Scottish Sea Farms has submitted plans to redevelop and expand some of its current sites in Yell Sound into one bigger farm, ...

Three of Scotland’s most high-profile industries – oil and gas, fish farming, and whisky – have attempted to exert influence over Scottish politics.

Scottish farmed salmon was the UK's top food export last year, ending up in restaurants and on dinner tables all over the world. But also in 2023, the industry trade body Salmon Scotland sought to ...

In 2022, Russel Griggs, the current chair of the South of Scotland Enterprise, conducted an independent review of how ...

In 2023 a record 17.4 million deaths were reported in Scottish salmon farms, according to the Fish Health Inspectorate – a 193% increase on 2020, said The Times. The industry is trying to combat ...

The UK government has been accused of acting as the “promotional wing” of the multinational salmon farming industry.

What is the latest scare? Farmed Scottish salmon has, according to a team of American scientists, been found to contain high levels of harmful chemicals that could cause cancer. The scientists ...

A consultation closes next week on plans for what will be, if approved, the UK’s largest salmon farm: Fish Holm.

He added: ‘Despite being aware of the issue for many years, the Scottish Government has failed dismally to introduce effective regulation to limit sea lice numbers on salmon farms.’ ...

Farmers are calling for the government to look again at the amount of funding it provides to stop illegal meat imports coming into the country. The Dover Port Health Authority which carries out the ...

For the Scottish Government, Salmon Scotland calls for urgent action to drive forward the planning reforms set out in the Griggs Report, which would provide a “one-stop” consenting process for new or ...

farmed salmon, early asparagus April 8, 2025 14 minutes Available for 27 days The Scottish Farm Business Survey has revealed a big drop in average farm income, falling by 51% in its latest figures ...