Posts Tagged ‘Scottish Natural Heritage’
Cooke plans to expand in Shetland
COOKE Aquaculture is planning to expand its Scottish operations with a proposed new farm in Shetland. The Canadian owned company has submitted an application for a 2,500-tonne, 12 x 120m circumference cage farm off Fetlar, the Shetland News reported. The development, at the Wick of Gruting, will cost more than £2 million and provide four,…
Read MoreBBC’s Humphrys ‘swam under salmon cage’
BBC Today show host John Humphrys has revealed that he once swam beneath a salmon cage to inspect fish waste. During an interview with Mowi Scotland director of communications Ian Roberts this morning, the veteran broadcaster made clear his opposition to salmon farming. Quizzing Roberts about Mowi’s proposal to build a ‘huge’ farm off the…
Read MoreFish Update Briefing, Friday, May 25
DISCARDED GEAR RISK TO WILDLIFE GRIM photographs showing the effect of discarded fishing gear on red deer on the Scottish island or Rum have been released. Two animals died after becoming entangled on fishing rope that had been thrown away, while another had an orange buoy in its antlers. The images were published by Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH),…
Read MoreMarine Harvest welcomes Rum news
MARINE Harvest has won planning approval to install a salmon farm off the Isle of Rum, the company reported today. Part of a move to expand the business by developing a number of new sites on the west coast of Scotland, the application was made almost two years ago. The farm, expected to create 12…
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