Full article: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/apr/18/skye-salmon-farms-approved-despite-warnings-of-irrecoverable-damage Two new island fish farms given the go-ahead in spite of Scottish parliamentary report warning of possible environmental impacts Alexandra Heal and Ellie O’Donnell Two new salmon farms are to be built off the Scottish island of Skye after receiving permission from the Highland council, despite opposition from residents over the possible … Continue reading
By Mark Macaskill Charlie Whelan, the former Labour spin doctor, has taken a swipe at the Scottish government for its “criminal” support of fish farming. Whelan, who advised Gordon Brown during the 1990s and was political director of the trade union Unite, believes disease spread by salmon farming is the biggest threat to wild fish. … Continue reading
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
What has occurred across the west coast of Scotland over the last few decades is nothing short of a travesty. We have been responsible for the systematic demise of a great natural resource, decimating the wild populations of salmon and sea-trout in order to support big business in farmed salmon. In the case of the … Continue reading
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
Conservation group Salmon & Trout Conservation Scotland (S&TCS) has increased calls on the government to end a ‘business as usual’ approach to managing sea lice at farm sites. In an open letter to Aileen McLeod — Minister for Environment, Climate Change and Land Reform — the group noted its concern at what it says is … Continue reading
Wild salmon populations in all rivers in the west Highlands and Inner Hebrides have fallen below “safe” limits to ensure their survival, according to new government analysis. Research carried out by Marine Scotland as part of the Scottish Government’s Wild Fisheries Review has graded all salmon grounds in the country. The results put all … Continue reading
THE Salmon and Trout Conservation Scotland (S&TCS) has today called upon the Scottish Government to halt any further expansion of the salmon farming industry, following new analysis showing the very poor status of salmon stocks in the West Highlands. Marine Scotland’s newly published classification puts all the rivers in the West Highlands and Inner Hebrides, … Continue reading
Marine Harvest Scotland suffers salmon escape Undercurrent News, 16 June 2015 Thousands of salmon worth about £240,000 have escaped from a Marine Harvest farm in Carradale, Scotland, The Press and Journal reports. The 16,000 fish, weighing an average of 10 pounds each, escaped through a hole in the net at the Argyll site, following stormy … Continue reading
Scots launch Technical Standards for Fin Fish Aquaculture EU Fish News, 15 June 2015 A TECHNICAL Standard for finfish aquaculture has been published by the Scottish Government, to help ensure all the country’s farms have the appropriate equipment and operational procedures to prevent escapes. The standard applies to the farming of all species of finfish … Continue reading
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