Meridian Salmon Group have praised islanders for their “can do” attitude in helping to return most of the drifting fish pens that were washed out to sea in the Christmas Day gales.
The company confirmed on Thursday that they would re-establish a salmon farm on the original site at Winna Ness, off the south coast of the isle of Uyea, off Unst, as soon as it was operationally possible.
Meanwhile the coastguard and other agencies have been given the coordinates for four of the original 12 cages, which sank with their moorings around 80 miles east of Shetland and have created a potential hazard to shipping.
Managing director Mark Warrington said that many lessons from recent events had already been learned and would be taken into account when reactivating the site.
