02 Dec 2018
Scottish Parliament Urgent action needs to be taken to improve the regulation of the Scottish salmon farming industry and to address fish health and environmental challenges, a Holyrood Committee has concluded. Following its in-depth inquiry into salmon farming in Scotland, the Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee has determined that, if the industry is to expand, […]
19 Nov 2018
New analysis confirms Scottish wind farm provided enough power last month for nearly five million homes Scotland’s fleet of onshore and offshore wind farms set another record last month, providing enough clean power for nearly five million homes. According to a new analysis from WWF Scotland, wind turbines delivered power over the course of the […]
25 Sep 2018
Scotland’s 10 Year Farmed Fish Health Framework (May 2018) Strategic Framework for Farmed Fish Health in Scotland Summary: The Scottish Government committed within the 2017/18 Programme for Government to develop a strategic framework for farmed fish health in Scotland. This document was produced by the Farmed Fish Health Working Group, co-chaired by Ben Hadfield, MD […]
28 Aug 2018
It seems that the subtidal rocky environment of Scotland is to be exposed to the destructive processes of kelp harvesting, and unlike a recent Irish proposal at least there is some semblance of environmental management in the form of a scoping report. The ‘consultation’ on this is now closed but I wonder why my Scottish […]
13 Aug 2018
An apology for ‘management’ – Untreated distillery waste & fish farms waste continue to pollute A Report on Untreated Waste in the Kilbrannan Sound From – Voice for Arran, Issue 89 31st July 2018 Dr Sally Campbell, local resident and marine scientist, reports on the plans by Marine Harvest to establish a new salmon farm and […]
07 Aug 2018
Protecting the Loch Carron flame shell bed showed the way An important consultation on how we protect the wider marine environment Overview The project to improve protection given to PMFs outside the MPA network was initiated in May 2017. This followed an incident in Loch Carron in April 2017 when a flame shell bed was […]
25 May 2018
The draft climate change bill sets a target of a 90% reduction by 2050 – which the UK Committee on Climate Change states is currently “at the limit of feasibility” – with the aim of achieving 100% reduction, or “net-zero”, as soon as possible. Tom Ballantine, chair of Stop Climate Change Chaos described the targets as […]
08 May 2018
COAST Newsletter: ‘The Scottish people should be deeply concerned when one of their Cabinet Secretaries promises industrial growth in our seas at any cost. Fergus Ewing addressed salmon producers at the Seafood Expo in Brussels: ‘I’m determined to give what leadership I can to make sure that no matter what challenges are thrown at it, you double growth,’ ‘Let’s […]
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