How climate change threat is being tackled by Scotlands salmon farmers

How climate change threat is being tackled by Scotlands salmon farmers

Source: scotsman

10/1/2024

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Scotland’s salmon farmers are developing innovative new techniques to keep their fish safe from the wider effects of rising sea temperatures

The past few months have masqueraded as summer. Walking to the office during the Edinburgh festivals was akin to a version of the Cruel Sea with water running amok. But while lower air and sea temperatures and above-average rainfall and gusty winds are miserable for humans, this is great weather for fish.

Compared to 2023, when some coastal waters around the UK saw temperatures four to five degrees warmer than average, 2024 has been the polar opposite. The El Niño weather patterns are widely accepted as contributing to that phenomenon, but forecasters predict that this period is now past – and temperatures have reduced in line with normal trends.

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