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Tue, Nov 27th, 2018
Fish Farm Image © SEPA Scotland’s fish farming industry must bow to tougher environmental regulation if wants to expand, a committee of MSPs has concluded. A new report from the...
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Wed, Nov 7th, 2018
Scottish Fish Farm Image © SEPA A press release announcing their new Finfish Aquaculture Sector Plan and public consultation was published by SEPA on 7th November 2018, headlined: "Scottish salmon...
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Wed, Oct 24th, 2018
Image © COAST by Nia Whiteley, Bangor University for The Conversation. We are only just beginning to learn how aquatic organisms will respond to climate change, and the effect...
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Tue, Oct 16th, 2018
A painstaking five-month long Unearthed investigation shows that a small group of wealthy families control huge swathes of the country’s fishing quota, details this article from Greenpeace UK. More than...
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Mon, Oct 8th, 2018
New technology will help ensure inshore fishermen are fishing in a sustainable way, following £1.5 million funding for vessel tracking devices, the Scottish government has said. The joint funding from...
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Fri, Sep 7th, 2018
This recent article from The Ferret looks at the scandal caused by the release of underwater film from a fish farm off the coast of the Isle of Lewis. Scarred,...
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Wed, Sep 5th, 2018
Scallop fishing attracts controversy. Dredgers scrape scallops out of the hollows they make for themselves in the seabed, and in the process disturb seaweed and other sea life that lives...
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Thu, Aug 9th, 2018
A new study suggests seafood consumers across the globe are united in thinking that the biggest threat to the oceans is pollution, followed by overfishing. The study, the second of...
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Wed, Aug 8th, 2018
Expansion of Scotland’s salmon farming industry should be banned until welfare standards are improved, according to a new report from leading Scottish animal charity, OneKind. The report, published on 7th...
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Fri, Aug 3rd, 2018
Creel fishermen say they are frustrated at slow progress over proposals for a major industry overhaul, explains this article from BBC News. The Scottish Creel Fishermen's Federation (SCFF) commissioned a...
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