Concern over bid to exempt organic food certification from public scrutiny
Campaigners asked for inspection reports on organic salmon farms in Scotland. It led to an appeal which could limit the public right to access environmental information.
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Ban on salmon farm polluting loch after 273 breaches
A ban on a Norwegian salmon farming company dumping toxic pesticides in a Highland loch following 273 environmental breaches over
Salmon industry under fire for ‘pressure’ on green watchdog
The salmon farming industry has been accused of trying to “pressure” Scotland’s environment watchdog by persisting with complaints about
Ministers bow to salmon industry pressure on pesticide
A new safety limit on a pesticide that kills marine wildlife has been delayed by four years following pressure from
Wildlife objection to salmon farm spiked after industry lobbying
The Scottish Government’s wildlife agency withdrew an objection to proposed new salmon cages near the island of Barra after
Probe demanded into ‘inadequate’ protection of wild salmon
The Scottish Environment Protection Agency (Sepa) could be facing an official investigation into allegations that it has failed to prevent
Marine protection: What are the greatest risks to Scotland’s habitats?
Marine and coastal habitats, including those key to storing carbon, have been damaged or completely destroyed, as the impact of
Named: 19 fish farms posing ‘high risk’ to wild salmon
Nineteen fish farms on lochs along the west coast of Scotland have been identified as posing the most risk to
Campaigners accuse Scottish farmed salmon industry of ‘greenwashing’ in legal complaint
Anti-fish farm campaigners will submit a legal complaint to the Competition and Markets Authority today alleging “greenwashing” by Scotland’s
New government ‘sustainable’ fish farming strategy lacks green targets, say critics
A group representing coastal communities has criticised the Scottish Government’s new fish farming strategy for lacking environmental targets or
Pesticide safety limit watered down after industry lobbying
Proposed safety limits for a toxic pesticide widely used on salmon farms have been made 23 times weaker after sustained
Scottish Government under fire for overruling council decisions to reject new fish farms
Council decisions to reject new fish farms in protected beauty spots were overruled by the Scottish Government after appeals by
Alarm over scheme allowing more lice at salmon farms
An international food labelling scheme is to allow five times more lice at salmon farms, prompting Scotland’s official fisheries