Drone records Orca hunt through mussel farm
Drone footage has recorded how a harbour seal attempted to use the shelter of a mussel farm off Shetland to escape from a pod of orca. Local drone pilot Nick […] Continue Reading
Oregon set for sea lion cull to save salmon
Federal funding has been secured to support a targeted cull of sea lions in the US state of Oregon, with the aim of protecting wild salmon. The cull will make […] Continue Reading
Scottish farmers call for compensation for seal attacks
If fish farmers are not allowed to kill seals even if they break into a salmon pen, the industry should be compensated for the resulting losses. That’s the message from […] Continue Reading
£5.7m investment to protect stock and seals pays off
Scottish Sea Farms has reported a significant reduction in ‘last resort’ seal shootings as its investment in rigid new pen netting systems surpasses £5.7m. In the first six months of […] Continue Reading