The Scottish Government defied concerted pleas by salmon farming multinationals to keep photos of diseased and damaged fish secret, according to internal emails. Instead, ministers decided to regularly publish graphic…
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Scottish salmon exports face US ban for cruelty to seals
Tuesday, October 22nd, 2019Scottish-farmed salmon, worth £2bn to Scotland’s economy, could face a US ban unless ministers table urgent anti-cruelty legislation to protect marine life. The US is one of the largest purchasers…
Loch Creran polluted by plastic waste from fish farm company
Thursday, October 10th, 2019Loch Creran, a sea loch on the west coast of Scotland prized for its wildlife, has been polluted by countless thousands of scraps of plastic waste from the manufacture of…
Inspections of lice-ridden salmon farm were a “whitewash”
Monday, September 23rd, 2019Government investigations into alleged animal cruelty after scarred, frayed and lice-infested salmon were filmed at a fish farm on the island of Lewis were a “whitewash”, according to a new…
NTS objects to plans for big salmon farm off the isle of Canna
Tuesday, September 3rd, 2019The National Trust for Scotland has warned that a large salmon farm beside the Hebridean island of Canna could destroy the island’s culture and wildlife. The trust, Scotland’s largest heritage…
Police Scotland acts as “private security” for fish farms
Friday, August 2nd, 2019An environmentalist who highlights problems with Scotland’s fish farming industry has accused Police Scotland of acting as “private security” for a Norwegian-owned firm operating farms along Scotland’s west coast. Don…
Mowi set to relocate two controversial salmon farms
Thursday, July 11th, 2019The world’s largest salmon farming company Mowi has announced two of its salmon farms on the west coast of Scotland are to cease production. The company will focus its production…
Salmon industry expansion threatens wild fish stocks
Monday, July 1st, 2019Plans to expand Scotland’s salmon industry could be under threat as new figures reveal two-thirds more wild fish would need to be harvested from the world’s already depleted fisheries to…
Footage of suffering salmon prompts inquiry into animal cruelty
Friday, June 14th, 2019Scottish Government inspectors have launched an investigation into video evidence of alleged animal cruelty at a salmon farm on the North West coast. The anti-fish farming campaign group Scottish Salmon…
Fish farming industry bids to relax limits on toxic pesticide
Wednesday, June 12th, 2019The multinational salmon farming industry has been pushing behind the scenes for environmental limits on a toxic pesticide to be 100 times weaker than government regulators recommend. The Ferret can…
