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Maximising The Economic Benefit – Scottish Fisheries Minister Fergus Ewing says the Scottish Government is working hard to maximise the economic benefit from fishing. Speaking in the wake of the release of the latest landing ...
Scottish Salmon Production Falls – Marine Scotland Science has published the Scottish Fish Farm Production Survey 2018, detailing levels of production and employment from Scottish fish farms. The publication is structured to follow industry trends ...
Bakkafrost acquires majority shareholding in Scottish Salmon Company – Faroese salmon farmer Bakkafrost has secured a majority shareholding the Scottish Salmon Company – the second biggest Scottish salmon company by harvest volumes in 2018. Bakkafrost ...
Importance of sampling in assessing river health. The Forth Rivers Trust (FRT) recently engaged in a fish sampling exercise of tributary burns of the River Devon in Clackmannanshire, Scotland, in a bid to assess populations ...
SFF Ambitious Growth Forecast – The fishing industry should be the fastest growing sector of the Scottish economy in the next decade. That is the ambition of new Scottish Fishermen’s Federation chief executive Elspeth Macdonald ...
SSC targets Japan with Tartan Salmon brand. The Scottish Salmon Company (SSC) has introduced its Tartan Salmon brand at the Japan Seafood Expo 2019 in Tokyo (21-23 August). Exporting to 26 countries around the world, ...
Anstruther Writing Awards Celebrate 50 Years of the Scottish Fisheries Museum. Now in its seventh year, since first being reinstated in 2013 by the Anstruther Improvements Association (AIA), the 2019 Anstruther Writing Awards are looking ...
Aqua Nor set to be a game changer for Gael Force Group. As final preparations are being completed ahead of our biggest show to date – Aqua Nor 2019 holds all the promise of becoming ...
Loch Fyne sees losses widen amid salmon cost rise. Seafood firm, Loch Fyne Oysters has seen losses widen amid pressure on fresh salmon pricing and rising staff costs. According to an article by Scott Wright, ...
New Scottish aquaculture vessel unveiled. Damen Shipyards Group and Coastal Workboats Scotland have unveiled a new Scottish aquaculture vessel for the industry in Oban, Scotland. The unveiling of the new Damen Landing Utility Vessel 1608 ...
European investment to support Scottish seafood sector. Scottish sea fisheries and processing businesses are to share more than £5.6 million in European investment aimed at increasing growth and creating local jobs. The eighth round of ...
Gael Force Group signs supply partner deal with Scotland’s newest salmon farmer. Trusted aquaculture equipment supplier Gael Force Group has agreed an exclusive deal with Scotland’s newest salmon farmer, Organic Sea Harvest, to become their ...
Pink salmon fishing in Scotland. Fisheries Management Scotland have produced an advisory note regarding Pacific pink salmon which may make a return to Scottish waters this year. In Scotland under the Wildlife and Countryside Act ...
Johnshaven Fish Festival net new sponsorship deal. The Johnshaven Fish Festival is now an annual celebration and is held in the harbour area of the village during the first two weeks of August, and attracts ...
SSC helps Lochcarron Games leap in to the Highland spirit. The Lochcarron Highland Games brought bumper crowds to Attadale in Wester Ross this weekend (Saturday 20 July) with some 2000 people enjoying a variety of ...
Loch Duart Shortlisted for the Best Rural Food & Drink Business in UK Award. Loch Duart, the salmon farm based in Sutherland and the Uists, has been shortlisted for the Rural Business Awards North in ...
Loch Duart Shortlisted for Food & Drink Federation Awards 2019. Salmon farm Community Partner finalist in top UK food & drink industry awards. The Food and Drink Federation (FDF) has chosen Loch Duart, the salmon ...
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