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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
THE chairman of the Scottish Salmon Producers’ Organisation, Anne MacColl, is to be one of the plenary speakers at New Zealand’s annual aquaculture conference in September. MacColl, appointed to her […] Continue Reading
THE Scottish salmon industry believes it can best benefit in the post-Brexit market if Britain enters into a European Economic Area (EAA) agreement. Scott Landsburgh, chief executive of the Scottish […] Continue Reading
IT will be business as usual, at least in the short term, for the aquaculture industry in the aftermath of yesterday’s unexpected EU referendum result, which saw Britons voting 51.9 […] 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
AQUACULTURE specialists from four key Atlantic salmon farming nations will meet in Stirling today to take part in a two-day gill health event. The initiative, which brings together academia, producers […] Continue Reading
REPRESENTATIVES of Scotland’s salmon farming sector have welcomed the appointment of Fergus Ewing as Minister for the Rural Economy. Ewing (pictured), formerly in charge of energy, will head up the […] Continue Reading
A distinguished group of students stepped up to receive awards in the annual NAFC Marine Centre UHI prize giving. Excellence in engineering, navigation, deck cadetship and aquaculture were recognised at […] 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