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New guidance to the United States Departments of Agriculture (USDA) and Human and Health Services (HHS) from 2020 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee (DGAC) recommends that mothers and children eat more seafood to promote better brain health.

The Scottish salmon farming sector is to review the use of acoustic devices deployed on farms to deter seals.

The Scottish Salmon Producers' Organisation (SSPO) Chief Executive, Julie Hesketh-Laird, has announced her decision to leave the organisation in the autumn.

"Salmon farms and seals can co-exist quit happily but seals can also inflict vicious and widespread damage on salmon farms, killing hundreds of fish in each attack.

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SSPO member Loch Duart, has announced the creation of up to 40 new jobs for the Highland town of Dingwall.

"Rebuilding markets after Covid-19 crisis needs a concerted effort." says SSPO.

After 18 months of deliberations, the first of a series of working groups to help protect wild salmonids has delivered its recommendations in a new report.

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.

There was a moment, captured on wobbly video and posted on social media late last month, which demonstrated precisely how much has changed - and, equally, how much has stayed the same.

Official export statistics published by HMRC show that the Scottish salmon farming sector reacted swiftly to the impact of coronavirus as it began to spread through Asia and into Europe. The HMRC figures for exports in February 2020 show a drop of 2,700 tonnes compared to the same month last year. Valued at £32 million, this represented a decline of 32 per cent on February 2019. Exports to Asia accounted for the majority of the decline with volumes only just exceeding 200 tonnes in February, down by 1,360 tonnes (-87 per cent) compared with year earlier figures.

Comment by Julie Hesketh-Laird, Chief Executive of the Scottish Salmon Producers Organisation