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Scottish salmon production hit record level in 2019
Scottish salmon production recorded its biggest ever numbers in 2019, according to the latest figures from the Scottish Government. The Scottish Fish Farm Production Survey for 2019 showed that the sector farmed 203,881 tonnes of salmon last year, an increase of 30.7 per cent on 2018. In 2019, production of Atlantic salmon increased by 47,856…
Read MoreEXCLUSIVE: Public attitudes to fish farms revealed in private poll
In a private opinion poll commissioned by the Scottish Salmon Producers Organisation (SSPO) the Scottish public have given a tentative \’thumbs up\’ to the fish farming industry. That is the stand out finding from the results of the polling exclusively released to Fish Farmer Magazine and published in our newly released May 2020 issue. The…
Read MoreSalmon producers say emergency inspections are in place
THE Scottish Salmon Producers Organisation say the country’s fish farms are already subject to emergency inspections. The demand has come in the form of a petition from campaigners with the consumer group SumOfUs which it is delivering to Marine Scotland, which says there has been a surge in salmon deaths over the past few months.…
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