02 Dec 2018
Scottish Parliament Urgent action needs to be taken to improve the regulation of the Scottish salmon farming industry and to address fish health and environmental challenges, a Holyrood Committee has concluded. Following its in-depth inquiry into salmon farming in Scotland, the Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee has determined that, if the industry is to expand, […]
25 Sep 2018
Scotland’s 10 Year Farmed Fish Health Framework (May 2018) Strategic Framework for Farmed Fish Health in Scotland Summary: The Scottish Government committed within the 2017/18 Programme for Government to develop a strategic framework for farmed fish health in Scotland. This document was produced by the Farmed Fish Health Working Group, co-chaired by Ben Hadfield, MD […]
17 Sep 2018
The Scottish Government are hoping to double the scale of salmon farming but the opposition is mounting. Don Staniford has often been a lone voice opposing the industry but now many others are joining in to raise the concerns. This One Show coverage is particularly telling. Watch the BBC One Show reporting (10 September 2018) […]
08 May 2018
COAST Newsletter: ‘The Scottish people should be deeply concerned when one of their Cabinet Secretaries promises industrial growth in our seas at any cost. Fergus Ewing addressed salmon producers at the Seafood Expo in Brussels: ‘I’m determined to give what leadership I can to make sure that no matter what challenges are thrown at it, you double growth,’ ‘Let’s […]
26 Feb 2018
Bob Earll: The piece contains two articles, the first from SARN in response to their call for support for an inquiry and the second which looks at the evidence sessions to the inquiry. 1. Salmon Aquaculture Reform Network Scotland An especially BIG thank you to those of you who wrote to the ECCLR Committee voicing your concerns. […]
28 Mar 2017
New Scientist By Andy Coghlan What’s good for farmed salmon may not be for natural ecosystems. Small fish called wrasse painlessly peck sea lice from the skin of farmed salmon, enabling salmon farmers rely less on powerful pesticides that can harm other marine life. But there’s a catch: the wrasse are fished from the wild, and researchers have […]
17 Oct 2016
COAST ‘Protection agency set to approve salmon farm expansion in Arran’s MPA: West coast communities fighting for more say in MPA management ‘The Scottish Salmon Company might sound like a purveyor of wild salmon owned and run by our fellow Scots. But unfortunately, this is not the case. As many west coast communities know to their cost, the […]
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