Posts Tagged ‘Environment’
EU offers Norwegian farmers £8.7m to study salmon sludge impact
A group of Norwegian salmon farmers have been offered a European Union grant of NOK 120 million (£8.7m) to take part in a project studying the impact of sludge on the environment.
Read MoreWater fight looming in US Senate
As Julia Hollister reports, bipartisan support for expanding US aquaculture does not mean it will get an easy ride.
Read MoreRow over timing for new Slice limits
The Scottish Government has defended its decision to allow a four-year implementation period for new regulations which will reduce the permitted limits for a key sea lice treatment. Environmental campaigners have expressed concern that the new limits will not be imposed sooner. The consultation on a new environmental quality standard (EQS) for emamectin benzoate (EmBz),…
Read MoreSalmon 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…
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