RSPCA welfare standards for farmed Atlantic salmon
Our detailed RSPCA welfare standards have been developed to represent good practice in the care and welfare of commercially farmed Atlantic salmon at all stages of their lives.
RSPCA farmed salmon standards technical advisory groups
Members of the RSPCA Salmon (Freshwater) Standards Technical Advisory Group (FW) and RSPCA Salmon (Seawater) Standards Technical Advisory Group (SW) are selected on the basis of the specific expertise they bring to the groups in different areas of farmed salmon care. Members include:
Members include:
RSPCA aquaculture specialist
Professor James Turnbull, University of Stirling. Chair of Advisory Group (FW and SW)
Ralph Bickerdike, Scottish Sea Farms (FW and SW)
Paul Armstrong-Wilson, Solway Transport (FW and SW)
Andrei Bordeianu, Cooke Scotland (FW and SW)
- Ian Armstrong, Nevis Marine (FW and SW)
Simon Reynolds, Hendrix Genetics (FW)
David Catto, Migdale Smolt (FW)
George Whyte, Kintail Hatchery (FW)
Iain Berrill, Salmon Scotland (FW and SW)
Grace Charlton, Bakkafrost Scotland (FW and SW)
Alex MacInnes, Organic Sea Harvest (SW)
Herve Migaud, Mowi Scotland (FW and SW)
Ana Herrero, Patogen (FW and SW)
Shara Routledge, Aquagen (FW)
A technical/field operations representative of RSPCA Assured (FW and SW)
Find out more about the consultation process for the development of the RSPCA welfare standards for farm animals.