Preserving wild salmon stocks

The move follows the return from Norway of a Scottish Government team who observed at first hand a salmon-river restoration treatment. Mr Lochhead said:"This parasite has wiped out salmon stocks in a number of rivers across Norway, with severe economic impacts on rural communities and angling incomes."If we ever suspected or detected this fish disease in Scotland, we would need to act quickly to contain its spread and its destructive impact on our world-renowned salmon stocks,” he saidThe Scottish Government has secured a bilateral agreement with the Norwegian Government in the event of the disease reaching Scotland."Scotland has taken a responsible, planned and proactive approach to reduce the risks of Gs arriving in Scotland and have worked with a wide range of other organisations to prepare a detailed contingency plan,” Lochhead said.Since Gs first arrived in Norway more than 30 years ago, the Norwegian Government has spent huge sums of public money treating affected rivers and protecting endangered stocks. In 2007, the Gs eradication