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BBC News Online, 2nd August 2002 

Warning of farmed salmon 'threat': the report warns of harm to wild
stocks

Escapes from fish farms constitute a "major threat" to the wild fish
population, according to government research. [  ] The Scottish Executive welcomed the report by the Scottish Association for Marine Science and Napier University but is yet to comment on the findings. A report presented to a conference organised by the Atlantic Salmon Trust in Edinburgh two weeks ago warned that escaped salmon breed with the wild fish and make it less likely that they will return to the rivers to spawn.
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Article includes video and audio links to:

Colin Wight reports
"Farmed salmon is claimed to be part of the problem."

Committee convener Bristow Muldoon
"The report did identify escapes as a real threat"

Brian Simpson, Scottish Quality Salmon
"The target for our members is zero escapes"

BBC Scotland's Ken Rundle
"To come out with such a clear statement is very significant" (more)


Download a radio interview with Scottish Quality Salmon's Brian Simpson
(BBC Good Morning Scotland, 2nd August 2002: 7.10am)
 
 
 
 

 

SMVK is a Swedish site which  links to our Fisheries pages (old site). The many english links cover the subject of Salmon Farming via a selection of BBC links. 

Looking for alliances with North American and European salmon producers:
THE LAST CROSSED OF OF CHILEAN SALMON PRODUCERS ON CENTURY 21th AGAINST ENVIROMENTALIST (More from March 2003)

FRIENDS OF THE EARTH FILES COMPLAINT AGAINST SALMON PRODUCER NUTRECO, 

20 August 2002. Friends of the Earth Netherlands filed a complaint against the Dutch food multinational Nutreco for violating the OECD guidelines for Multinationals. The complaint has been registered with both the Dutch and Chilean governments and focuses on the environmental and social problems 

Take part in Fish Farming Today's online poll: "Is aquaculture a credible solution to the shortfall in wild fish supplies?"
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Scotland's environment charities campaigning together

Visit www.everyonecan.org and help get six demands for a better environment heard

A BIG FISH IN A SMALL POND:

THE GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH THREAT OF SEA CAGE FISH FARMING: Paper presented at "Sustainability of the Salmon Industry in Chile and the World" - a workshop organised by the Terram Foundation and Universidad de los Lagos in Puerto Montt, Chile (5th-6th June 2002) Fisheries Paper, Fisheries Paper Notes

FUTURE OF AQUACULTURE IN THE EU: SEA CAGE FISH FARMING FATALLY FLAWED

In Preparation for the Next CITES Meeting:

Citizen's organisations send recommendations to the government regarding marine conservation and responsible trade

 

European Parliament listened to chilean artisanal fishermen

In May, a free trade agreement was signed between the EU and the Chilean Government. It contains various components, including a protocol on fisheries investment. If ratified, this will allow European companies to purchase 100% ownership rights in Chilean fishery enterprises..

 
     
     

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