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Below are media releases from Scottish Salmon Producers’ Organisation and recent articles for 2008 in reverse chronological order.

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10 December 2008
Label Rouge Scottish Salmon wins over top French chefs

Label Rouge Scottish Salmon has starred in a prestigious national culinary competition in Paris to crown the ‘Best Student Chef in France’...

10 November 2008
Fresh salmon market leaps 22%

The popularity of fresh salmon in the UK is leaping, with an additional 40 million meals enjoyed over the last two years...

14 October 2008
First taste of Shetland for Scottish Salmon's new CE

The new Chief Executive of Scottish Salmon Producers’ Organisation (SSPO) had his first taste of Shetland recently where he met representatives from the islands’ major salmon farming companies...

19 September 2008
Appointment of new Chief Executive for SSPO

Scott Landsburgh has been appointed the new Chief Executive of the trade association for the Scottish salmon farming industry, Scottish Salmon Producers' Organisation (SSPO)...

16 September 2008
Industry welcomes FSA listeria survey

Welcoming the Food Standards Agency (FSA) survey on listeria in smoked fish, Ian Michie, Chair of the FDF Salmon Processors and Smokers Group, said...

13 August 2008
Salmon sector welcomes new aquaculture vision

“The consultation launch is an extremely positive commitment by the Scottish Government to see an ambitious, profitable and sustainable aquaculture industry...

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...

 

22 October 2008
SSPO to recruit a Technical Executive

The Scottish Salmon Producers’ Organisation is seeking to appoint an experienced and high calibre person who will play a central role in contributing to the organisation’s scientific, technical and regulatory programmes of work...

14 October 2008
International conference to enhance sustainable aquaculture

Scotland is to host a major international conference next year, which is designed to enhance the sustainability of the £400million aquaculture industry...

16 September 2008

'Eat more fish' advice from the FSA

"Most of us should be eating more fish. It's an excellent source of protein and it contains essential vitamins and minerals, such as selenium and iodine", according to the Food Standards Agency...

27 June 2008

Salmon companies recognised at prestigious aquaculture awards ceremony

SSPO member companies took some of the top industry awards at The Crown Estate Marine Aquaculture Awards recently (26th June) which reward innovation and best practice...

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...

 

 

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