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Ewing defends fish farming industry

Scotland’s cabinet secretary for rural economy and tourism, Fergus Ewing, robustly defended the aquaculture sector at a grilling by members of the Scottish Parliament yesterday. He also promised that regulatory […] Continue Reading

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Streamlined regulation for wellboat discharges

Regulation of marine fish farming wellboats in Scotland has transferred to the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA). The move is intended to streamline regulation by bringing the responsibility under a […] Continue Reading

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SSPO welcomes latest regulatory position on medicines

As the focus to protect public health and keep fresh food in UK supermarkets continues, the salmon farming sector has welcomed the steps taken by SEPA to create a temporary […] Continue Reading

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Regulator adopts flexible approach in virus crisis

SALMON farmers in Scotland have welcomed moves by regulators that will help them meet the challenges of producing fish during the coronavirus outbreak. With staff reductions and disruptions to processing […] Continue Reading

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Minister vows to tackle fish farm licence delay

SCOTLAND’S Rural Economy Minister suggested yesterday that he would intervene to accelerate fish farmers’ licence applications. The current licensing system is a blockage to expansion that needs to be tackled […] Continue Reading

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Mowi expects to move sites within two years

PLANS by Mowi Scotland to relocate two of its inshore farms to offshore sites could happen within two years, the company’s managing director, Ben Hadfield, told BBC Radio Scotland this […] Continue Reading

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Dawnfresh seeks local views on Bute farm

THE UK’s largest producer of farmed trout is to hold a public meeting to hear community views about its proposed farm off Bute. Dawnfresh, which already has farms in Loch […] Continue Reading

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SSPO hits back at ‘sensationalist’ Panorama

THE Scottish Salmon Producers Organisation has hit back at the BBC for sensationalising the operations of the salmon farming industry. SSPO chief executive Julie Hesketh-Laird, who was interviewed for a […] Continue Reading

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Mowi rejects BBC’s medicine claims

SCOTLAND’S biggest salmon farmer, Mowi, has rejected claims being made in a BBC programme that it was subject to unannounced visits by Scotland’s environmental watchdog. The makers of Panorama issued […] Continue Reading

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