It’s that time of year that a certain gentleman is rather busy. Cooke Aquaculture were delighted to be able to help Santa get to the children’s party in Uyeasound, Shetland on board their vessel “Sea Sapphire”.
Scottish Cabinet Secretary Ewing visits Orkney to see progress of new high-energy Cooke Aquaculture site
(Kirkwall in Orkney): On Thursday, September 27th, the Scottish Government’s Cabinet Secretary for Rural Economy, Fergus Ewing, visited Cooke Aquaculture’s Orkney headquarters in Kirkwall to hear about progress made at the company’s new high-energy salmon farming site at East Skelwick, North Sound, Westray. The development of high-energy sites forms an important part of sustainably growing the Scottish aquaculture industry, allowing …
National First for John
John McCulloch from Unst has become the first person in Britain to complete a ground-breaking professional development programme in Aquaculture Management developed by the NAFC Marine Centre UHI. John has completed the Technical Apprenticeship in Aquaculture Management just over 18 months after it was launched, whilst working as assistant site manager at Cooke Aquaculture Shetland’s Quoys salmon hatchery in …
Simmer Dim Fishing Competition!
16th/17th June 2018, Unst, Shetland The Simmer Dim Competition was started 15 years ago to raise money for Cancer Support Charities. It involves an all-night fishing competition as near to the Summer Solstice as possible, taking advantage of Shetland’s 24 hour daylight at that time. The competition is a fun event which involves fishermen from all over the world, in …
Norwegian Aquaculture Students visit Shetland Sites
A group of Norwegian Aquaculture students visited Shetland recently to look at the aquaculture industry and it’s similarities and differences within the industry. Skretting Fish Feeds Sales Manager, Gordon Reid, had planned a very interesting schedule for the group, which included a visit to Unst. The group visited one of our seawater sites and our Quoy’s hatchery, meeting our very …