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The chief executive of Salmon Scotland, Tavish Scott, writes abut the essential role lobbying plays in politics and how Salmon Scotland will continue to represent the UK’s biggest food export industry in the corridors of power.

Members of Westminster’s Scottish Affairs Committee have visited Loch Erisort salmon farm as part of a fact-finding visit to the Western Isles.

Scotland's salmon farmers give hours of their free time volunteering to make the communities they live and work in better; from blue light services to beach cleans, to sitting on community councils and coaching sports clubs

A three-year post-closure environmental study has been conducted around Mowi’s former Isle of Ewe fish farm on the north west coast of Scotland.

Investment of nearly £1 billion on fish health and welfare has helped deliver the best survival rate for Scottish salmon since 2020.

More than 650 pupils from Lochaber discovered a wide range of local jobs in the Scottish salmon sector, helping ensure the sector can develop the next generation of talent.

MPs have attended an event in Westminster to learn more about the economic and environmental benefits of Scottish salmon.

Scotland’s salmon sector has urged the First Minister to prioritise growth and job creation in tomorrow’s Programme for Government. Salmon Scotland, the trade body representing the UK’s largest food export, is calling on John Swinney to cut the red tape hindering Scotland’s blue economy.

Two of the country’s leading politicians have met with the Scottish salmon sector to learn more about the UK’s biggest food export.

Scottish salmon export sales jumped by 41 per cent in the first half of 2024, driven by substantial growth in the Asian and American markets.

A leading Scottish aquaculture support company has awarded a multi-million pound contract for a new hybrid workboat to support the country’s booming Scottish salmon sector.

Interview with Atholl Duncan for The Press & Journal - 28th June 2024.