Sustainability

When it comes to providing tasty, nutritious meals in an environmentally friendly way, Scotland’s salmon farmers are well placed to deliver.

We have a lower carbon footprint than most other farming sectors, use less freshwater and produce more edible meat for every tonne of feed used.

We’ve also been investing on a multi-million pound scale to minimise our use of veterinary medicines, reduce any impact on the seabed, work within regulatory limits on what the marine environment can naturally sustain and safeguard other freshwater and marine life.

Scottish salmon is not only a fantastic healthy food, it is also a responsible way for people to get the high quality protein and Omega-3 oils required as part of a balanced diet.

A 2016 United Nations report highlighted the key role aquaculture is playing in contributing to global food security.

The findings of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) were delivered as the world prepares to feed more than 9 billion people by 2050.

The Scottish government has launched a '10-Year Farmed Fish Health Framework' which sets out measures to support sustainable growth across the Scottish fish farming sector. 

The scheme aims to “ensure that fish health remains the focus of sustainable production and growth in Scotland”. It also wants to ensure ‘the right people, organisations and resources come together to address new and developing challenges efficiently’. 

The Code of Good Practice for Scottish Finfish Aquaculture (CoGP) is the result of an agreed industry action arising from the 2003 Strategic Framework for Scottish Aquaculture.

First published in 2006, it is an evolving document, regularly reviewed to incorporate elements of change in legislation and emerging priorities in environmental management.