01 Jun 2021
A series of emails, released under the Freedom of Information Act, and reported by investigative news site, The Ferret, in March suggest the Scottish government appears to be smoothing the path for CleanTreat – a system that uses the neonicotinoid insecticide imidacloprid to rid farmed salmon of sea lice, to be accepted for regulatory approval in […]
28 Jan 2019
Live Wrasse Fishery Research Report 2018 The implementation of a fully documented live wrasse fishery is now in its second year with the season opening in July 2018. Four commercial vessels operate within the Devon & Seven IFCA district targeting ballan, goldsinny, corkwing and rock cook. Devon & Severn IFCA officers have been undertaking on-board […]
17 Sep 2018
The Scottish Government are hoping to double the scale of salmon farming but the opposition is mounting. Don Staniford has often been a lone voice opposing the industry but now many others are joining in to raise the concerns. This One Show coverage is particularly telling. Watch the BBC One Show reporting (10 September 2018) […]
06 Mar 2017
The long standing issues of sea lice infestations on farmed salmon have reached epidemic proportions. The use of natural cleaners species is an attractive option – relative to the use of chemical treatments – but is has given rise to this new fishery for live wrasse in the south-west. John Hepburn has kindly produced this […]