When you think of Scottish fish you might picture images of beautiful salmon or trout gliding through open waters, the sun shimmering on their scales. This is the imagery that the UK aquaculture industry wants you to see. But it is far from reality. Here are three things that will change your mind about fish farming.
Fish farming is responsible for most of the fish killed for human consumption in the world. Globally, between 40 and 120 billion farmed fish are slaughtered for human consumption each year. Here’s some of the work Animal Equality has done to uncover the practices taking place in facilities operated by some of the largest fish producers operating in the UK and worldwide today.