SSPO No Deal Brexit Warning. Commenting, Julie Hesketh-Laird, CEO of the Scottish Salmon Producers Organisation, said: “The Scottish salmon farming industry is optimistic in the long-term and sees a bright […]
New salmon farm delivers windfall for Scottish businesses. Leading salmon farmer Scottish Sea Farms is to spend over £3m with suppliers throughout Scotland as it prepares to open its forthcoming […]
Urgent: Special call for proposals for Farmed Fish Health SAIC is pleased to launch a rapid call for ambitious, collaborative proposals aligned clearly with Scotland’s Farmed Fish Health Framework. Proposals […]
Education award win is just ACES. An aquaculture student from the Scottish Association for Marine Science (SAMS UHI) has won a top prize at the Lantra Scotland Land-based and Aquaculture […]
Women in Scottish Aquaculture (WiSA) will be launched at the Scottish Aquaculture Innovation Centre (SAIC) with the support of the Scottish Government support On International Women’s Day, representatives from across […]
Listening in on the mysterious Minke. The Minke whale is one of the largest marine species regularly visiting the Scottish coast but its secretive and unpredictable lifestyle mean much of […]
Whale returns to ocean after SAMS stranding. Students at the Scottish Association for Marine Science (SAMS) had a real life marine conservation lecture when a young humpback whale became stranded […]
Future of fisheries in Scotland. Fisheries Secretary Fergus Ewing has launched a national discussion paper setting out the Scottish Government’s vision for the future of fisheries. Mr Ewing is meeting […]
This spring, in partnership with the Museum and Gallery Studies programme of the University of St. Andrews, the Scottish Fisheries Museum will be hosting the student-led exhibition, A Tale of […]
SSC extends WIIGA sponsorship into 2019. The Scottish Salmon Company (SSC) is to continue sponsoring the Western Isles Island Games Association (WIIGA) for the fifth consecutive year as they prepare […]
SSC release Loch Roag vet document. The Scottish Salmon Company (SSC) has decided to release a document from veterinary records in order to provide context to the extremely challenging and […]
Brexit pulse fishing ban – EU vessels will no longer be able to carry out electric pulse fishing in UK waters after Brexit, Fisheries Minister George Eustice has announced. Pulse […]
Seafood businesses encouraged to reduce waste, leading the way in the Scottish food and drink manufacturing sector helping to meet Scottish Government’s targets. To support them, a guide has been […]
Fund Supporting Scottish Tidal Energy – A £10 million fund will target support to achieving commercial deployment of tidal energy generation in Scottish waters through driving innovation and reduction in […]
Ocean mud is crucial to carbon storage – Ocean scientists examining the waters off the UK have shown how the mud on the ocean floor is vital to the planet […]
Scottish Parliament debate on salmon farming. SAIC looks forward to this afternoon’s Scottish Parliament debate on the Rural Economy and Connectivity committee’s (RECC) report on salmon farming. Heather Jones, Chief […]
Scottish seafood exports up. Scotland’s international exports (excluding oil and gas), of which seafood forms an important part increased by £1.9 billion to £32.4 billion in 2017, the highest annual […]
Scottish salmon farm scales up with HSBC UK investment. An independent Scottish salmon farm that supplies to Michelin-starred chefs has been able to continue modernising its operating processes after securing […]
A select group of the country’s top trainees have been named as finalists in Lantra Scotland’s much-anticipated Land-based and Aquaculture Learner of the Year Awards. The 24 talented apprentices and […]
SSPO Urges Rejection of No Deal Brexit – The Scottish Salmon Producers Organisation has joined the lead bodies representing Scotland’s £14 billion farming, food and drink industry to call on all parties to […]