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SSPO member Loch Duart, has announced the creation of up to 40 new jobs for the Highland town of Dingwall.

"Rebuilding markets after Covid-19 crisis needs a concerted effort." says SSPO.

After 18 months of deliberations, the first of a series of working groups to help protect wild salmonids has delivered its recommendations in a new report.

The Fisheries Minister Victoria Prentis MP has written an open letter to the UK's aquaculture, fishing and seafood sectors, thanking them for the role they are playing in keeping fresh produce flowing to UK consumers during the coronavirus pandemic.

There was a moment, captured on wobbly video and posted on social media late last month, which demonstrated precisely how much has changed - and, equally, how much has stayed the same.

Official export statistics published by HMRC show that the Scottish salmon farming sector reacted swiftly to the impact of coronavirus as it began to spread through Asia and into Europe. The HMRC figures for exports in February 2020 show a drop of 2,700 tonnes compared to the same month last year. Valued at £32 million, this represented a decline of 32 per cent on February 2019. Exports to Asia accounted for the majority of the decline with volumes only just exceeding 200 tonnes in February, down by 1,360 tonnes (-87 per cent) compared with year earlier figures.

Comment by Julie Hesketh-Laird, Chief Executive of the Scottish Salmon Producers Organisation

A family-owned Highland business is to create 14 new jobs as it expands its support for Scotland's salmon farming sector.

As the focus to protect public health and keep fresh food in UK supermarkets continues, the salmon farming sector has welcomed the steps taken by SEPA to create a temporary protocol which protects farmers' health while maintaining fish welfare and environmental standards.

Cabinet Secretary Fergus Ewing has paid tribute to Scotland's fish farming workers for keeping the supply of fresh salmon, trout and shellfish reaching UK supermarkets.

As the focus to protect public health and keep fresh food in UK supermarkets continues, the salmon farming sector has welcomed the steps taken by the Scottish Environmental Protection Agency (SEPA) to create a temporary protocol which protects farmers' health while maintaining fish welfare and environmental standards.

Fergus Ewing MSP, the Cabinet Secretary for Rural Economy and Tourism, has issued a letter (8th April) thanking Scotland's aquaculture sector for the part it is playing in maintaining supplies of fresh, healthy produce to consumers through the coronavirus crisis.