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New project to improve salmon farm welfare and sustainability

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A new project aimed at improving welfare and sustainability within the salmon farming industry has been awarded £5m of public funding.

The scheme, run by The Scottish Salmon Company (SSC) at its Applecross sites, will also see the creation of 30 new jobs in the northwest Highlands.

The four-year aquaculture research and development project aims to increase the size of smolts (juvenile salmon) in an ecologically sustainable way using innovative new technology.

If successful, it is hoped that the research will “significantly advance” salmon farming in Scotland.

https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/19770936.new-project-improve-salmon-farm-welfare-sustainability/

“I welcome the new approach being taken by The Scottish Salmon Company since it became part of the Bakkafrost Group and the introduction of new management." Rural Affairs Secretary Mairi Gougeon
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