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Mowi sees profits hit by sea lice, disease and escapes

Thursday, February 20th, 2020

Sea lice on salmon © Rune Nilsen, Institute of Marine Research The biggest producer of farmed Atlantic salmon, Mowi, has reported a hit to earnings from lice, disease and escapes...

Toxic algae blooms linked to rise in sea temperature

Tuesday, February 18th, 2020

The Scottish Association of Marine Sciences are working on a project that brings together the expertise of five countries in developing a protocol to accurately forecast harmful algae blooms so...

A matter of life and algae: exploring the potential of seaweed

Thursday, February 13th, 2020

Professor Stanley will talk about the benefits of algae © SAMS Seaweed has long been a staple of Scotland, used not just for food but also as fertiliser, and now...

Basking sharks hang out in family groups, research finds

Tuesday, February 4th, 2020

Basking shark © HWDT Basking sharks travel migratory routes in groups of extended family, a new study led by Scottish scientists has suggested. Large groups of the fish gather in...

Mass escape from Colonsay fish farm after Storm Brendan

Thursday, January 23rd, 2020

Mowi's sites at Hellisay and Colonsay can experience challenging conditions © Michael Macintyre/YouTube Mowi Scotland has reported the escape of 73,600 salmon with an average weight of 1.9 kilograms following...

A cry for kelp: why Scotland’s green future could be blue

Tuesday, January 21st, 2020

Juvenile kelp in the Gulf of Maine © Brittney Honisch/Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences “If you take one square metre of seaweed, of kelp forest, it will capture five times...

Government plans for kelp dredging trials raises alarm

Tuesday, December 17th, 2019

Kelp bed © COAST A Scottish Government programme envisaging trials for kelp dredging around the coast of Scotland has re-awakened fears for the future of “precious” underwater kelp forests. A...

Scottish wildlife at risk from 40% public funding cuts

Thursday, December 12th, 2019

Scottish Government funding for major environment bodies has been slashed by 40 per cent over the last decade putting nature and the climate at risk, according to a new expert...

Sperm whale found dead with 100kg litter ball in stomach

Tuesday, December 3rd, 2019

The sperm whale was found on the Isle of Harris © Scottish Marine Animal Strandings Scheme Fishing nets, ropes, bags, plastic cups, and gloves are just some of the items that have...

Gear conflict over Scottish fishing grounds escalates

Tuesday, October 15th, 2019

Scottish ministers have come under fire over their failure to effectively mitigate gear conflict and police the country's fishing grounds, which is allowing pollution of the seabed, endangering protected marine...