Scottish Petition Says Save Our Salmon
SCOTLAND - Salmon and Trout Association petition calls on Scottish Government to act without delay – by relocating salmon farms away from the estuaries of major...

Petition Calls for Relocation of Salmon Farms
SCOTLAND, UK - A petition calling for the urgent relocation of salmon farms away from the estuaries of major salmon rivers in Scotland has raised more than 9000...

Shetland Salmon Processor Gets New Owner, Loan
SCOTLAND, UK - The SIC Development Committee have announced the approval of a working capital loan of £725k for Whalsay Fish Processors Ltd.

Salmon Industry Reacts to Seal Slaughter Accusations
SCOTLAND, UK - Scott Landsburgh, Chief Executive of the industry’s trade body, Scottish Salmon Producers’ Organisation (SSPO), said today: “Scottish fish farmers...

Salmon Report Condemned for Ignorance
SCOTLAND, UK - Salmon and sea trout fishermen condemned as a whitewash a Scottish government report yesterday that concluded that the reasons for the decline in...

Go-ahead for Salmon Nursery
SCOTLAND - A community owned fish farm on the island of Out Skerries has been given the go-ahead for a small salmon nursery at West Voe.

Orkney Salmon Industry Worth £6.6 Million
SCOTLAND - The latest industry figures show that salmon farming was worth £6.6 million to Orkney last year.

£200,000 Salmon Lost From Farm in Boat Crash
UK - More than 12,000 live salmon worth £200,000 were lost at a Hebridean fish farm when a Norwegian boat crashed into a fish pen.

£100,000 Boost for ISA Hit Firms
SCOTLAND - The salmon farming industry in Shetland has been given a £100,000 boost to help companies affected by the recent outbreak of ISA (Infectious Salmon Anaemia)...

Fusion Marine in New Drive into Norwegian Market
UK - Scottish fish farm equipment manufacturer Fusion Marine is actively seeking a Norwegian partner as part of a new drive to spearhead sales of its successful...

Deadly ParasiteThreatens UK Salmon and Trout
UK - Stocks of the UK’s Atlantic salmon along with varieties of domestic Brown trout could be under threat from a deadly parasite according to research led Bournemouth...

ISA Detected on Fifth Scottish Salmon Farm
SCOTLAND, UK - The presence of Infectious Salmon Anaemia (ISA) has been confirmed on a fifth salmon farm within the existing ISA control zone in the South West of...

SSPO Welcome 'A Fresh Start' for Aquaculture
SCOTLAND, UK - Scott Landsburgh, Chief Executive of Scottish Salmon Producers' Organisation (SSPO), said that he welcomed the widespread recognition of the importance...

Salmon Farms Inject £500 million into Economy
SCOTLAND, UK - Scotland’s salmon farmers injected £500 million into the economy in 2008, according to a new survey of producers.

Fourth Case of ISA in Shetlands
UK - Government inspectors have found a fourth case of the deadly salmon disease Infectious Salmon Anaemia in the disease control zone off Shetland’s south west...

Royal Society Eyes Danger in Fish Farm Clusters
UK - Salmon farms clustered on the migratory route of wild salmon could be killing large numbers of fish in the wild, according to scientists writing today in...

£84m: Scottish Salmon Industry Committed Together
SCOTLAND, UK - Salmon farmers have made major capital investment in excess of £84 million in the Scottish economy over the last three years as they prepare to meet...

Salmon Regulations Stifling UK Industry
UK - Salmon farmers have warned too much regulation could limit future investment in their industry.

Fighting Salmon Disease with New Knowledge
UK - Researchers funded by the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) have gained a key insight into a disease that is devastating the UK's...

ISA in Shetlands: Breaking the Code of Practice
UK, SCOTLAND - The outbreak of Infectious Salmon Anaemia in Shetland this year may have been aggravated by a code of good practice for Scottish Finfish Aquaculture...

Companies Unite to Synchronise Stocking
SHETLAND - Five fish farming companies operating in the South West Shetland (Scalloway) area have signed a voluntary Area Management Agreement (AMA), which means...

England Acts as Salmon Disappear from Rivers
UK - Salmon may stop returning to England's rivers as climate change forces the fish further north, according to scientists.

Shetland Farmers Working Together
SHETLANDS, UK - farmers hit by government restrictions following an outbreak of disease off Shetland are working together to improve the health of their stoc...

Anglers Say Sea Lice isn't Solely to Blame
UK - Shetland anglers said they could not blame sea lice alone for the decline in sea trout numbers around the islands’ voes, after a Scottish campaigner lambasted...

Salmon Farmers: Seal Slaughter Claims Unfounded
UK - Salmon farmers have hit back at reports over the weekend that there was a “secret slaughter” of seals being carried out by Scottish fish farms.