Scottish-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…
Posts Tagged ‘Seal’
New Nets Lead to Drop in Seal Culls
Monday, February 4th, 2019A salmon producer has reported seeing a reduction in seal culling after introducing new nets to keep them away from fish. Fish farms are licensed to kill the animals to…
Scottish Government bid to exempt salmon farming from US ban
Wednesday, March 28th, 2018
The Herald Revealed: Scottish Government bid to exempt salmon farming from US seal-killing ban The Scottish Government has been accused of trying to wriggle out of a proposed US ban...
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Antarctica’s Weddell Sea deserves protected status
Thursday, January 25th, 2018
A submersible mission in the Weddell Sea, in Antarctic waters, has revealed unique ecosystems so rare they deserve special protection, say scientists. The seabed investigation, co-ordinated by the campaign group...
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Marine Scotland: Where are the seals around the UK?
Friday, December 22nd, 2017
In December 2017, Marine Scotland published a new report in the Scottish Marine and Freshwater Science series on research commissioned from the Sea Mammal Research Unit (SMRU) to produce updated maps...
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Seal pup cut free from net in Western Isles
Thursday, November 30th, 2017
© British Divers Marine Life Rescue (BDMLR) A seal pup has been saved after getting tangled up in a length of plastic net in the Western Isles. The five-week-old grey...
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