27 August 2010
Statement from Scottish Salmon Producers’ Organisation (SSPO) and Shetland Aquaculture

The Scottish Salmon Producers’ Organisation (SSPO) and Shetland Aquaculture are aware that investigations are currently underway by a number of statutory agencies in connection with Hoganess Salmon in Shetland...

17 August 2010
Economic boost for Shetland salmon sector

The ex-farm value of the Shetland salmon sector is to top £145million in 2010, an increase of 15% from the previous year (£126m in 2009), according to Shetland Aquaculture...

16 June 2010
Salmon wins 1 million new 'votes'

Over 1.1million new people have ‘voted’ to eat fresh salmon over the last two years as the demand for the health-enhancing fish continues to increase...

26 April 2010
Scotland seeks share of expanding global seafood market

Seventeen companies exhibiting on the Scottish Pavilion at the world’s largest seafood show this week (Tuesday 27th April – Thursday 29th April) are in confident mood following the publication of an official report showing that global demand continues to rise...

19 April 2010
£20m sales forecast for Scottish seafood sector

A strong Scottish contingent is heading for the world’s largest seafood show, the European Seafood Exposition (ESE) in Brussels, (27-29 April 2010), where companies exhibiting on the Scottish Pavilion expect to generate sales leads in excess of £20 million...

12 April 2010
Salmon celebrates 50% export increase to USA

Scottish farmed salmon announced a record year for exports to the USA during Scotland Week (3rd – 10th April). Some 24,000 tonnes of fresh salmon were exported to the USA in 2009, an increase of 50% on the previous year...

10 March 2010
Salmon exports leap 24%

Over 13 million fresh Scottish salmon were exported in 2009 – an increase of 24% when compared with the previous year...

9 February 2010
Label Rouge Scottish Salmon leaps onwards

First Minister Alex Salmond has launched a new marketing campaign to promote Label Rouge Scottish Salmon...

12 March 2010
Business as usual at West Minch Salmon

The owner of fish farming company West Minch Salmon has said that business should be back to normal next week after a fire affected part of their processing factory at Gramsdale in Benbecula...

9 March 2010
Planning reform to boost aquaculture

New proposals to streamline and improve efficiency of the planning process have been unveiled today in a bid to enhance Scotland's £367 million aquaculture industry...