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November 18th, 2019
Environment award success for Scottish salmon farmers

The Scottish Salmon Company, who operate 42 farms across the western Highlands and Islands of Scotland, have won a prestigious Scottish Environment Business Award (VIBES). The VIBES celebrate the achievements of innovative Scottish businesses that demonstrate vision in implementing environmental best practice.

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November 1st, 2019
Can aquaculture feed the world?

IT is easy for anyone to take a hasty - and understandable - dislike to the United Nations, particularly those who have tried to wander around the UN's campus in New York.

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October 15th, 2019
Leading the global food revolution

Walk into the control room of the feed barge on a Scottish salmon farm today and what will greet you is more space race than farming.

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October 15th, 2019
Scottish salmon reigns supreme with king of fish

Walk into the control room of the feed barge on a Scottish salmon farm today and what will greet you is more space race than farming.

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October 15th, 2019
SSPO comment on Changing Markets Foundation report

We are aware of a report by the Changing Markets Foundation which questions the sustainability of the fish meal and fish oil used in global aquaculture.

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October 3rd, 2019
Salmon farmers reject SEPA feed cap proposal

Scotland's salmon farmers have today (Thurs 3.10.19) rejected a proposal by SEPA - Scotland's environmental regulator - to introduce a feed cap.

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October 1st, 2019
Muck, Rum and Social Licence

There is an honesty box at the end of the pontoon set up for yachties on the Isle of Muck, off Scotland's west coast.

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September 8th, 2019
New Chair appointed for SSPO

Atholl Duncan has today (8th August) been appointed as the new Chair of the Scottish Salmon Producers Organisation (SSPO).

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August 1st, 2019
Brexit: Time is of the essence

JUST consider these figures for a second: 911, 1,081 and 1,282.

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June 14th, 2019
Swapping meat for fish can cut risk of early death

Exchanging meat for fish in your diet can cut the risk of an early death by up to a quarter, according to a major new international survey.

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May 20th, 2019
SSPO response to BBC Panorama's 'Salmon Farming Exposed'

The Scottish Salmon Producers Organisation (SSPO) fully cooperated with the BBC Panorama team, including giving them access to the SSPO's chief executive Julie Hesketh-Laird.

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May 14th, 2019
Opinion: Don't blame farms for nationwide decline

THE first proper spring salmon I ever saw was pulled from the icy waters of the Tay on a bitter March day 20 years ago.

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