Claim John Swinney stayed at Peter Mandelson's residence is Mostly True
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Row erupts between Marine Scotland and private firm over seal scarers
A row has erupted between a private company and the Scottish Government over controversial devices called seal scarers which have
Critics claim “landmark victory” after curbs on seal scarers
Marine conservationists are claiming a “landmark victory” after Environmental Standards Scotland (ESS) published a report on the use of acoustic
Adverts attacking salmon farming ‘censored’
Five local newspapers in Scotland have refused to publish an advert backed by 26 environmental and community groups criticising the
Fish farm pesticide ‘risk’ for swimmers, says industry report
Wild swimmers face “a risk” to their health from a toxic pesticide discharged into lochs and the sea from over
Salmon farm pollution rises 10 per cent
Seabed and pesticide pollution of Scottish lochs by the salmon farming industry increased by over ten per cent in a
Probe into claim rare reefs harmed by fish farm pollution
Video allegations that fish farm pollution has damaged rare and beautiful wildlife are under investigation by two Scottish Government watchdogs.
M&S salmon firm rapped for misreporting pesticide use
The company that supplies Scottish farmed salmon to the retail giant, Marks and Spencer (M&S), has been officially
Over 40 fish farms ‘unsatisfactory’, says government watchdog
Over one in ten of Scotland’s fish farms have been rated as “unsatisfactory” by the Scottish Government’s environmental
RSPCA Assured food label scheme accused of protecting ‘salmon farmers and retailers’
Animal welfare campaigners have accused the RSPCA Assured food label scheme of “protecting the interests of salmon farmers and retailers”
Millions of dead salmon dumped, burnt or destroyed
Nearly half of Scotland’s salmon farms burn, dump or destroy millions of dead fish every year, according to Scottish
Government salmon farm research ‘excluded environmental impact’
Scottish Government research into pesticides used to control the lice that infest farmed salmon deliberately excluded impacts on the “wider
Fish farms: £10m handouts, £900m profits and 300,000 tonnes of pollution
Six fish farming companies in Scotland given government handouts of over £10 million have made profits of £926 million since