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“Come and join us” – Scottish aquaculture to urge local youngsters
The Scottish salmon industry will next week reach out to local youngsters urging them to consider a career in the sector.
Read MoreConsultation on plans to extend planning regime further offshore
Plans to extend marine planning zones in Scottish waters have been put out to public consultation.
Fish and shellfish farms require planning permission out to 12 nautical miles, however local authority responsibilities for planning controls currently only extend to three nautical miles. Under new proposals, the marine planning zones will be extended.
Read MoreWestminster MPs given food for thought
July’s UK General Election saw many new faces elected to the Westminster Parliament – and this morning several of them joined industry body Salmon Scotland at a breakfast briefing. The event was hosted by Western Isles MP Torcuil Crichton, and it brought together several new politicians as well as long-serving MPs. Those attending the breakfast…
Read MoreRecruitment and diversity
This month our Careers feature focuses on the Aqua Agenda webinar, which addressed recruitment and diversity in aquaculture.
Read MoreUK Fisheries Minister visits SSF Shetland sites
Salmon producer Scottish Sea Farms played host to the UK’s new Fisheries Minister, Daniel Zeichner, who visited one of the company’s farm sites and a processing centre in Shetland. The minister toured Scottish Sea Farms’ Vidlin salmon farm and processing facility at Gremista, Lerwick. Zeichner praised the sector’s vital role in supporting local communities and…
Read MoreMSP visits Cooke site in Shetland
Cooke Scotland’s Shetland operations played host to one of the members of a Scottish Parliamentary committee that is taking a close look at the salmon industry. Emma Roddick MSP represents the Highlands and Islands in the Scottish Parliament, and she is a member of the Rural Affairs and Islands Committee (RAIC), which is currently part way through a follow-up inquiry into the Scottish salmon farming sector.
Read MoreAll change
Keir Starmer won a landslide victory. So what’s next?
Read MoreThe August issue of Fish Farmer is out now online
The August issue of Fish Farmer is out now online and you can read or download it here.
Read MoreWhat now for RSPCA Assured?
The campaign group Animal Rising is calling on the RSPCA to drop its ethical food labelling scheme, RSPCA Assured, following what it calls “the biggest scandal in RSPCA history”: a report cataloguing “catastrophic failures across 45 farms assured by the charity”.
Read MoreInverlussa commissions new hybrid workboat
Scottish-based Inverlussa Marine Services has commissioned a new hybrid workboat from Macduff Shipyards. Inverlussa, which provides services to Scotland’s aquaculture sector, will take its fleet to 23-strong once the vessel has been delivered.
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