Salmon farmers call for financial compensation for fish lost to seal attacks

Salmon farmers call for financial compensation for fish lost to seal attacks

Source: heraldscotland

2/18/2021

SALMON farmers have asked the Scottish Government to consider financial compensation for fish lost to seal attacks.

The Scottish Salmon Producers Organisation (SSPO) said ministers have failed to provide guidance on what fish farmers should do if a seal gets into a pen, or how to deal with seals harassing or attacking fish from outside a pen.

Figures show 79 seals were shot in the last 12 months by salmon farmers.

However a law change removing one of the legislative exemptions that allowed farmers to shoot seals came into force on January 31.

This aligns with US rules, ensuring farmed fish can still be exported to the lucrative American market.

The SSPO said seals were only ever shot as a last resort by farmers protecting their stock.

It said the figures for the last 12 months – which represent the highest number of shootings for seven years – reflect the increasingly serious threat seals pose to farm-raised salmon.

The body, which represents salmon farmers, said Scotland’s seal population is booming. It estimated there are at least 132,000.

Salmon, Atlantic

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