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INVESTMENT in salmon farming rose by 16 per cent to £63.1 million during 2015, according to the Scottish Salmon Producers Organisation’s latest economic report. The report, published today, also looks […] Continue Reading
THERE was a drop in Scottish farmed salmon production last year of 4.1 per cent to 171,722 tonnes, according to Marine Science Scotland figures published yesterday. The main reason, according […] Continue Reading
SALMON is the most popular seafood among British consumers, with sales of fresh salmon reaching £762.8 million over 12 months. Exports grew by 2,000 tonnes in the first quarter of […] Continue Reading
THE Scottish Salmon Producers’ Organisation (SSPO) has named Anne MacColl as its new chair, taking over from Professor Phil Thomas, who held the position from 2008 until the end of […] Continue Reading
SCOTTISH salmon was represented in the best of British food at a media breakfast earlier this week. Held at London’s Good Housekeeping Institute, the occasion launched the ‘Year of British Food’, a […] Continue Reading
EUROPEAN seafood importers travelled to Scotland last weekend to join producers of Label Rouge Scottish salmon at the Six Nations rugby match between Scotland and France. Although the French were defeated on […] Continue Reading
MODERN Apprenticeship programmes are shaping the next generation of talent in aquaculture, according to Scott Landsburgh, chief executive of the Scottish Salmon Producers’ Organisation. Salmon farmers reported at the end of […] Continue Reading
EXPORTS of Scottish salmon fell by £100 million in value last year, according to a report today by BBC Scotland. After reaching a record £500 million in 2014, figures for […] Continue Reading
THE Scottish Salmon Producers’ Organisation (SSPO) has defended salmon farmers in the face of fresh criticism about the industry’s impact on wild fish stocks, reported Aberdeen’s Press and Journal. SSPO […] Continue Reading