Huge project by Norwegian-owned Scottish Sea Farms gets go-ahead amid concerns over the environmental cost of fish farming and threat to traditional way of life ...

Scottish Sea Farms said it would contain up to 6,000 tonnes of salmon at any one time.

Animal Equality says two surprise inspections in three years suggests ‘embarrassingly poor’ level of scrutiny ...

The move follows a drawn-out process that saw opposition from fishing representatives and wildlife campaigners ...

PLANS for Scotland’s largest salmon farm, in Shetland, have been greenlit as local fishing representatives express their disappointment in the decision ...

Shetland fishermen are calling for a moratorium on new salmon farm developments after Scotland’s largest site was approved.

Former REC chair Edward Mountain says Scotland’s salmon industry must cut mortalities before expanding further.

Scottish salmon exports increased in tonnage by 9%, while the volume of Scotch whisky exports dropped by 4.3%.

The UK government faces renewed legal action over its decision to remove the word "farmed" from labels on Scottish salmon amid continued accusations of misleading consumers, the Independent reported.

Hundreds of thousands of farmed salmon are believed to have escaped their cages in Scotland and pose a serious threat to the country's wild stock. Aberfeldy, Scotland – Hundreds of thousands of farmed ...

"The escaped fish pose a serious threat to Scotland's wild salmon," explained Ariane Burgess, a member of the Scottish Parliament. "When farmed salmon breed with wild fish, it weakens the wild ...

A government decision to remove the word “farmed” from Scottish salmon labels has prompted a bitter legal battle. Animal-welfare campaigners insist shoppers are being misled by dropping the tag ...