The aquaculture sectors in both Norway and Scotland are set to benefit from greater sharing of information and regular bilateral meetings between their Governments.

It will help enable the further growth of Scottish salmon farming to achieve the industry's target of 210,000 metric tons of sustainable production by 2020, reports Herald Scotland.

Scotland's Environment and Climate Change Minister Paul Wheelhouse spent time on a Norwegian fish farm seeing latest techniques including the use of wrasse as cleanerfish to tackle sea lice, and enhanced equipment to improve containment and reduce escapes."Scotland's