Study ‘proves fish farms don’t harm Scottish wild salmon’ A new research paper has concluded there has been no impact on wild fish stocks from Scottish salmon farms.
Scottish salmon production fell by 5.8% last year The volume of Atlantic salmon harvested in Scotland decreased by 11,752 tonnes (5.8%) to 192,129 tonnes (wet weight) last year, according to figures published by government agency Marine Scotland Science today.
Scottish shellfish production fell last year Scotland’s table production tonnage of mussels decreased by 15% from 6,699 tonnes in 2019 to 5,661 tonnes last year, figures from the newly published Scottish Shellfish Farm Production Survey 2020 show.
Covid measures ‘didn’t affect farmed salmon welfare’ A newly published study has found no evidence of the Covid pandemic impacting salmon welfare in Scotland. The study, which has been published in the journal Veterinary and Animal Science, examined whether sea lice numbers and mortality rates in salmon farms had changed over the three-year period from 2018-2020.
Project dives deeper into sea lice lives to target treatment more precisely A study into the feasibility of enhancing sophisticated marine modelling software for more targeted control of sea lice is to take place.
Scotland sets 200,000t salmon harvest record Scotland’s Atlantic salmon farmers produced a record-high volume of 203,881 tonnes (live fish) last year, according to figures from Marine Scotland Science (MSS).
Mowi funds comprehensive wild fish study after escape An extensive study of wild Atlantic salmon genetics has begun in Scotland to gauge the impact of any interbreeding between wild and farm-raised salmon following the escape of nearly 50,000 fish from a Mowi farm in August.
Scottish salmon production hits record high in 2017 The Scottish salmon industry harvested a record-high 189,707 tonnes last year, an increase of 26,890 tonnes (16.5%) on 2016, according to the newly-released Scottish Fish Farm Production Survey.
ISA expert issues ‘disease reservoir’ warning The scientist leading a study that has provided the first evidence of the evolution of infectious salmon anaemia (ISA) from a non-virulent to a virulent strain has warned of the dangers of rarely-cleaned RAS biofilters at smolt farms.
