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October 19th, 2020
Scottish salmon marks highest ever production and exports in 2019

New figures published by Scottish Government on 19th October show record-breaking production of Scottish salmon in 2019. The Scottish Fish Farm Production Survey for 2019 showed that the sector farmed 203,881 tonnes of salmon last year, an increase of 30.7 per cent on 2018.

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October 19th, 2020
Record-breaking production for Scottish salmon

New figures published by Scottish Government show record-breaking production of Scottish salmon in 2019. The Scottish Fish Farm Production Survey for 2019 showed that the sector farmed 203,881 tonnes of salmon last year, an increase of 30.7 per cent on 2018.

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September 29th, 2020
Scottish salmon sector medicinal usage in 2019

The Scottish salmon farming sector continues to work hard to minimise the use of veterinary prescribed medicines as part of an integrated strategy to manage fish health.

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September 23rd, 2020
Scottish Government publishes report into value of aquaculture

The aquaculture sector contributed approximately £885 million to the wider Scottish economy and supported 11,700 jobs in 2018, according to new research.

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September 22nd, 2020
Salmon farmers in sea rescues

Scotland's salmon farmers are often called upon to help in sea rescues but are also quick to act should they spot anyone in potential trouble.

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September 22nd, 2020
Scottish Salmon Producers Organisation appoints new Chief Executive

Tavish Scott, the former Scottish Government minister and Shetland MSP, has been appointed as the new Chief Executive of the Scottish Salmon Producers Organisation (SSPO).

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September 11th, 2020
Scottish Salmon sector welcomes UK-Japan Trade Deal

The Scottish Salmon Producers Organisation welcomes the announcement of the UK-Japan trade agreement.

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August 31st, 2020
Scottish salmon farming vital to rural community viability

A new Scottish Government report concludes that the aquaculture sector contributes to the long-term viability of many communities.

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August 31st, 2020
Coronavirus: Guidance for better mental health

We are into the six month of government measures taken to combat the COVID-19. There's been a wealth of information about the physical effects of the virus and increasingly about the impacts these unprecedented times are having on people's mental health.

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August 20th, 2020
Irresponsible Activism, Consent and Public Support

Scottish salmon farm workers adhering to Covid-19 safety procedures … It didn't take them long. Almost as soon as the lockdown restrictions started to lift, the anti-fish farm campaigners were back, crowding onto yachts without a thought for social distancing and setting off towards Scotland's salmon farms. They then started on their usual antics, trying to climb on to pens, filming staff, diving underneath nets and sending drones up to grab video footage from the sky.

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August 6th, 2020
Government recovery plan highlights aquaculture

The Scottish Government's 'Economic Recovery Implementation Plan' (ERIP) has highlighted aquaculture as essential to the country's ability to recover from the economic impacts of the coronavirus pandemic.

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July 30th, 2020
Why activist film-making should not be mistaken for journalism

THERE'S a documentary coming out later this year. Well, it claims to be a documentary but it will really be more of a diatribe. It's called 'Eating Our Way to Extinction' and you can probably guess what its about. It an anti-meat, anti-fish, anti-corporate, anti-pretty much anything to do with ordinary food production film, as far as we can tell.

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