Good VIBES for eco conscious salmon farmers

TWO Scottish salmon farmers have been recognised in this year’s VIBES Scottish Environment Business Awards, which are given to organisations that contribute to sustainable development.

The Scottish Salmon Company (SSC) won the Partnership Scotland Award, along with its collaborators in the Outer Hebrides Local Energy Hub (OHLEH) project.

Together with Pure

Energy Centre (PEC), Community Energy Scotland and local government body Comhairle nan Eilean Siar (CnES), they created a local circular energy economy initiative.

The OHLEH project involves the transfer of fish waste from SSC’s processing plant on Lewis.

This is integrated with other local household and garden waste in an anaerobic digester and broken down to produce biogas.

Also nominated for an award was Wester Ross Fisheries, shortlisted in the Innovating Scotland category for its 100 per cent use of cleaner fish to tackle sea lice at its farms.

Wester Ross managing director Gilpin Bradley said:‘The whole team is thrilled to be shortlisted for such a prestigious award; being a finalist against tough competition is an honour.’