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30 years of Scottish Aquaculture 1980
1990 2000 Millennial mania Fish skin fashion
Sae Skin Scandinavia was set up to make the most of the skins thrown away by salmon processing plants. Rather than treat the scaly surfaces as waste, however, Ingela Andersson, who worked at the smokehouse of Strannes Rokeri AB, decided they could be tanned and used as a great alternative to the likes
of crocodile or snakeskin – in clothing, shoes and accesso- ries. Sadly – judging from the lack of salmon skin seem on the catwalk, let alone the high street – it seems the idea has been slow to catch on in Scot- land. That is unless it was only used to make the nation’s underwear, in which case we may never know.
The millennium was met with a mixture of he- donistic aban- don, spiritual ap- prehension and fear of techno- logical Armaged- don. However, with no return of the Messiah and no millennium bug, it turned out to be little more than an excuse for a party. How- ever, perhaps more deadly than any compu- terised meltdown was the arrival of Big Brother - an appearance which spawned a decade of drain- ing reality televi- ion.
ISA compensation given an anaemic reception
Orkney goes organic
While the idea had been mooted for a number of years and consumer demand for it had been growing, it was not until the third mil- lennium after Jesus was born that organic salmon finally hit our shelves. Orkney Salmon, a conglomerate of Mainland Salmon, Norquay Fish Farm, Rysa Salmon and Westray Salmon, were awarded the coveted organic status by the Soil Association, based on low stocking densities and a very restricted use of chemi- cals. And consumers seemed to appreciate the difference in taste. As Orkney chef Allan Craigie reflected: ‘my customers perceive this as something special and the colour, taste and texture distinguish this fish from conventionally raised salmon. I’ve lost count of the number of people who ask where they can buy it at home, which is good news for the organic farmers here!’
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FISH FARMER TIMELINE 2010
Despite the Government’s agreement to compensate the victims of the ISA outbreak to the tune of £9 million, almost one year on from the announcement (and almost 2 years on from the detection of the outbreak), only £1 million had been paid out. David Sandison, general manager of the Shetland Salmon Farmers Association, commented on the cumbersome nature of the application process, while many individual farmers were put off by the fact they had to raise half the money themselves. Moreover, considering the application necessitated a three-year business plan, and considerable accountancy skills to complete, it did little to favour small inde- pendent producers. ‘It is the usual cumber- some circuitous route, symptomatic of the lack of urgency given to it by government officials,’ Sanderson reflected.
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