"At Collafirth, north Shetland, Sydney Johnson is unloading bags of two-dozen scallops by throwing them over his head like medicine balls to the pier above. Johnson, who has just finished a 10-hour shift on his boat, the Golden Shore, is concerned that plans for a new salmon farm will put fishers like him and his two sons out of business. They say it's just one farm, says Johnson. But it's one farm more. There's only so much water and we're at saturation point."
"The Shetland Islands council approved plans for the new farm last week. For decades, the Scottish archipelago's fishing community has shared the nutrient-rich waters of Britain's northernmost region with the fish farms clustered around its voes, or inlets. But by approving what will become the UK's largest-ever salmon farm, the council has deepened the rift between the islanders who make their living from fishing and the farm owners, and drawn criticism from environmental groups, which fear lasting ecological damage."
The Shetland Islands council approved a new salmon farm site near Fish Holm that will become the UK's largest-ever salmon farm. Local scallop fishers fear the development will harm nutrient-rich scallop beds and nursery grounds and push fishing communities toward unsustainable saturation of local waters. The Shetland Fishermen's Association, representing 450 members, says Scottish Sea Farms did not adequately consider impacts on fish and shellfish nursery grounds. Scottish Sea Farms employs almost 300 people on the islands, including 160 staff across 20 farms, and reduced the site's size after some demands from the fishing body.
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