Norway egg ban ‘boost for Scottish broodstock’

A BAN on the import of salmon eggs from Norway, introduced last summer, could be good news for the Scottish industry in the long term, sources said. Since the temporary salmon and trout ova ban came into force in June 2019, after fears over infectious salmon anaemia (ISA), farmers in Scotland have had to turn…

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SSC partners with genetics expert

THE Scottish Salmon Company (SSC) has signed an agreement with breeding technology company Hendrix Genetics, it announced today. The move will support the development of SSC’s broodstock and freshwater programmes. Craig Anderson (pictured), chief executive of the Scottish Salmon Company, said: ‘This agreement marks an important step forward for our innovative Native Hebridean salmon broodstock…

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