Scottish salmon: facts and figures

China's dispute with Norway over the awarding of the Nobel prize to dissident Liu Xiaobo has provided a chance for Scottish salmon farmers to break into the Asian market. Here, we reveal some facts and figures about the Scottish salmon market

• Scottish farmed salmon has held the French Government's top quality award, Label Rouge, for the past 19 years. It was the first non-French food to receive this accolade
• Scottish farmed salmon has been awarded Protected Geographical Indication (PGI) status by the European Commission, setting it alongside Champagne, Arbroath Smokies and Parma Ham
• 1m fresh salmon meals are eaten in the UK every day
• 1m smoked salmon meals are eaten in the UK every week
• Additional 40m servings of fresh salmon were consumed in UK households between 2006 and 2008. Read more ...

This blog is written by Martin Little, The Aquaculturists, published and supported by the International Aquafeed Magazine from Perendale Publishers