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Scottish salmon farmers say that lorries carrying fresh fish need to cross the Channel soon if they are to have any chance of getting their produce to customers after Christmas.

The Scottish Salmon Producers Organisation (SSPO) is calling for swift action by the UK Government to press for freight to France to resume in the face of huge losses in the busiest week of the year.

In November 2018, the Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee (RECC) of the Scottish Parliament produced a report on salmon farming. This made it clear that the status quo was no longer an option and that change was needed.

The first shipment of Scottish salmon to Saudi Arabia in 18 months could open new market opportunities.

Scottish salmon is back on the menu for consumers in Saudi Arabia after a change in the Kingdom's seafood regulations had seen such exports to the country from the UK cease in mid-2019.

SSPO member's Loch Duart have been named one of London Stock Exchange Group's (LSEG) 1000 Companies to Inspire Britain.

Just a day after the Scottish salmon sector launched its Sustainability Charter - A Better Future For Us All, four companies operating in Scotland have been named in the top ten of the Coller FAIRR Protein Producer Index.

Scottish salmon farming stands at a momentous point.

Scotland's successful farmed salmon sector has published a major new blueprint setting out its long-term vision. This ground-breaking new roadmap for Scottish salmon - the country's number one food export and the UK shopper's fish of choice - is underpinned by sustainable operations and continued green job creation.

Scottish Salmon Sustainability Charter

Baseball legend Yogi Berra may not have been talking about Brexit, but he certainly could have been.

One experienced salmon farmer tells of growing up in the Western Isles in the late 1970s and early 1980s and the warning handed down by teachers to children who failed to pay attention in class.