Clashnessie 2021 – Setting the record straight. Please view this video below: In 2021, during the COVID-19 pandemic when lockdowns were enforced in the UK, Loch Duart received two enforcement notices for our Clashnessie site due to elevated levels of sea lice. As a small company operating with limited resources, the pandemic presented us with unprecedented challenges. Social distancing requirements …

Loch Carnan 2022 – Setting the record straight. Please view this video below: In the summer of 2022, unusually warm waters on Scotland’s west coast, driven by climate change, led to a bloom of microscopic jellyfish, resulting in high fish mortality across the Scottish salmon industry. Loch Duart was significantly affected at our Loch Carnan site on South Uist, where …

Salmon lifecycle At Loch Duart we’re dedicated to replicating the natural lifecycle of a wild salmon. This approach is managed using three simple steps: 1. Eggs: We strip the eggs from our own broodstock, salmon which have been specially selected to create the future generations of Loch Duart Salmon. 2. Hatchery: Taken to the hatchery these eggs are gently nourished …

Loch Duart isn’t just a company or a place, it’s our very own breed of Scottish salmon. Our fish are the direct descendants of the wild salmon that still swim in these waters, with a taste and texture, that’s quite simply unrivalled. Watch some films about working at Loch Duart and how the team look after our salmon. Find out …

In the myth busters series we tackle some of the disinformation surrounding salmon farming. At Loch Duart we have always been transparent and open about our approaches and we believe in doing things differently. Our Myth Busters series cuts through the noise and misinformation, often shared on social media platforms, to provide real, honest answers. The series will separate fact …

Loch Duart Salmon, pioneering natural solutions for fish welfare. Unlike big industry we prioritise a natural approach to fish welfare. You can view videos on Loch Duart’s natural methods for raising their salmon at: https://bit.ly/49PDUIm Cleaner Fish Not only do we raise salmon we raise Ballan Wrasse too. We combat sea lice populations through our cleaner fish programme…deployed at every …

Loch Duart & Fisheries Trusts’ partnership brings greater transparency to salmon farming Established in 1996 to maintain and restore native fish populations the West Sutherland Fisheries Trust (WSFT) monitors and protects wild fish stocks.  By using scientific programmes and guided fishery management plans they aim to have a positive impact on wild salmonid populations in the area. Loch Duart has …

Loch Duart’s strong, healthy salmon has higher levels of omega-3 thanks to low impact farming Loch Duart Salmon, and the UK’s only cholesterol charity HEART UK, are once again partnering to promote heart health. And with October being National Cholesterol Month it’s the perfect opportunity to highlight that Loch Duart Salmon, with its high levels of omega-3, can have heart …

British Culinary Federation’s Hospitality Professional 2023 explores low impact farming Loch Duart has always welcomed chefs and champions of high quality Scottish produce, regularly hosting visits where guests can experience their low impact farming approaches for themselves. Thomas Leatherbarrow, British Culinary Federation’s Hospitality Professional of the Year 2023, and a champion of Loch Duart Salmon, visited our mainland home at …

Farm shares five bespoke approaches to tackling climate change challenges. Loch Duart Salmon, renowned for rearing the best tasting salmon on the North West Coast of Scotland, has expressed deep concern regarding the recent reports of rising water temperatures in the North Atlantic driven by climate change. Over the past decade, the small-scale, independent salmon farm has observed a consistent …