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Salmon Scotland
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Farmed salmon were treated with a lot more drugs than the industry said
The credibility of the salmon farming industry has come under attack after it admitted underestimating by 66 per cent the amount of antibiotics used to treat diseased fish in 2024.
Consultancy firm’s review of fast-track salmon farm pilot branded “sham”
A consultancy firm which took part in a government pilot for fast-tracking salmon farm applications did an “independent” evaluation of
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 Ferret
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
Open for business: Which opposition MSPs meet most with corporate interests?
Lobbying and access to the corridors of power have been key themes of the first week of The Ferret’s
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
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.
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
Salmon industry under fire for ‘pressure’ on green watchdog
The salmon farming industry has been accused of trying to “pressure” Scotland’s environment watchdog by persisting with complaints about
Ministers bow to salmon industry pressure on pesticide
A new safety limit on a pesticide that kills marine wildlife has been delayed by four years following pressure from
“Greenwashing” objections to farmed salmon name change dismissed
The UK Government threw out more than 20 objections to the Scottish fish farming industry’s successful bid to remove
Wildlife objection to salmon farm spiked after industry lobbying
The Scottish Government’s wildlife agency withdrew an objection to proposed new salmon cages near the island of Barra after