Scotland's salmon farmers grow fish for dinner plates here and abroad. Salmon is bought by retailers, supermarkets and ultimately by the consumer. You and me. From Shetland in the north, through Orkney, across to the Western Isles and all the way along Scotland's beautiful west coast people harvest the seas.
The Scottish Salmon Producers Organisation (SSPO) today (March 1st) has announced that the sector is no longer using acoustic deterrent devices (ADDs) that may have been considered to cause disturbance to European Protected Species.
The Scottish salmon sector launched a review of the use of acoustic deterrent devices (ADDs) last year. This has lead to a sector-wide voluntary withdrawal of EPS licence applications due to the continued lack of clarification from the Scottish Government and Marine Scotland regarding ADD use by fish farmers.
An article in The Sunday Herald newspaper first published 13th Feb 2021 contained claims that the veterinary prescribed medicine azamethiphos, used occasionally by some salmon farmers to treat sea lice, could pose a threat to the health of people choosing to wild swim near salmon farms.
