Guardian, 1 April 2017: Salmon farming in crisis: ‘We are seeing a chemical arms race in the seas’

Every day, salmon farmers across the world walk into steel cages – in the seas off Scotland or Norway or Iceland – and throw in food. Lots of food; they must feed tens of thousands of fish before the day is over. They must also check if there are problems, and there is one particular … Continue reading →

Herald Scotland, 6 November 2016: Oops: fish farm firm kills 175,000 of its salmon by accident

ONE of the world’s largest fish farming companies has accidentally killed more than 175,000 of its caged salmon in Scotland while trying to treat them for lice and disease, according to internal Government memos. Blunders by Norwegian multinational, Marine Harvest, have cost millions of pounds and led to over 600 tonnes of salmon having to … Continue reading →

Irish Examiner, 20 Oct 2014: Pesticides ‘threaten shellfish industry’

Pesticides ‘threaten shellfish industry’ Irish Examiner 20 Oct 2014 By Eddie Cassidy The failure of Government departments to regulate fish farm-used pesticides is continuing to threaten shellfish and inshore fishing industries, along with marine wildlife, in West Cork. A study strongly confirms the levels of aquaculture pesticides used to kill sea lice in fish farms … Continue reading →

EU Fish News, Friday 29 August: Salmon Lice Probe is a Family Affair

Salmon Lice Probe is a Family Affair   EU Fish News, Friday 29 August.   SCIENTISTS at the Institute of Marine Research, and the Salmon Louse Research Centre at the University of Bergen, both located in Norway, have for the first time produced families of sea lice to investigate resistance development in salmon lice. The … Continue reading →

Daily Mail, 8 March 2014: DDT found in salmon: Pesticide discovered in farmed fish on sale in five major British supermarkets

DDT found in salmon: Pesticide discovered in farmed fish on sale in five major British supermarkets Daily Mail, 8 March 2014. Trace levels found in Waitrose, Tesco, Asda, Morrisons and Iceland salmon Salmon production process involves dousing fish in chemicals to kill lice Fish also given protein feed which can contain DDT and other by-products … Continue reading →