Salmon Scotland

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

UK Chancellor Rachel Reeves has defended her decision to back the construction of a third runway at Heathrow Airport by declaring its importance to the country’s food and drink exports, including Scottish…

30th January 2025

Third Heathrow runway important for Scottish salmon, says Chancellor

30th January 2025

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Scottish salmon farming leaders are backing the UK Chancellor’s growth-focused regulatory approach, which urges Scotland to capitalise on seafood exports for economic recovery.

14th January 2025

Regulatory reform needed to boost Scottish seafood exports

14th January 2025

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Salmon has firmly established itself as the UK’s most popular fish, with sales increasing by 9.1% over the past year.

6th January 2025

Salmon remains UK’s favourite fish

6th January 2025

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Investment of nearly GBP 1 billion on fish health and welfare has helped deliver the best survival rate for Scottish farmed salmon since 2020, with new figures published by trade body Salmon…

30th October 2024

Scottish salmon achieves best survival rate for four years

30th October 2024

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

More than 650 pupils from Lochaber High School have taken part in a careers event focused on the Scottish salmon sector.

9th October 2024

Lochaber pupils explore salmon careers

9th October 2024

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Members of the Scottish parliament’s Rural Affairs and Islands Committee have visited Scottish Sea Farms as part of the ongoing inquiry into Scotland’s salmon farming sector.

25th September 2024

MSPs see salmon farming in action

25th September 2024

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

MPs have attended an event in Westminster to learn more about the economic and environmental benefits of Scottish salmon.

12th September 2024

MPs learn about Scottish salmon benefits

12th September 2024

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Salmon Scotland is urging Scottish First Minister John Swinney to prioritise economic growth and job creation in the upcoming Programme for Government.

3rd September 2024

Salmon Scotland urges focus on aquaculture growth

3rd September 2024

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Scottish salmon export sales increased by 41% in the first-half of 2024, driven by substantial growth in the Asian and American markets.

19th August 2024

Asian and US sales boost Scottish salmon exports

19th August 2024

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

Mull, Scotland, -based Inverlussa Marine Services has appointed Macduff Shipyards to design and build a new 25-metre hybrid workboat vessel, which will be equipped with the latest technology to support sustainable growth.

17th July 2024

Hybrid vessel order boost for Scottish shipbuilding, salmon farming

17th July 2024

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Following the recent UK general election, Business Secretary Jonathan Reynolds has committed the new Labour government to exploring opportunities to increase Scottish salmon exports to the EU.

9th July 2024

Scottish salmon sector welcomes new government’s stance on exports

9th July 2024

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Members of the newly formed Young Aquaculture Society (YAS) turned out in force today at Scottish Sea Farms’ west coast facilities for a deep dive into how farmed salmon are raised.

9th July 2024

Future industry leaders see aquaculture in action

9th July 2024

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Scottish salmon exports have surged to GBP 645 million, reaching their highest level in five years as international demand continues to grow.

18th June 2024

Scottish salmon exports surge to five-year high

18th June 2024

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Salmon Scotland, the trade body for Scottish salmon – the UK’s largest food export – has published a manifesto ahead of the country’s general election. The organisation’s detailed asks of the next government have been…

10th June 2024

Scottish salmon sector publishes election manifesto

10th June 2024

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

The Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council has pledged £4.6 million to help make the UK’s aquaculture industry more sustainable.

22nd May 2024

£4.6m boost for UK sustainable aquaculture

22nd May 2024

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Two of Scotland’s leading politicians – Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar and SNP’s Employment and Investment Minister Tom Arthur – were among those to attend the latest Aquaculture UK trade show in…

15th May 2024

Scottish politicians laud salmon jobs and investment

15th May 2024

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

The Sustainable Aquaculture Innovation Centre (SAIC) has secured new funding to continue its support of fish health research and development (R&D), delivered in collaboration between the private and public sectors.

14th May 2024

Farmed fish health funding boost for SAIC

14th May 2024

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

New rules have been agreed to a French quality standard which will enable Scottish farmers to export more of its quality salmon to Europe.

24th April 2024

French label change boosts Scottish salmon

24th April 2024

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Scottish salmon has secured protected legal status, giving the country’s farm-raised fish greater post-Brexit protection against the risk of food fraud through imports of inferior products.

4th April 2024

Scottish farmed salmon secures protected status

4th April 2024

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Volunteers from Scottish salmon farms cleared away more than 23 tonnes of litter from highlands and islands beaches last year as part of efforts to keep the areas they live and work…

2nd April 2024

Salmon farmers clear tonnes of litter from Scottish beaches

2nd April 2024