Tag: Tavish Scott
Scottish salmon – economic impact and Scotland, new publication. Farming of salmon continues to make a major contribution to the Scottish economy, supporting hundreds of jobs and generating valuable income. Figures produced by the sector’s ...
Scottish salmon sector reveals ongoing costs of seal predation. More than one million farm-raised salmon are expected to have been killed by seals in the two years to the end of 2021, according to new ...
Salmon Scotland launch series of animated educational films. Salmon Scotland, formerly the Scottish Salmon Producers’ Organisation has launched a series of animations to inform people about Scottish salmon and the salmon farming sector. The series of eight animations, created ...
SSPO changes its name to Salmon Scotland. The Scottish Salmon Producers’ Organisation will be changing its name to reflect its trade body responsibilities and membership for the future. From 1 November, SSPO will become Salmon ...
Lack of housing in rural areas a pressing concern, committee told. Covid has exacerbated Scotland’s rural housing crisis, Scotland’s farmed salmon trade body has told the Scottish Parliament. Tavish Scott, the Chief Executive of the ...
Scottish salmon has “huge opportunities around the world” says Liz Truss following SSPO-Mowi Visit. The Secretary of State for International Trade, Liz Truss MP, visited Mowi’s salmon processing facility at Rosyth last week. The Scottish ...
SSPO Reflects on a Constructive Starting Point – The Scottish Salmon Sector Reacts to SNP-Green Deal, But for aquaculture this can be a constructive starting point Tavish Scott, Chief Executive of the Scottish Salmon Producers ...
Record EU sales for Scottish salmon. Scotland’s salmon farmers sold more fresh fish to the EU in the first half of 2021 than ever before according to HMRC export figures released today. Official stats showed ...
Scotland’s salmon farmers welcome new appointment to lead on pre-election commitments for regulatory reform. Tavish Scott, Chief Executive of the Scottish Salmon Producers Organisation (SSPO), the trade body which represents all salmon farmers in Scotland, ...
SSPO Chief Executive visits Organic Sea Harvest. The Chief Executive of the Scottish Salmon Producers Organisation (SSPO) visited the Organic Sea Harvest sites on Wednesday 23 June. Tavish Scott, along with local councillor, John Gordon, ...
Scotland’s salmon sector welcomes Mairi Gougeon into the role of Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs and Islands. Following the First Minister’s announcement of a new-look Cabinet for the Scottish Government, the Scottish Salmon Producers Organisation ...
Quarter 1 export figures show great result for Scottish salmon. Scottish salmon farmers provide boost to country’s economic recovery with strong sales to EU markets. Scotland’s salmon farmers exported a record amount of fresh fish ...
Sea lice reporting and publication passes to Marine Scotland. Scottish farmed salmon sector has voluntarily published data on sea lice for the last 10 years. Reporting of sea lice figures – which has made Scottish ...
UK’s top chefs overwhelmingly back Scottish salmon. Survey of top UK chefs reveals that farmed Scottish salmon is considered ‘the best in the world’. As food service and hospitality resumes across the UK a new ...
Scottish salmon sector welcomes cross-party recommendations to streamline export process. Scotland’s salmon producers have welcomed recommendations to improve the process of exporting seafood to the EU made today (Thursday 29 April 2021) by MPs on ...
Scotland’s salmon farmers have welcomed SNP commitment to a swifter and more streamlined regulatory system for fish farming. The Scottish Salmon Producers Organisation (SSPO) said the SNP pledge to adopt regulatory reform, if the SNP is ...
Scottish salmon farmers call for overhaul of export paperwork. The Scottish Salmon Producers Organisation says there is an urgent need for post-Brexit export paperwork to be simplified to avoid damaging delays. The key piece of ...
Scottish salmon farmers thank island and Highland communities. Scotland’s salmon sector to publish letter thanking local communities for supporting farmers through the Covid-19 pandemic. Full-page advertisements will appear across Scotland from tomorrow (Sat 20.03.21) thanking ...
Post-Brexit export problems cost Scotland’s salmon farmers £11 million. Bureaucracy, paperwork, delays and confusion leaves Scottish producers counting the cost. Scotland’s salmon farmers have incurred losses of at least £11 million as a direct result ...
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RSPCA assured reinstatement of Scottish salmon farms – SSPO comment. Tavish Scott, Chief Executive of the Scottish Salmon Producers Organisation (SSPO) said: “Each of the Scottish salmon farms subjected to unfounded allegations of welfare breaches ...