17 June 2008
Leading aquaculture Professor nets a CBE

Commenting on the award of the CBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List to Professor Randolph Richards, Director of the Institute of Aquaculture...

20 May 2008
Salmon industry to invest £400k in research & development

Salmon farming is to benefit from £400,000 investment in research and development projects over the next three years...

6 May 2008
Armour-plated nets for the salmon farming industry?

A new net material for Scotland’s salmon farmers is being pioneered in Sutherland and the Western Isles...

30 April 2008
Salmon industry bids farewell to Michael Gibson CBE and welcomes new Chairman

Salmon farming’s trade organisation is to bid farewell to Michael Gibson CBE and welcome a new Chairman, Professor Phil Thomas...

25 April 2008
Minister to 'unlock the potential' for Scottish aquaculture

An international audience at the largest seafood event in the world have heard that the Scottish Government wants to “unlock the potential” for its aquaculture industry to grow...

18 February 2008
New aquaculture agreement reached in Western Isles

A new agreement has been struck between members of the aquaculture industry which will bring environmental benefits and new opportunities for the sustainable development of shellfish and salmon to the Western Isles...

8 January 2008
New charity to support education and research

Scotland’s salmon farmers are to create a charitable organisation to support and enhance the industry’s future development...

6 June 2008

Top pro golfer backs Lochaber team for Macmillan Cancer Support

Top professional Nick Dougherty is backing four golfers from Lochaber as they prepare to swing into action for charity this summer...

5 June 2008

Entries invited for Scotland Food & Drink – Highlands and Islands Food and Drink Awards 2008

Entry is now open for the Scotland Food & Drink / Highlands and Islands Food and Drink Awards 2008...

16 March 2008

Scientists say eating farmed salmon could cut chances of a heart attack

Eating Scottish farmed salmon can reduce heart disease by 25 per cent, a new study has claimed...

4 January 2008

Farmed and wild salmon interests forge ahead with two new management agreements for Argyll and Lochaber

Relationships between wild and farmed salmon interests are forging ahead with another two Area Management Agreements (AMAs) being signed in the Argyll and Lochaber Region...