The first two sites in Marine Harvest’s GBP 40 million expansion of fish farming in Scotland have been unveiled.
The sites at Stulaigh, near Loch Eynort on South Uist and Helisay in the Sound of Barra, will employ 12 staff and produce up to 8,000 metric tons of salmon over a 22-month farming cycle.
As Alan Sutherland, Managing Director of Marine Harvest Scotland explained: “Demand for Scottish salmon continues to be strong and the Western Isles of Scotland is a wonderful environment in which to grow our fish. In October 2009 we announced our plans to expand in Scotland and since then we have been carrying out extensive analysis to identify the best locations and submit planning applications.
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