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The next in our series of animations looks at how we feed farm-raised salmon to give them a nutritious diet from responsibly sourced feed to ensure it's not only good for salmon, but also for our environment.

Salmon Scotland held an event at COP in November to discuss the possibilities of making packaging more sustainable for our sector. We were joined by Andrew Bett, Salar Pursuits; Donald Buchanan, Scottish Sea Farms; Conan Busby, Edinburgh Airport; Ed Ley-Wilson, Aquascot and Clare Cavers, Fidra. You can see some of the key topics discussed here.

This is the fourth in our series of short animations to answer some of the queries we get about our sector. You can see the other films on this page.

A four-year Scottish Salmon Company project to grow post-smolts to 500g at its Applecross site in the northwest highlands has been awarded up to £5 million. Highlands and Islands Enterprise has approved up to £3m investment in the project, which will create around 30 new jobs and a further £2m has been confirmed by Marine Scotland.

We've launched the third in our series of informative animations, helping you understand more about the salmon farming sector. This one explains more about parasites such as sea lice.

Salmon Scotland has launched its second informative animation. Created by DenvirMarketing, this animation focuses on stocking density, in other words, how we provide a good quality water environment for our salmon.

More than one million farm-raised salmon are expected to have been killed by seals in the two years to the end of 2021, according to new figures released today.

Salmon Scotland has launched a series of animations to inform people about Scottish salmon and the salmon farming sector.

Farming of salmon continues to make a major contribution to the Scottish economy, supporting hundreds of jobs and generating valuable income.

The Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs and Islands, Mairi Gougeon spoke at our Sustainability Charter event at COP 26 this week. You can read the full speech here:

The Scottish Salmon Producers' Organisation will be changing its name to reflect its trade body responsibilities and membership for the future. From 1 November, SSPO will become Salmon Scotland, representing Scotland's salmon producing companies and the wider supply chain.

A consortium of organisations in Scotland is developing a more accurate way of predicting how salmon farms interact with their surrounding environment, helping to inform decisions on future farm locations, the development of existing farms, and enhancing the sector's overall sustainability.