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£1m project aims to save wild salmon
A PROJECT aimed at trying to halt the decline in wild salmon stocks was launched this morning on the River Garry in the Scottish Highlands. The Missing Salmon Project will track scores of fish in an attempt to uncover what has caused populations to drop by 70 per cent in the past 25 years. And…
Read MoreSalmon farmer in superfast link
A REMOTE community on the west coast of Scotland will be able to access superfast broadband thanks to salmon producer Scottish Sea Farms. The peninsula of Knoydart and Loch Nevis had an internet service that was struggling to cope with the increased demands being placed on it. Similarly, the satellite system that Scottish Sea Farms…
Read MoreSalmon boss wins leader’s award
CRAIG Anderson, chief executive of the Scottish Salmon Company, won the Edinburgh, Lothians and Borders Regional Director of the Year award at a ceremony in Glasgow last night. Anderson (pictured) was one of several regional winners in the awards, staged by the IoD (Institute of Directors) Scotland. The awards mark outstanding leadership across 14 categories,…
Read MoreSalmon farmer sourcing wrasse ‘responsibly’
SALMON farmer Loch Duart has been working with fisheries and conservation authorities in England since 2016 to source wild wrasse sustainably for use on its Scottish farms. The company, based in Sutherland and the Hebrides, said its cleaner fish strategy had helped it achieve its lowest historical lice counts on all sites by the end…
Read More‘Lochlander’ salmon launched at show
THE Scottish Salmon Company has launched a new product at this year’s Boston seafood show. Aimed at its export market, Lochlander Salmon has been developed exclusively by the company for premium restaurateurs, up-market hotels and top chefs in the US. It is initially being introduced to the North American market, where demand for quality, traceability and…
Read MoreScientists shine new light on salmon farming
THE numbers of sea lice on Scotland’s salmon farms are not increasing, farmers have better control of parasites today than in the past, and the risk of disease transfer from farmed to wild fish is low. A very different picture of the state of Scotland’s salmon industry emerged yesterday when leading fish health experts appeared…
Read MoreScottish Salmon Company scores BAP first
THE Scottish Salmon Company (SSC) has become the first salmon producer in Scotland to be awarded Best Aquaculture Practice (BAP) certification for all its marine sites. BAP is the only certification to cover the entire aquaculture production chain, from hatcheries to farms to processing plants. The SSC’s BAP certification has been awarded to all of…
Read MoreNew salmon probe to hear from fish farmer
MARINE Harvest is to appear before the Rural Economy and Connectivity committee’s investigation into salmon farming. The committee, which will be taking evidence from the industry, academics, regulators and conservation organisations, launches its inquiry tomorrow at the Scottish parliament. First to give evidence will be Professor James Bron and Professor Herve Migaud of the University…
Read MoreSalmon farms ‘highly regulated’
THE Scottish Salmon Producers’ Organisation (SSPO) has defended the industry’s ‘highly regulated production environment’ following the publication of a damning report into the sector’s environmental credentials. A Holyrood committee concluded that Scotland\’s marine ecosystem faces ‘irrecoverable damage’ from salmon farming if environmental concerns are not addressed. The Environment, Climate Change and Land Reform committee, which…
Read More‘Status quo not an option’ says salmon probe
A Holyrood inquiry has concluded that Scotland\’s marine ecosystem faces ‘irrecoverable damage’ from salmon farming if environmental concerns are not addressed. The Environment, Climate Change and Land Reform committee, which took evidence last month from environmental campaigners, scientists from the Scottish Association for Marine Science and the Scottish Salmon Producers’ Organisation (SSPO), said fish mortality…
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