News in brief Scottish salmon cracks Russian market Cohen, Cohen…gone?
THE BC Salmon Farmers Association (BCSFA) has ap- peared in front of the ongoing Cohen Commission hear- ings. After months of investigations on possible causes of the decline of the Fraser River sockeye salmon – in- cluding fi sheries management, habitat protection and the sockeye lifecycle – the role of aquaculture is now under the spotlight. Members of the BCSFA appeared on 31st August as well as 7th & 8th September and representatives of the association have attended all nine days of hearings.
‘We have been actively participating in the Cohen Com- mission process since it started nearly two years ago and we are ready to help correct the misconceptions and mis- information regarding our BC salmon farms,’ said Mary Ellen Walling, Executive Director of the BCSFA. To assist in its progress, the BCSFA has provided all the information that the Cohen Commission requested, includ- ing a decade of raw data about fi sh health on BC salmon farms. This information was previously also released to the public through ongoing reports by regulators.
To Russia with love
THE Scottish Salmon Compa- ny has signed a ground-break- ing deal to supply salmon from their Loch Fyne sites to Rus-
sia, with the fi rst shipment of fresh, whole salmon recently delivered after months of com- plex negotiations.
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Stewart McLelland, the company’s Chief Operating Offi cer, believes that the mar- ket could account for 5 per cent of its export sales. ‘This is a very exciting deal for us as a company, expanding our export market into this previ- ously untapped region,’ he ob- served. ‘Russia has one of the fastest growing demands for salmon so introducing them to a prime Scottish product now is very timely.’ The good news follows in the wake of the company’s record second quarter results. Net operating revenue for Q2 totalled £31.7m achieved on sales of 7,582 tonnes of harvested salmon. Profi ts were £8.5m for the quarter. Chief Executive, Bill Hazel- dean, said: ‘The successes of
Sockeye salmon: on the decline
‘Justice Bruce Cohen has covered a lot of ground in his inquiry into the decline of wild Sockeye salmon, and we will continue to provide assistance wherever we can, to help with his ultimate goal of making recommendations to protect our wild Fraser River Sockeye,’ added Wall- ing. The Commission began its investigation in March of last year and is unlikely to publish its conclusions until 2012.
Q2 are an endorsement of the hard work and dedication of the staff. We are committed to building a sustainable busi- ness in Scotland that deliv- ers value to all stakeholders and to that end we have been highly diligent in every aspect of our operations, from investing in sites through to working with local and supply chain partners.’
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THE Salmon and Trout Association (S&TA) has launched a website that is critical of current salmon farming practices in Scotland (
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Janina Gray, S&TA Head of Science and project leader of the new website, said: ‘The S&TA Aquaculture Campaign doesn’t aim to close down fi sh farming, but to move the salmon farming industry towards a more environmentally sustainable position, with particular emphasis on protecting wild salmon and sea trout from the impacts of poorly-operated and regulated fi sh farm- ing.’
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