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Scottish salmon farms seek growth despite mounting fish deaths 
By Francesco De Augustinis UK Source: mongabay 11/20/2024
Francesco De Augustinis
Credit: Francesco De Augustinis for Mongabay.
Scotland is the world’s third-largest producer of farmed Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar), after Norway and Chile.
The industry is seeking to significantly increase production in Scotland, driven by growing export demand.
 

The fish float on the surface by the dozen, their bellies pointing toward the still-dark sky of the early morning. We are peering into a cage of an intensive Atlantic salmon farm, owned by the Norwegian multinational Mowi, in Upper Loch Torridon along Scotland’s west coast. It’s September 2024

 
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