Overseas 'dark money' funds campaigns against Scottish salmon farming, industry claims

Salmon Scotland claims overseas "dark money" is funding campaigns to shut down Scottish salmon farms, with at least £1.2 million traced to such efforts, though the true scale is believed higher. The industry body cites grants to groups like WildFish, which received £845,000, and overseas funding through networks like the Global Salmon Farming Resistance. It says donors may not know their money's final use. Charities defended the funding as publicly listed, with Animal Equality UK and WildFish rejecting the claims. Salmon farming supports 11,000 Scottish jobs and is the UK's top food export.