwick. The new farm, would be located approximately 3km east of the southern tip of Papa Westray, and more than 4km from the closest landfall on Westray. Known as East …

Cooke Aquaculture Scotland Migrates to New Corporate Office

Cooke Aquaculture Scotland has opened a new corporate office, as the country continues to emerge from the covid-19 pandemic. Our new corporate office is now located in Avondale House in Strathclyde Business Park in Bellshill, close to the main motorway serving Glasgow and Edinburgh – Scotland’s two largest cities. The main-door, ground floor office is in a prime location within …

Cooke Marks Start of “Organic September” with New Orkney Organic Certification

As Organic September gets underway Cooke Aquaculture Scotland has confirmed that its newest seawater site – Bay of Holland in Stronsay – has become the latest to achieve Soil Association organic certification. The 12 100m pen site was constructed in early 2021 and stocked with Soil Association organic-certified smolts that currently average 550g. A new, purpose-built 200 tonne feed barge …

Liam McArthur MSP Visits Orkney Operations

Liam McArthur MSP, the Liberal Democrat Member of the Scottish Parliament for Orkney, today visited Cooke Aquaculture Scotland’s Orkney operations. The MSP toured our Cava and Fara organic Scottish salmon farms in Scapa Flow and our visited our packing station in Kirkwall, hosted by Orkney Area Manager Robert Peterson and Orkney Packing Station Manager Michael Lewington. Cooke Aquaculture Scotland is …