Tag Archives: Fish Farming

Scottish Aquaculture Now Second Only to Beef Farming

November 12, 2008 0 Comments

A growth of 22% over the past two years in consumption of Scottish farmed salmon has seen Scottish Aquaculture take second place behind only beef farming in Scottish agriculture, ahead of sheep and pig farming , The Times reported on 9 November 2008. The report explains how, in 1980, only 9% of fish consumed came [...] Read more
Category: General Fly fishing Chat, Salmon
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Yorkshire Fish Movements Ban Lifted

November 6, 2008 0 Comments

Yorkshire trout farmers (my local area) were relieved yesterday as a ban on fish movements from the Greater Ouse catchment area was lifted. The first ever UK mainland case of viral haemorrhagic septicaemia (VHS) – a deadly disease to fish, but not humans – was discovered more than two years ago at a fishery in [...] Read more
Category: Trout
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An Under-Parr Year?

November 6, 2008 0 Comments

I read with interest this article, over at the Highland News website in which the author suggests that he has not managed to hook a single salmon parr this year and asks the question whether this is widespread, or just a quirk on his behalf. For my part, I contributed to the conservation efforts this [...] Read more
Category: Atlantic Salmon, Lessons & Tutorials
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