Another missed opportunity: On Wednesday 25th March, the Scottish Government quietly published an 87-page review of SEPA’s Sea Lice Regulatory…
Who is kidding who: A regular reader of reLAKSation recently reminded me about catch and release by sending me a…
Tasty fingers: Many years ago, I upset the Scottish salmon farming industry by suggesting that if we needed to put…
Minister: The Norwegian Minister of Fisheries was recently invited to speak at the Norwegian Seafood Federation annual conference where she…
82.3 million deaths: I just happened across an article in the Guardian newspaper from the end of 2023 that reported…
RAIC: I believe that I have watched every session of the REC/RAIC inquiries into salmon farming either in person or…
Worst ever: For some time, I have suggested that the 2025 salmon rod catch was likely to be the worst…
Contradiction: This week, I again attended the annual Norwegian Seafood Summit at Fishmongers Hall with about 300 other people from…
Where do I start?: I wrote a note to the organiser of the meeting to launch the 16th IMR Risk…
Risk report: I shall discuss the implications of the latest Institute of Marine Research (IMR) Risk Report which was released…
Big Catch: On Friday 6th February Statistics Norway finally published the latest Norwegian river catch of salmon. The total catch…
Eat more fish: According to the Grocer magazine, British consumers want to eat more British fish. A new study from…
Talking point: I was in Norway last week as a speaker at the Aqkva conference, which was held in Bergen….
End of the road: On the 12th of December, the Scottish Government’s Marine Directorate issued a response to the consultation…
Scottish lice: the Scottish Environment Protection Agency sent me a present on Christmas Eve – the list of sea lice…