New salmon farmers scheme condemned as “greenwashing opportunity”
A new scheme to penalise salmon farmers when fish escape has been launched. But we found it is controlled by the industry prompting criticism.
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Explainer: Scottish fish farming
Scotland’s fish farming industry is worth hundreds of millions of pounds to the economy and has been lauded for
Photo essay: the blight of plastic pollution
As part of The Ferret’s Scotland’s Seas in Danger series, our co-editor Billy Briggs, and photographer Angela
Scientists find highest ever level of microplastics in Scotland’s waters
Scientists have found the highest ever level of microplastics in Scottish waters, The Ferret can reveal. Microplastics are tiny plastic
Scotland’s Seas in Danger – part three
As 2024 draws to an end The Ferret is pleased to announce we’re publishing the final series of reports
Fish farming companies under fire for information breaches
Seven fish farming companies have been accused by the Scottish Government’s green watchdog of breaking the law by failing
What has The Ferret been up to in November? Online misogyny, conferences, and more
This week, we officially closed our reader survey, and we’re thrilled to share that 209 of you took the
Millions of gamebirds imported during record bird flu outbreak
More than three million pheasants and partridges were imported into Scotland throughout the most severe bird flu outbreak in history
Baillie Gifford investment sparks AI weapons debate
A Scottish firm has given financial backing to an AI weapons start-up founded by a US tech billionaire who
Revealed: Labour donor’s hedge fund invests in private healthcare
A top Labour donor who has given the party millions under Keir Starmer’s leadership runs a hedge fund with
Rare capercaillie under threat from gamebirds
Gamebirds such as pheasants and partridges could be threatening the capercaillie which is a rare bird potentially facing extinction in
FFS explains: How well is Scotland doing on reducing climate emissions?
Scotland’s approach to tackling climate change has come under criticism in recent years. A key target to reduce greenhouse
