date:May 08, 2014
s for jobs, local economies and continued investment in sustainable salmon farming.
Fish farms employ in excess of 2,200 people, while the Scottish government states that around 6,000 jobs are reliant on the aquaculture industry.
The worldwide retail value of Scottish farmed salmon, after being exported, is more than 1 billion. The United States is the largest export market for Scottish farmed salmon, followed by France, with growing volumes heading to emerging markets such as the Far East and