The message
It has been three years now since the Scottish salmon sector last held a Christmas reception at Holyrood. In December 2018, dozens of MSPs were there. There were at least […] Continue Reading
Opinion
New year, new beginning?
It’s hard to believe that here we are in 2022. Despite the continuing pandemic, the year that has just passed appeared to vanish as quickly as it started. Regardless of […] Continue Reading
Festive feasts
Christmas is coming and I have noticed that my local fishmonger is already displaying some whole carp on his fish counter. Traditionally, carp are grown in Europe during the summer […] Continue Reading
Dreaming of a grey Christmas
It is difficult not to wonder where the spirit of Christmas has gone. The season of “goodwill to all” seems to have bypassed all those involved in the recent fishing […] Continue Reading
It’s a wrap!
Nick Joy muses on the links between Christmas, smoked salmon – and packaging. Just lately I have been buying rather a lot of smoked salmon. Having received a lot of […] Continue Reading
What’s in a word
In last month’s edition the definition of sustainable investment for the blue economy was discussed (“A question of definition”, Fish Farmer October 2021). As sustainability is one of my favourite […] Continue Reading
Chain reaction
The SSPO’s rebrand is more than just a change of name, as Hamish Macdonell reports. “You have to make it relevant to them: how does it affect them in their […] Continue Reading
Meal deals
The ‘value added’ packaged salmon meal was an idea that came and went, as Dr Martin Jaffa reports. I’m in the process of moving office and the move offers the […] Continue Reading
A question of definition
Dr Adam Hughes asks: What does “sustainable investment” in the Blue Economy mean for fish farming? If the marine economy were a country, its GDP would rank about 7th globally […] Continue Reading
Common purpose
Anglers and farmers are united in a desire to help wild salmon survive, writes Hamish Macdonell It was the angler who first introduced me to the Tweed who came up […] Continue Reading
Home thoughts
Nick Joy is not against regulation but, he argues, it would be good to have a clear timetable for any reforms. Here I am, sitting on a big ferry, returning […] Continue Reading
Shades of green
The platform thrashed out by the SNP and the Scottish Greens is dangerously vague, argues Hamish Macdonell It’s all in the detail. Or, rather, in the case of the SNP-Green […] Continue Reading