Salmon farming finds favour in Holyrood
A POLL of Scottish MSPs has found that attitudes towards the Scottish salmon farming sector have improved in the past year. Some 73 per cent of the Rural Economy and […] Continue Reading
Clash expected over salmon farms’ future
THE Scottish Greens are still calling for a moratorium on new fish farms despite a lengthy parliamentary inquiry concluding that there was no evidence to support a ban on expansion. […] Continue Reading
Dawnfresh plans four new farms, 36 jobs
SCOTTISH trout farmer Dawnfresh is to expand its operations, with plans for four new offshore farm sites, creating an extra 36 jobs in the west of Scotland. The company, which […] Continue Reading
Marine Harvest welcomes ‘guide to growth’
SCOTLAND’S biggest salmon farmer said recommendations by MSPs on the future of the sector will help guide responsible growth to satisfy demand for its products. The Scottish parliament’s Rural Economy […] Continue Reading
REC report: a charter for growth?
URGENT action is needed to improve the regulation of the Scottish salmon farming industry and to address fish health and environmental challenges, the long awaited Scottish parliamentary report into the […] Continue Reading
SEPA plans tighter controls but bigger farms
SCOTTISH fish farms will be able to expand, with larger farms in ‘sustainable locations’, but will be subject to tighter environmental controls, under proposals for a revised regulatory regime published […] Continue Reading
All change on climate committee
THE convener of a Holyrood committee that produced a critical report on the salmon farming sector earlier this year has been replaced. Graeme Dey (SNP), who oversaw proceedings by the […] Continue Reading
MSPs ‘to demand tougher salmon farm rules’
THE Holyrood inquiry into the future of salmon farming in Scotland will demand extensive changes to how the industry is regulated, according to a report in the Sunday Post yesterday. […] Continue Reading
Salmon sector in dark over Holyrood probe
THE salmon farming industry in Scotland continues to await the outcome of a parliamentary report into its future, following three sessions of a Holyrood committee that have been conducted in […] Continue Reading