Posts Tagged ‘Defra’
How salmon can drive growth
As Westminster and Holyrood face up to gloomy financial challenges, Salmon Scotland Chief Executive Tavish Scott shares aquaculture’s vision for boosting the economy.
Read MoreFast track – or road to ruin?
Science offers a way to bring about dramatic improvements in livestock – including salmon – but not everyone is happy about it, Robert Outram finds.
Read MoreSupply chain resilience
When Scotland banned the import of Norwegian salmon eggs in 2019, due to a perceived risk of infectious salmon anaemia (ISA), AquaGen Scotland immediately stepped up efforts to support the domestic industry by using local salmon populations to duplicate the breeding work of its parent company in Norway.
Read MoreShucking champs and naked clams
Despite the absence of politicians thanks to the election, the SAGB Conference covered the whole range of the UK’s shellfish sector, as Nicki Holmyard reports.
Read MoreStory telling
Aquaculture needs to get better at explaining itself, but there were plenty of great narratives at the Blue Food Innovation Summit, as Robert Outram reports.
Read MoreSelling salmon in Westminster
The UK general election may involve political upheaval, but it is also an opportunity for the salmon sector, explains Tavish Scott.
Read MoreSeafood Scotland appoints new boss
SEAFOOD Scotland, the national trade body, has appointed Donna Fordyce as its interim head, replacing Patrick Hughes, who has been in the role since January 2017. Fordyce has been Seafood Scotland’s industry engagement specialist for the past two years, working closely with businesses to identify new market opportunities. She is already engaged with the industry…
Read MoreTalks to defuse scallop dispute
BRITAIN and France were holding talks in London today to try to avoid a repeat of the recent violent clashes in the so called scallop war. English and Scottish vessels fishing for scallops off the coast of Normandy came under attack last week from French fishermen, who threw rocks and flares to drive them out…
Read MoreFishermen flag up strong Brexit deal
THOUSANDS of flags and stickers are appearing at fishing ports across the UK with the Brexit message ‘No Sell-Out’, as withdrawal negotiations with the EU edge towards a critical stage. UK fishing groups hope the move will encourage British negotiators to stand firm against pressure from Brussels to maintain the status quo on access and…
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