Tag: salmon farming

• Monday, June 28th 2021 - 09:20 UTC

  Tierra del Fuego plans to vote a bill banning salmon farming in the province's waters

  

  The Argentine province of Tierra del Fuego will be voting a bill on Wednesday to ban salmon farming in the waters of the extreme south territory, according to reports in the Ushuaia media.

• Saturday, March 6th 2021 - 09:30 UTC

  Falklands: lively debate on the possibility of a salmon farming industry

  

  The Falklands ocean coastal ecosystems are one of its biggest assets and, “its value is beyond measure,” commented Islander Josh Peck speaking against the introduction of a salmon-farming industry to the Falkland Islands, at last Tuesdays workshop on an environmental strategy held at the Chamber of Commerce, as reported by the Penguin News.

• Monday, April 27th 2020 - 07:05 UTC

  Scotland salmon industry accused of overestimating its value and employment

  

  The Scottish Government is being urged to suspend its support for increased production in the salmon farming sector. It comes as a new report claims the impact the industry has on employment and the economy has been hugely overestimated.