Our technical experts have done some ground-breaking work and we are delighted to see commercial companies recognising the opportunities this presents. This is a valuable opportunity to expand the number of jobs in this area and to help existing salmon farmers diversify from their current dependence on a single species. Aquascot has a number of farms in the North and West of Scotland producing salmon, turbot, halibut and now cod. This will be the freshest cod on the High Street as it is harvested, filleted and packed to order. The freshness and quality of the fish is proved in taste tests.
Results show that the firm texture and sweet flavours really come through.
The Musselburgh Lagoons on the Firth of Forth near Edinburgh were created some 30 years ago as a land fill project and for several years produced exceptionally large plaice and cod, which fed on the equally large crabs which inhabited and thrived in the saltwater pools. Most of the fishable area was eventually reclaimed, and the existing pools are now an excellent habitat for birdlife and form part of a protected bird sanctuary. While Mike Prichard is very upbeat about the harvesting of commercially reared cod, this development must bring increased concern about the spiralling fish farming activities around the Scottish west coast.