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Scottish salmon production drops by 33,682 tonnes
SCOTTISH salmon production fell by 33,682 tonnes, or 17.8 per cent, last year to 156,025 tonnes, with the reduction attributed to fewer fish in the water. But the projected estimate for 2019 suggests an increase to 190,499 tonnes, according to the annual Scottish fish farm production survey, published today. Commenting on the figures, Julie Hesketh-Laird,…
Read MoreMinister defends Danish fish farming ban
DENMARK’S environment minister, Lea Wermelin, has insisted that her decision this week to stop all future open pen fish farming at sea was not an attack on the aquaculture sector. She said she wants to see ‘greener’ fish farming, adding that current applications will continue to be processed in accordance with current regulations. The decision,…
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