Posts Tagged ‘Scottish Salmon Producers Organisation (SSPO)’
‘Don’t link Scottish salmon to catch quotas’
SCOTTISH salmon farmers are concerned that the Brexit proposal to link aquaculture with the fishing sector will result in tariffs being imposed on salmon exports to Europe. Julie Hesketh-Laird, chief executive of the Scottish Salmon Producers’ Organisation (SSPO), said: ‘We have been clear that a negotiated outcome between the UK and the EU is preferable…
Read MoreEnvironmental expert moves to SSPO
ANNE Anderson of the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) has been appointed director of sustainability at the Scottish Salmon Producers’ Organisation (SSPO). The newly created role is the second announcement in two days from the organisation, which represents most of Scotland’s salmon farmers. Yesterday, top political journalist Hamish Macdonell was named as the SSPO’s new…
Read MoreSalmon images ‘lack context and veracity’
THE Scottish Salmon Producers’ Organisation (SSPO) has defended the industry’s health record following the latest propaganda campaign by anti-salmon farm activists. Video footage and photographs of unhealthy salmon have been taken out of context, said Julie Hesketh-Laird, chief executive of the SSPO. ‘The video footage and images circulated in the media recently are horrible to…
Read MoreSalmon farms ‘highly regulated’
THE Scottish Salmon Producers’ Organisation (SSPO) has defended the industry’s ‘highly regulated production environment’ following the publication of a damning report into the sector’s environmental credentials. A Holyrood committee concluded that Scotland\’s marine ecosystem faces ‘irrecoverable damage’ from salmon farming if environmental concerns are not addressed. The Environment, Climate Change and Land Reform committee, which…
Read More‘Status quo not an option’ says salmon probe
A Holyrood inquiry has concluded that Scotland\’s marine ecosystem faces ‘irrecoverable damage’ from salmon farming if environmental concerns are not addressed. The Environment, Climate Change and Land Reform committee, which took evidence last month from environmental campaigners, scientists from the Scottish Association for Marine Science and the Scottish Salmon Producers’ Organisation (SSPO), said fish mortality…
Read MoreScotch boss takes on top salmon role
A FORMER chief of the Scotch Whisky Association has been appointed to represent the interests of Scottish salmon farmers. Julie Hesketh-Laird is to take over as chief executive of the Scottish Salmon Producers Organisation (SSPO) following the retirement of Scott Landsburgh, who has held the position for nearly 10 years. Hesketh-Laird (pictured) was most recently…
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