#Act4 Aquatics Researchers find that growth-stunted farmed salmon show chronic serotonergic activity and do not respond to acute stress — a state that could be interpreted as depression. Farmed salmon may be depressed, says study 3 February 2020
#Act4 Wildlife The stark images of malnourished grizzly bears on the coast of British Columbia have garnered widespread media attention. The evolutionary links between grizzlies and salmon 10 November 2019
#Act4 Aquatics The Scottish Government defied concerted pleas by salmon farming multinationals to keep photos of diseased and damaged fish secret, according to internal emails. Scottish Government rejects industry pleas on sick salmon photos 24 October 2019
#Act4 Aquatics Government investigations into alleged animal cruelty after scarred, frayed and lice-infested salmon were filmed at a fish farm on the island of Lewis were a “whitewash”, according to a new report. In Scotland official inspections of lice-ridden salmon farm slammed as ‘whitewash’ 22 September 2019
#Act4 Aquatics Suspiciously high mortality levels of Norwegian juvenile salmon were found in the report produced by Dyrevernalliansen and the Norwegian Veterinary Institute earlier this month. DYREVERNALLIANSEN: New report reveals high mortality of hatched salmon in Norway 16 September 2019 Dyrevernalliansen
#Act4 Aquatics A project that aims to determine the optimal water conditions for treating salmon with gill health issues has been launched by a consortium of Scottish aquaculture experts today. Turning ill health to gill health 28 August 2019
#Act4 Aquatics Nearly 200 fish farms are allowed to use a carcinogenic chemical called formaldehyde which is used to embalm corpses, The Ferret reveals. Scottish fish farms using cancer-linked embalming fluid as disinfectant 30 June 2019
#Act4 AnimalsEU Plans to expand Scotland’s salmon industry could be under threat as new figures reveal two-thirds more wild fish would need to be harvested from the world’s already depleted fisheries to realise the Scottish Government’s ambitions. Salmon farming expansion target is a threat to global fish stocks 29 June 2019
#Act4 Aquatics Scottish Government inspectors have launched an investigation into video evidence of alleged animal cruelty at a salmon farm on the north west coast. ‘Sick’ salmon film prompts government probe into Scottish fish farm 13 June 2019
Optimising the production of marine herbivores, such as rabbitfish, suggests the huge potential of sustainable aquaculture techniques to feed a growing population. How a Filipino scientist is making headlines by culturing marine herbivores 28 May 2019
#Act4 Aquatics Scottish salmon is marketed as healthy, sustainable and environmentally-friendly but is that image accurate? Welfare and health problems at centre of salmon farming investigation on UK TV 20 May 2019
#Act4 Aquatics Fergus Ewing, Rural Economy and Connectivity Secretary, outlined the first part of a programme of regulatory reform in the industry, following two parliamentary inquiries into the sector last year. First step in regulatory reform for Scottish salmon focuses on sea lice 5 May 2019
