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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Demand for farmed fish causing wild fish stocks to collapse
Thursday, October 17th, 2019Shoppers buying farmed fish such as prawns and Scottish salmon labelled as sustainable in UK supermarkets may unwittingly be contributing to the collapse of fish stocks in Asia and Africa, a…
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…
Studies suggest that migrating salmon take group decisions
Monday, August 12th, 2019A series of studies suggests migrating salmon work together to find their way home—and get lost when there aren’t enough of them to make a decision. A baby salmon is,…
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…
Scottish government too close to salmon farmers
Wednesday, May 22nd, 2019The Scottish government and regulators have been accused by campaigners of being too close to the salmon farming industry. The criticism came after information that should have been released was…
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