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A streamlined future for Scottish salmon

The Fisheries Minister Victoria Prentis MP has written an open letter to the UK's aquaculture, fishing and seafood sectors, thanking them for the role they are playing in keeping fresh produce flowing to UK consumers during the coronavirus pandemic.

Salmon Scotland expands to welcome partner members from supply chain

How cutting red tape could help the Scottish salmon sector thrive

Scotland's farm-raised salmon sector has joined calls from the food and drink industry for more flexibility in the UK's immigration system to help address labour shortages.

A new poll has revealed that a majority of Scots who live near salmon farms support the sector.

Scotland's salmon farmers have launched new measures to help keep beaches clean of marine litter in coastal communities.

In December 2021 SEPA launched a consultation entitled: Proposals for a risk-based framework for managing interactions between sea lice from marine finfish farm developments and wild Atlantic salmon in Scotland.

The Scottish salmon sector already makes an extraordinary contribution to the country's economy.

Scottish salmon exports continued their post-Covid recovery with a year-on-year increase to £37million in January.

In 2022, Scottish salmon is celebrating 30 years of holding the prestigious Label Rouge quality mark in France, which delivers a massive economic boost for Scotland. Scottish salmon was the first fish and first non-French product to be awards the quality mark in 1992, which recognises the superior quality of a food or farmed product, particularly with regard to taste.

Scotland's farm-raised salmon sector is helping save lives by installing defibrillators in local communities where companies operate.