Fidra’s position on the present planning process for aquaculture sites, and how it should be improved.
To ensure sustainable food production, food producers including those in aquaculture need to transform their production methods.
It’s apparent that a period of sea change in Scottish salmon farming is approaching, with several Scottish Government working groups examining it in close detail and a recent debate in the Scottish Parliament.
When buying Scottish farmed salmon fillets for your dinner, do you know where the fish has come from? The quality of the farm? Which chemicals the fish have consumed, how much and why?