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Ken Livingston was installed as the Mayor of London, fox hunting was banned in Eng- land and Wales and 23 cockle pickers were drowned in
Morecambe Bay. However, this maritime trag- edy was to pale in comparison to the one at the end of the year, which came in the terrifying shape of the Asian tsunami.
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Scottish companies swamped by Norwegian wave
Fish Farmer relocates
Following the impressive stewardship of Stuart Banks, Fish Farmer changed hands in 2003 and relocated from the Home Counties to Edinburgh to join the Marine Publications Divi- sion of the Oban Times Group. It was initially edited by Bob Kennedy, but by 2004, Malcolm Dickson, was at the editorial helm. Malcolm, a 1981 MSc graduate in Aquaculture and Fisheries Management from the University of Stirling had been involved for many years in the aquaculture industry as a fish farmer and consultant. ‘Aquaculture is a young, dynamic and exciting industry,’ he reflected in his open- ing editorial. ‘There are new opportunities arising all the time and remarkable people who take on the challenge of developing these into viable businesses. It’s time to regain the initiative and get the positive messages across.’
Shetland shutdown
Following the receivership or closure of five Shetland salmon farming companies the Shetland Salmon Farmers’ Association (SSFA)
hosted a meeting to try to ensure a sustainable and economically viable future. David Sandi- son, general manager of the SSFA said: ‘a co- ordinated, market-led approach is required, which involves high calibre sales and market- ing people, who will be our future industry leaders. These key people will be responsible for improving the perception of the quality of our product in the global market place. Working together with producers, we can put a strategy in place which will ensure that pro- duction is in line with market opportunities… we need to match low cost of production and a supreme quality product with the highest pos- sible prices to achieve a viable future.’
Kinlochdamph goes under
The Wester Ross-based company, which had been Scotland’s largest independent producer of smolts, went into administration in June. David Hunter, accountant for the company, suggested sinister forces were at work. ‘I think there is a move in the industry by the larger players to try and make sure the independents are squeezed out. That is not my opinion, it is an opinion which has come back to me from a number of the attendees at a major aquac- ulture conference last week.’ The company’s crisis was brought about by the poor state of the industry in Shetland, where 80 per cent of their smolts were destined. ‘In effect,’ claimed Hunter, ‘the company has been financing many of the independent firms in Shetland by
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giving them extended terms for smolts. This meant that, in many cases, payment was not received until the relevant salmon had been harvested and sold to market.’
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