Secrecy over ‘unnatural’ plan to feed chicken to farmed salmon
Are farmed salmon in Scotland going to be fed processed chicken? Salmon companies, and the UK government, won’t say.
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Fish farming company to stop using lumpfish to remove sea lice from salmon
Scotland’s biggest fish farming company is to stop using lumpfish to remove sea lice from salmon, after The Ferret
Ban on salmon farm polluting loch after 273 breaches
A ban on a Norwegian salmon farming company dumping toxic pesticides in a Highland loch following 273 environmental breaches over
Norwegian firm’s plan for UK’s first deep-sea salmon farm off Shetland prompts concerns
A Norwegian company has drawn up plans for Britain’s first deep-sea salmon farm in waters off Shetland, The
More than 135,000 fish die at Torridon salmon farm
More than 135,000 fish have died at a salmon farm in the northwest Highlands run by a Norwegian company
Releasing pheasants boosts Lyme disease risk, claims new study
Releasing pheasants into the countryside may boost the risk of humans catching Lyme disease, according to new research from universities
Catch of the day: industry pressures government to serve farmed salmon
The UK Government has been accused of acting as the “promotional wing” of the multinational salmon farming industry, after a
Salmon farms file 210 appeals to ‘sabotage’ lice controls
Salmon farms across Scotland have lodged 210 appeals against controls on lice infestations imposed by the Scottish Government’s environment
Study to gauge impacts of gamebirds on Scotland’s native species to go ahead
A study to determine the impacts of pheasants and red-legged partridges on Scotland’s environment and native species is
Scots trainers racing greyhounds in England are transporting dogs “illegally”
Scots-based trainers racing greyhounds in England are transporting dogs “illegally” and councils are failing to ensure they comply with
More than 100 environmental breaches at fish farms
Fish farms have broken environmental rules more than 100 times in the last two years, according to Scottish Government regulators.
NatureScot axes free service for people needing advice on bats
The Scottish Government’s nature agency is to axe a free service for people needing advice on bats in a
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