Jellyfish, diseases, parasites: Scotland's farmed salmon mortalities hit 15 million in 2022

Losses have increased 158% in two years.

Pretty, but deadly. Jellyfish attacks have been among the challenges facing the Scottish salmon farming industry.
Pretty, but deadly. Jellyfish attacks have been among the challenges facing the Scottish salmon farming industry.Photo: Alexander Vasenin/Wikimedia Commons
Published 19 January 2023, 05:01Updated 19 January 2023, 05:01
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