
Time for dialogue
Those who are dedicated to shutting down the aquaculture sector should take the time to hear the case for the industry’s defence, Dr Martin Jaffa argues in the January issue […] Continue Reading
Those who are dedicated to shutting down the aquaculture sector should take the time to hear the case for the industry’s defence, Dr Martin Jaffa argues in the January issue […] Continue Reading
Anglers are beginning to realise that salmon farmers are not responsible for all their problems, Hamish Macdonell writes in the January issue of Fish Farmer “If salmon farms are responsible […] Continue Reading
If Brexit is a process, rather than an event, where does it need to go next? Salmon Scotland’s Hamish Macdonell considers what the way forward is for the UK’s seafood […] Continue Reading
Christmas has always been the peak time for selling salmon even though increased availability throughout the year has meant the peak is no longer as great as it used to […] Continue Reading
I’m sure you can imagine the scene: a school canteen at lunchtime, it is loud, it is busy, there is good-natured pushing and shoving while teachers try to keep order. […] Continue Reading
I hope you will allow the intrusion of the personal this month. You see, my dear old Mum finally made it over the threshold into the next world. She died […] Continue Reading
As we leave the Elizabethan age and Prince Charles ascends the throne as King Charles III, the press has speculated whether our new king will continue to champion his environmental […] Continue Reading
There is a new worrying trend beginning to appear in the world of science and especially in the science relating to salmon farming. The Sunday Post recently highlighted a new […] Continue Reading
In last month’s edition of Fish Farmer, you will have seen a report on the serious decline of wild salmon, not just on the West Coast of Scotland as it […] Continue Reading
As a lobbyist, it is always worth taking victories – however small – where you can get them. So, with all the turmoil that is to come in her Premiership, […] Continue Reading
Readers of my reLAKSation blog will know that I have repeatedly referred to the Scottish Parliament’s Rural Economy committee meeting of 18 November 2020 in which SEPA’s Head of Ecology […] Continue Reading
Sometimes you can just see it when the penny drops. I was with an MSP on an island salmon farm not so long ago. The MSP – it would be […] Continue Reading