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Sea lice averages for the Scottish farmed salmon sector declined slightly in 2020, figures published by the Scottish Salmon Producers Organisation show. The annual average fell to 0.52 adult female lice per salmon, down from 0.54 in 2019. Last year’s count was the second lowest recorded, after 2018’s average of 0.46. The SSPO said the…

Tavish Scott, Chief Executive of the Scottish Salmon Producers Organisation, is to take up the role of Co-Chair at the Aquaculture Industry Leadership Group (AILG). The move follows the decision by Jim Gallagher, Managing Director with Scottish Sea Farms, to step down. Gallagher will continue as a member of the group. The AILG was established…

A joint taskforce is to be set up by the UK and Scottish governments to address issues for seafood exporters following the end of the Brexit transition period. The move, announced this morning by Cabinet Office Minister Michael Gove, follows urgent calls from the seafood industry after a series of problems with shipping arrangements, certification…

The Scottish Salmon Producers Organisation has called for a joint UK-Scottish taskforce to tackle the problems experienced by seafood exporters since the end of the Brexit transition period. SSPO Chief Executive Tavish Scott has urged both the UK and Scottish governments to work together to address barriers to trade – including confusing paperwork and delays…

UK seafood industry bodies have welcomed confirmation of a £23m government fund to compensate exporters in the sector who have faced losses as a result of post-Brexit regulations, but are stressing that fixing the problems themselves must be the priority in the short term. They have also reiterated their call for a “grace period” in…

Grieg Seafood’s new fully integrated sales and marketing organisation has become fully operational and will now be used to sell its Scottish and Canadian salmon, the company has announced. Norwegian salmon is expected to follow soon. The previous sales joint venture setup, known as Ocean Quality, has subsequently been dissolved. In November Grieg said it…

Scottish seafood exporters have called for more details after Prime Minister Boris Johnson appeared to promise a £23m compensation fund for businesses affected by customs chaos following the end of the Brexit transition period. The Prime Minister’s pledge came on a day of protest as more than 20 lorries, representing angry seafood exporters, staged a…

Salmon farmers have sounded the alarm over predation attacks by seals following a major incident at a Skye-based farm in which 52,000 juvenile salmon were lost. The Scottish Salmon Producers Organisation (SSPO) says that from May 2019 to May 2020 more than half a million farmed salmon in Scotland died as a result of seal…

Seafood exporters in Scotland have complained that “unnecessary” post-Brexit red tape is holding up lorry shipments of fresh fish to Europe. Difficulties and errors in competing the forms that are now required for export to the EU and a shortage of vets to provide export health certificates, together with IT problems for the customs authorities…