Recent reports reveal the loss of millions of salmon on Scottish farms due to accidental poisoning and suffocation. #salmonfarming

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/may/26/millions-of-salmon-deaths-scottish-farms-apha-ico

Millions of salmon deaths at Scottish farms disclosed after watchdog’s ruling

Animal and Plant Health Agency forced to release reports showing scale and cause of deaths on some fish farms

The Guardian

This story - about both the horror of industrialised salmon farming in the UK and how the govt has tried to keep inspection reports from the public - is still buried in the media.

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/may/26/millions-of-salmon-deaths-scottish-farms-apha-ico

#ukpolitics #salmon #salmonfarming #APHA

Millions of salmon deaths at Scottish farms disclosed after watchdog’s ruling

Animal and Plant Health Agency forced to release reports showing scale and cause of deaths on some fish farms

The Guardian
Fish feud: Salmon farmers, conservationists clash over promised federal funding
A salmon war is bubbling up in the waters of Atlantic Canada. On one side are fish farmers who raise salmon in ocean pens. On the other is a conservation group called the Atlantic Salmon Federation.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/salmon-farm-funding-conservation-federal-9.7169305?cmp=rss
Fish feud: Salmon farmers, conservationists clash over promised federal funding
A salmon war is bubbling up in the waters of Atlantic Canada. On one side are fish farmers who raise salmon in ocean pens. On the other is a conservation group called the Atlantic Salmon Federation.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/salmon-farm-funding-conservation-federal-9.7169305?cmp=rss
Fish feud: Salmon farmers, conservationists clash over promised federal funding
A salmon war is bubbling up in the waters of Atlantic Canada. On one side are fish farmers who raise salmon in ocean pens. On the other is a conservation group called the Atlantic Salmon Federation.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/salmon-farm-funding-conservation-federal-9.7169305?cmp=rss

Fort William - Highland Cinema

5.15 pm today! Sunday 22nd March

If you're in the Fort William area, come to the cinema... watch the film to find out how communities in southern Europe are fighting back against fascism, fires, and big business. Stay for the discussion about what’s inspiring you where you are.

So many local topics covered so far in Scotland, including:
#SalmonFarming
#WindPower
#Wildfires
#GrouseShooting
#PeatBogs

And the global societal problem of AI, including the local success of stopping a data centre in Edinburgh.

#Community #CommunityEnergy #CommunityPower
#highlands #Scotland

Deadly conflicts around the world make it even more important to resist destruction of ecosystems #UKPolitics #salmonfarming
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/753787
Petition: DEFRA Pursue UK Wide Monitoring & Publication of Farmed Salmon Safety & Welfare

We call on DEFRA to pursue collaboration with devolved administrations to monitor and publish a comprehensive annual UK Farmed Salmon Safety & Welfare Report collating data from various regulators and organisations.

Petitions - UK Government and Parliament

Good news at last. Though, the govt washed its hands off the issue by letting the regulatory body deal with it. Another example of #AlboPM’s timidity where controversy arises or electoral success is threatened. Less ‘politics’ and more progressive policy decision Albo!

#AusPol #SalmonFarming #Antibiotics #TasPol #Florfenicol

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03-05/tasmania-salmon-florfenicol-antibiotics-licence-revoked/106404606

Antibiotic licence for salmon farming revoked over 'unacceptable risk'

The use of florfenicol in Tasmania's salmon industry has been banned as the country's veterinary medicine regulator suspends an emergency licence for the antibiotic.

Bakkafrost Faces Allegations of Blocking Investigations into Animal Rights Violations

Bakkafrost, one of Europe’s largest salmon farming companies, is facing accusations of attempting to suppress investigations into alleged animal rights violations. The Faroese company has asked a judge to impose a sweeping injunction preventing environmental campaigner Don Staniford from coming with... [More info]

Norway’s wild salmon are on the brink. Parasites from offshore salmon farms are spreading into open waters, wiping out populations that once numbered over a million. With numbers now under 400,000, many rivers are closed to fishing. Can sustainable farming save them?

#norway #environment #salmon #factoryfarming #salmonindustry #salmonfarming

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iVOXMoJUBag

Can Norway’s wild salmon be saved? | DW Documentary

YouTube