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Holyrood hears salmon farm defence
BIG landed interests have been attacking the salmon industry in Scotland for many years and their portrayal of the sector was unrecognisable, said Shetland MSP and former Liberal Democrat leader Tavish Scott. Speaking in a debate in the Scottish parliament today on the future of salmon farming, Scott said islands such as Unst and Yell…
Read MoreClash expected over salmon farms’ future
THE Scottish Greens are still calling for a moratorium on new fish farms despite a lengthy parliamentary inquiry concluding that there was no evidence to support a ban on expansion. Ahead of a debate today in Holyrood, where MSPs will discuss the findings of the Rural Economy and Connectivity (REC) committee, Green MSP John Finnie…
Read MoreSalmon status quo not an option: Ewing
THE success of Scotland’s aquaculture sector reaches far and wide and has driven a resurgence in subsidiary businesses, according to Scotland’s Rural Economy Minister, Fergus Ewing. In a detailed written response to the report on salmon farming published by Holyrood’s Rural Economy and Connectivity (REC), which undertook an inquiry into the industry last year, Ewing…
Read MoreDate set for Holyrood salmon debate
THE Scottish parliament is to debate the recent Holyrood committee report on salmon farming next Wednesday afternoon. A period between 2pm and 5.15pm has been set aside for the discussion. The report was published last November by the Rural Economy and Connectivity (REC) committee, which launched its inquiry into the salmon sector earlier in 2018.…
Read MoreSalmon farmers soar in top firms list
SCOTLAND’S salmon companies have been recognised among the country’s top performing firms, with several leading producers moving up in an annual league table of businesses. Mowi Scotland (formerly Marine Harvest Scotland) moves up 12 places to rank 31st in Scottish Business Insider’s Top 500 (2019) table, published this month. Mowi’s value-added processing business, based in…
Read MoreSalmon transport firm in £2m expansion
A SCOTTISH logistics company, with aquaculture at the heart of its business, is expanding, with a new depot in Aberdeen. Northwards, which has bases in Lerwick and Kirkwall in the Northern Isles, as well as in Aberdeen, Glasgow, Inverness and Scrabster, has invested more than £2 million in the 20,000 sq ft depot, with a…
Read MoreIceland tips big rise in salmon exports
MORE than a quarter of Iceland’s seafood exports could be from salmon farms within the next four years, a leading figure in the industry has forecast. Þorsteinn Másson, regional manager of the aquaculture company Arnarlax, said that while his prediction – made in a recent lecture – may be ‘a bit daring’ at the moment,…
Read MoreSalmon farmers issue ‘no deal’ warning
THE Scottish salmon farming sector has joined with Scotland’s £14 billion farming, food and drinks industries to urge MPs to reject a no-deal Brexit. As the Commons prepares to vote on the Prime Minister’s EU deal tomorrow, Scottish companies warn that leaving the EU without a deal would be ‘potentially catastrophic’. In an open letter…
Read MoreScotland invests £3.5m in gill health
A £3.5 million research initiative has been launched in Scotland to improve the health of farmed salmon, it was announced today. Two Scottish consortiums, backed by the Scottish Aquaculture Innovation Centre (SAIC), are embarking on projects to improve gill health and resilience in salmon. The first study will explore the factors that can cause gill…
Read MoreSalmon cake for birthday bear Hamish
THE first polar bear to be born in the UK in 25 years celebrated his first birthday yesterday with locally farmed fresh salmon. Hamish, who shares an enclosure with his mother, Victoria, at the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland\’s Highland Wildlife Park at Kincraig, near Aviemore, was given a special salmon cake, supplied by Wester…
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