White paper: Happy Easter. I do want to comment on the new Norwegian white paper in more detail but as…
White paper: Thursday afternoon saw the Norwegian Fisheries Minister outline the new white paper on aquaculture. It will take me…
April 1st: The Scottish Government published their finalised river conservation gradings for the 2025 season on Tuesday 1 April. I…
What’s the secret?: I have mentioned more than once that whilst the critics of salmon farming industry continue to demand…
Scottish affairs: The Scottish Parliamentary debate of the Rural Affairs Committee inquiry into salmon farming took place on Thursday, which…
Lice: Although it is now nearly six months since the sea lice monitoring programme for 2024 was completed, Fisheries Management…
High risk: This week the Institute of Marine Research posted that there was a high risk of self-boasting within IMR….
840 parasites: This week I was looking for the link to IMR’s latest risk report and I encountered the following…
Consumption: The news that Scottish salmon has set a new record for export value comes as no surprise. Scottish salmon…
Wrong fish: Fish Farming Expert reports that Salmon Scotland sent an open letter to the Convenor of the RAIC Committee…
Paradoxical: Sea West News has recently reported that anti-salmon farming activists have again challenged the Department of Fisheries and Oceans…
Connections: This week I attended a three-day conference at Fishmongers Hall called Wild Salmon Connections. The conference message was that…
Transparency: Fish Farming Expert spoke to the convenor of the Scottish Parliament’s Rural Affairs Committee following the publication of their…
In strictest confidence: I always treat any correspondence I receive in the strictest possible confidence unless requested to do otherwise….
Money Talks: The Times newspaper reported this week that Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has called out Elon Musk for…