Read about feed in January’s Fish Farmer
THIS month’s Fish Farmer marks the New Year – and new decade – with a special focus on the aqua feed sector, as it adapts to meet the demands of […] Continue Reading
Capital workshop to devise salmon ‘blueprint’
THE Scottish Salmon Producers’ Organisation is staging a behind closed doors workshop in Edinburgh next week to develop a ‘blueprint’ for the industry. It is believed to be the first […] Continue Reading
‘End of an era’ as SSPO shuts Shetland office
THE SCOTTISH Salmon Producers’ Organisation (SSPO) is set to close its office in Lerwick, leading to the loss of two full-time equivalent jobs, the Shetland News reported today. The organisation […] Continue Reading
Salmon farming finds favour in Holyrood
A POLL of Scottish MSPs has found that attitudes towards the Scottish salmon farming sector have improved in the past year. Some 73 per cent of the Rural Economy and […] Continue Reading
Salmon sector reveals wrasse catch data
SCOTTISH salmon farmers have for the first time published catch data for wild wrasse, which are fished in inshore waters and deployed to control sea lice on farms. The Scottish […] Continue Reading
BBC says sorry for salmon sector bias
COMMENTS made by BBC presenter Nicky Campbell against Scotland’s salmon industry ‘should have been more accurate’, said the corporation as it apologised for bias. The head of news at BBC […] Continue Reading
Salmon sector welcomes Brexit progress
THE salmon sector in Scotland has welcomed news of a deal struck between London and Brussels over Brexit – although any agreement still has to be approved by Parliament. Hamish […] Continue Reading
Scottish salmon message reaches new audiences
FLYING into Kirkwall’s tiny airport you would be hard pressed to imagine anywhere else in the UK where a population of only 26,000, spread across 16 or so inhabited islands, […] Continue Reading
Scottish salmon production drops by 33,682 tonnes
SCOTTISH salmon production fell by 33,682 tonnes, or 17.8 per cent, last year to 156,025 tonnes, with the reduction attributed to fewer fish in the water. But the projected estimate […] Continue Reading