TROUT
CONTAINMENT SPECIAL
INVESTMENT AND TRAINING HAVE HELPED TO BOLSTER SCOTTISH TROUT CONTAINMENT
A fresh dawn I
n 1983 Dawnfresh Seafood was acquired by Alastair Salvesen as a MBO and has since grown through growth and acquisi- tions. In 1992 the company consolidated its frozen businesses into a purpose-built state- of-the-art facility at Bothwellpark, Uddingston. This building was destroyed by fire in 1999 but a replacement was completed within two years. Dawnfresh then acquired Silver Trout in 2004 and Scot Trout and Scot Trout Farming in 2008, making it the largest grower and proces- sor of trout in the UK. They sell directly into the major supermarkets in the UK as well as work- ing with the foodservice and export markets.
Calvin Knight, of Dawnfresh Farming, explains the company’s attitude towards containment issues.
ABOVE: LARGE TROUT PRODUCTION TAKES PLACE ON THE WEST COAST OF SCOTLAND
OPPOSITE: THE FINISHED PRODUCT
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FF: Could you tell us a little about your production sites? We are a fully-integrated company – from broodstock to processed product. We operate 20 sites, producing roughly 3000 tonnes of portion trout and 2000 tonnes of large trout each year. Production is based in Scotland, Northern Ireland and Yorkshire. Hatchery and fingerling production is spring water and
river farm based, while the majority of portion production is based in freshwater cage sites. The large trout production, on the other hand, takes place in marine farms on the west coast of Scotland.
FF: What are the main containment issues you have had to contend with? The main containment issues arise in the cage sites, while river sites usually only give rise to containment issues by ‘human inter- vention’ or if affected by extremes of climate. Historically the Scot Trout group suffered from a lack of infrastructure investment and ac- cordingly suffered from regular breaches of containment from both the freshwater and sea water loch sites. Not only had this been as a result of poor investment, but also as a result of poor operating practices under previous management. More recently containment has been tightened up, with major investment since the acquisition in 2008.
FF: How have you gone about solving these problems?
Infrastructure improvements directed at containment issues in the last two years have totalled £350,000 in the freshwater sites and
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