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Increased site rents 'should pay for rural housing'

Increased site rents 'should pay for rural housing'

Scotland’s salmon farmers have called for £10 million a year that the industry will soon be paying in increased site rents to be ringfenced to provide affordable housing in rural areas where farms operate.

Minister urged to block 95% rent rise for fish farms

Minister urged to block 95% rent rise for fish farms

Scottish salmon farmers have urged rural affairs secretary Mairi Gougeon to block a 95% rent rise announced today by Crown Estate Scotland, which leases out fish farm sites on behalf of the Scottish government.

Study of climate impact on wild Scottish salmon begins

Study of climate impact on wild Scottish salmon begins

A project to gauge the impact of environmental and climate change on Scotland’s wild salmon population has begun.

Fish farming areas net most of coastal cash share-out

Fish farming areas net most of coastal cash share-out

The five Scottish local authority areas where salmon farming is carried out are the major benefactors of a share-out of income from Crown Estate Scotland’s marine assets.