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Government maps out plan to save Scotland's wild salmon

Government maps out plan to save Scotland's wild salmon

Evidence about the extent of introgression between wild and escaped farmed salmon will be used to help provide a more complete picture of the state of wild salmon in Scotland.

Number of escaped fish in Scotland fell 90% last year

Number of escaped fish in Scotland fell 90% last year

The number of fish that escaped from Scottish salmonid farms last year was less than 10% of the number that escaped in 2020, newly released statistics show.

Marine Fund Scotland given £14.5m to spend next year

Marine Fund Scotland given £14.5m to spend next year

The Marine Fund Scotland, which has supported a range of Scotland’s aquaculture- and marine-related businesses since Brexit, will have funding maintained at £14.5 million for the 2022-23 financial year.

Dawnfresh handed £960k for Arbroath factory expansion

Dawnfresh handed £960k for Arbroath factory expansion

Scottish fish processor and trout farmer Dawnfresh has been awarded nearly £1 million from the Scottish Government to expand its processing facility in Arbroath, Angus.

Another salmon farm rejected for ‘spoiling the view’

Another salmon farm rejected for ‘spoiling the view’

The second Scottish salmon farmer in under two months has had a planning application appeal thrown out by a government reporter on visual impact grounds.

Why now? Scottish salmon industry questions SEPA’s extra powers

Why now? Scottish salmon industry questions SEPA’s extra powers

Fish farmers have questioned a Scottish Government decision to give the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) a key role in monitoring the potential effects of salmon farms on wild salmon stocks when a wide-ranging regulatory review is still under way.

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.

Regulatory expert chosen to lead fish farm rules reform

Regulatory expert chosen to lead fish farm rules reform

Scotland’s salmon farmers have welcomed the appointment of experienced business, public and third sector regulatory expert Professor Russel Griggs to lead the Scottish Government’s promised reform of fish farming regulation.

£1.8m earmarked for Scottish seafood sales push

£1.8m earmarked for Scottish seafood sales push

The Scottish government has announced funding of £1.8 million to help seafood businesses recover from the severe economic impacts of Brexit and Covid-19.

Scottish Government ‘exploring strategies’ for mort burial site

Scottish Government ‘exploring strategies’ for mort burial site

The Scottish Government has confirmed it is looking at ways to improve operations at a North Uist site used for the burial of fish farm mortalities.

UK-Scotland forum 'still needed to solve Brexit mess'

UK-Scotland forum 'still needed to solve Brexit mess'

Salmon farmers have backed Scottish government calls for a continuing UK-Scotland government forum to sort out the “shambles of Brexit”.

Salmon industry welcomes Gougeon to aquaculture role

Salmon industry welcomes Gougeon to aquaculture role

The Scottish Salmon Producers’ Organisation (SSPO) has congratulated Mairi Gougeon on becoming the Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs and Islands, a new role that includes aquaculture.

Women offered free training in aquaculture skills

Women offered free training in aquaculture skills

A £100,000 scheme will provide greater opportunities for women working in or interested in a career in the aquaculture and rural sectors, the Scottish Government has announced.

Disarmed salmon farmers call for compensation for seal attacks

Disarmed salmon farmers call for compensation for seal attacks

Scotland’s salmon farmers today asked Scottish Government ministers to consider financial compensation for the £13 million annual losses caused by seal attacks on their fish.

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