Posts Tagged ‘Scottish Salmon Producers Organisation’
Scottish salmon exports soar to record £600m
SCOTTISH farmed salmon exports reached a record high of £600 million last year, 35 per cent up on the previous year’s total. New figures released by HMRC yesterday also showed that export tonnage of salmon had increased in 2017, by 26 per cent. The US remains the largest market for Scottish salmon with sales worth…
Read MoreScotland promises farm by farm sea lice data
SCOTTISH salmon farmers are to publish all data associated with sea lice counts on a farm by farm basis, the SSPO (Scottish Salmon Producers Organisation) confirmed yesterday. The SSPO’s general manager, David Sandison, said the move follows a decision taken by the organisation’s board – which includes all but one of Scotland’s salmon farming companies…
Read MoreSSPO ready for round two of salmon probe
THE Scottish salmon industry will come under the spotlight again tomorrow in round two of Holyrood’s probe into the environmental impacts of fish farming. The Environment, Climate Change and Land Reform (ECCLR) Committee will take evidence from the Scottish Salmon Producers Organisation (SSPO), represented by general manager David Sandison. Also appearing before the committee will…
Read MoreSalmon farmer’s £100m boost for Scotland
SCOTTISH Sea Farms announced today that it spent more than £100 million buying goods and services from local businesses in 2017. This was up £13.9 million on 2016 and is driven by a long standing company policy to ‘buy Scottish’ wherever possible. The £100 million represents 85 per cent of Scottish Sea Farms’ total spend…
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