Fidra’s position on the present planning process for aquaculture sites, and how it should be improved.
Fidra’s new Retailer Transparency Table shows how much (or how little) you as a consumer can find out about the farmed salmon on your plate.
To ensure sustainable food production, food producers including those in aquaculture need to transform their production methods.
Presenting the results of Fidra’s consumer survey that looks at factors which influence UK consumers in choosing Scottish salmon products.
With the issues of polystyrene in the environment well known, it’s time to look at alternatives for fish boxes.
Bath treatments are widely used to treat sea lice on Scottish salmon farms, but are we getting into hotwater with them?
With around 1.5 million children striking from school on Friday 15th March 2019, conversations about climate change have been brought firmly into the home and around the dinner table. But how does climate change affect what is on our dinner tables in Scotland? We explore how climate change will impact Scotland salmon farming.
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.
SEPA released their draft Finfish Aquaculture Sector Plan for consultation at the end of 2018. Our response insisted that SEPA, as the regulating body, make a greater commitment to transparency throughout the industry with an emphasis on publicly reporting the use of chemicals, detailing the enforcement actions and repercussions and cumulative impacts on specific locations.
he Scottish Parliament’s REC Committee report on salmon farming in Scotland is out at last! No moratorium on expansion, but some good recommendations.