Collective advocating responsible aquaculture. Independent of, but working alongside, the Scottish salmon sector. Views/opinions our own. medium.com/@talksalmon
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9 Mar 2023
If fish farming at sea hadn’t been invented yet, environmentalists would be clamouring for it. Many still do. Credit @HughMMitchell
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9 Mar 2023
“Our ocean is in trouble. Yes. This is a fundamental point that we can agree on. But suggesting that we shut down sustainable fishing and aquaculture operations is not an appropriate way to address any of these problems.”
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9 Mar 2023
“The public interest is best served by the free exchange of ideas.” - John Kane.
Not for jack, apparently :
8 Mar 2023
Hi Jack, any chance on commenting on your decidedly one sided podcast about salmon farming ? Note you have blocked any comments and @wildfishcons have historically blocked any and all possibly differing opinions including ourselves. Any chance for an open exchange of views ?
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8 Mar 2023
“We cannot be stripping our oceans, we have to do aquaculture”
Great insight from a bunch of great fish farmers compromised by short term politics :
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8 Mar 2023
Kudos and respect to all the hardworking women in Scottish Aquaculture this #internationalwomensday
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7 Mar 2023
“We are the original environmentalists, not the fancy downtown activists…We protect the wild salmon while at the same time exploring opportunities of a growing sustainable salmon farming industry that supports the future of our communities”
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7 Mar 2023
Environmental groups and NGO’s have long voiced support for the idea of land based salmon farming. It’s remarkable how quickly this changes when one is actually proposed.
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7 Mar 2023
“The ocean provides more than half the oxygen on the planet,food and critical nutrition for billions of people and millions more livelihoods across a range of ocean sectors from fishing and aquaculture to tourism, maritime transport and renewable energy” weforum.org/agenda/2023/03/a…
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7 Mar 2023
“What do I like most ?”
“The people.”
6 Mar 2023
CAREERS | #NationalCareersWeek got you thinking about your next move?
Here's a glimpse into what it’s like working for @scotseafarms – and why a career in aquaculture is worth considering.
@burdzeyeview @MairiGougeon @MareeToddMSP @MairiMcAllan @S_A_Somerville @Ivan_McKee
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7 Mar 2023
Sincere desire for improvement or hidden agenda ? Handy guide to determine the motivations of activists and NGO’s from Dr Hugh Mitchell :
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5 Mar 2023
I'm extremely encouraged that countries have agreed on the UN legally binding instrument to ensure the conservation and sustainable use of marine biological diversity of areas beyond national jurisdiction.
This is an important step to protect our oceans.
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4 Mar 2023
“According to Marine Scotland Science, in 2021, sea lice killed 650 salmon in Scotland and anglers killed 1619 fish. So, which is the biggest threat to wild salmon stocks?”
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4 Mar 2023
Sea lice related mortality (if true) would affect outgoing smolts only. Conversely angler related impacts would affect returning spawners only, at best 5% of those outmigrating stocks. The population level impact of anglers targeting spawning stock are thus probably at least 20x that of any smolt related impact figure.
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3 Mar 2023
“In 2022 the world's population surpassed eight billion and is set to continue growing. This growth makes it crucial to transform global food systems”
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3 Mar 2023
Farmed fish is the most resource-efficient animal protein on the planet.
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3 Mar 2023
Today, on Global Omega-3 Day it is important to raise awareness of the 80% of people worldwide who are not getting enough EPA and DHA omega-3s in their diets. This is an essential nutrient for all of us.
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2 Mar 2023
Comes a time when you just have to lay off…
Do wild salmon fishing groups like @wildfishcons and @AST_Salmon have an agreed inflection point, in the face of decreasing wild salmon returns, where they will encourage a stop to angling ? Or encourage catching the last fish ?
2 Mar 2023
State of #California may cancel #Salmon commercial and sportfishing seasons this year due to very low population numbers--lowest in 15 years. #fisheries #aquaculture #fish #fishing #seafood
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2 Mar 2023
The shocking fact is NO. Both groups are so beholden to recreational angling income that they, despite all their conservation messaging, will continue to auction salmon fishing trips and attempt to divert attention from their own activities, until they themselves are extinct.
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2 Mar 2023
Perhaps the angling ‘ambassadors’ that we have recently interacted with would like to comment @TheJimMurray @MattHayesfish @mattharrisphoto ?
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