Posts Tagged ‘Environment’
Salmon farm staff clear 23 tonnes of litter from Scottish beaches
Volunteers from Scottish salmon farms cleared away more than 23 tonnes of litter from Highlands and islands beaches last year, as part of efforts to keep the areas they live and work clean. Data compiled from last year’s efforts has been published today by industry body Salmon Scotland. Salmon farmers take part in regular beach…
Read MoreNorway to launch new aquaculture environmental regime
Norway is changing the pollution rules around aquaculture, the government has announced, with a move away from individual discharge permits towards more standard regulations and conditions. The government believes the change will make the rules more equal for companies. New minimum requirements for environmental documentation are also being introduced for new site applications. Fisheries and Oceans…
Read MoreTasmania salmon farms ‘not harming environment’, study finds
A recent research project has found that the expansion of salmon farming around Storm Bay, Tasmania has had little or no adverse environmental impact. The survey was carried out by the Institute of Marine and Antarctic Studies (IMAS) and supported by the Australian Government’s Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC). It was commissioned after environmentalists…
Read MoreSave our seaweed: scientists launch global initiative
A research project to find solutions to the biodiversity crisis in global seaweed stocks has been launched by the Oban-based Scottish Association for Marine Science (SAMS) and partners in the UK, Asia and the United Nations University. The GlobalSeaweed SUPERSTAR project, funded by the UK’s Global Centre on Biodiversity for Climate (GCBC), will involve some…
Read MoreSalmon farming may be halted to save rare skate
Federal authorities in Australia say salmon farming operations in Tasmania’s Macquarie Harbour could be temporarily halted amid a reconsideration of licences to protect a rare breed of skate. But the move has been met with fierce opposition from the local salmon industry. Federal Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek has warned the industry it may not be…
Read MoreScottish Government confirms it is scrapping HPMA plan
The Scottish Government’s plan to introduce highly protected marine areas covering a tenth of the country’s waters is dead – and that’s official. The government has today confirmed that, following an extensive consultation on the proposal, the plan for highly protected marine areas (HPMAs) will not be taken forward. Under the consultation, HPMAs would be…
Read MoreSeafood teams pull tonnes of rubbish from Norwegian fjord
Hundreds of seafood industry volunteers collected more than 15 tonnes of plastic and other waste in a huge clean-up operation in and around Norway’s second largest fjord. The event, organised by an environmental group known as Framtidshavet , took place over several days on Hardangerfjord. Henrik Wiedswang Horjen, communications manager at Seafood Norway, said it was painful to…
Read MoreSustainability at the heart of SSPO vision
Scotland’s salmon farmers have unveiled an ambitious vision statement, placing sustainability at the heart of the industry’s future. The document, A Better Future For Us All, commits the industry to achieving net zero greenhouse gases (GHG) before 2045; to becoming 100 per cent reliable on renewable energy; and to working towards 100 per cent biodegradable/recyclable…
Read MoreDanish Aquaculture hits back at plans to restrict growth
The body representing Denmark’s fish farming industry has hit out strongly against government plans to curb further coastal based expansion. Last week Environment Minister Lea Wermelin introduced two new bills to restrict growth in the offshore sector “in order to protect the marine environment”. Now the chairman of Danish Aquaculture, Niels Dalsgaard, has criticised the…
Read MoreNew SEPA rules pave way for bigger salmon farms
NEW regulations introduced by the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) will allow larger fish farms to operate in Scottish waters if they are sited in sustainable locations. The new rules, first outlined last November and subjected to a Scotland wide consultation, will also see the introduction of more accurate computer modelling to better assess any…
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