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Scotland’s salmon farmers are using a loophole to avoid reporting sea lice numbers, according to a report from conservation lobby group WildFish. Reporting sea lice counts on a weekly basis […] Continue Reading
As we leave the Elizabethan age and Prince Charles ascends the throne as King Charles III, the press has speculated whether our new king will continue to champion his environmental […] Continue Reading
In last month’s edition of Fish Farmer, you will have seen a report on the serious decline of wild salmon, not just on the West Coast of Scotland as it […] Continue Reading
New measures to protect wild salmon in Scotland will be extended to include sea trout, according to the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA), which has today outlined a revised plan […] Continue Reading
Wild Atlantic salmon stocks in rivers around the UK are reaching crisis point, the Environment Agency has warned. The Agency’s (EA) latest stock assessment report for England and Wales estimates […] Continue Reading
Environmental campaign group Salmon & Trout Conservation has a new name: WildFish. The UK-based charity will continue to lobby for the protection of wild fish and the aquatic environment, but […] Continue Reading
Norway’s salmon and trout farmers have reported that the number of escaped farmed fish found in rivers has fallen to a low level over the past year. OURO, the organisation […] Continue Reading
More funding has been announced for wild salmon conservation measures in Scotland. The Scottish Government has authorised new funding of £500,000 to support two projects: the National Adult Sampling Plan, […] Continue Reading
Rod catch figures for salmon and sea trout in Scotland last year were the lowest since records began in 1952, figures from the Scottish Government show. Salmon and trout fishery […] Continue Reading