Uld Scottish salmon farming be transformed by moving to dry land? | Environment. Scottish salmon is facing a challenge to its reputation as one of Britain's best loved everyday luxuries, with scares over diseases and sea lice, heavy use of pesticides and seal killing raising fears about its environmental impact. A new fish-farming company called Fishfrom believes it can help solve the industry's problem, and even partly solve future crises over food shortages. Its answer: take salmon farming entirely out of the sea. It is planning to build a vast new warehouse on the west coast of Scotland where it hopes to farm salmon on dry land, cultivating thousands of tonnes of fresh salmon untainted by chemicals, sea lice and seal-control, in a self-contained facility run on renewable electricity.
That factory, at Tayinloan, just opposite the Hebridean island of Gigha, will be powered largely by solar panels and a small hydro scheme nearby, feed its salmon on its own supply of a specially farmed marine animal called ragworm, and will recycle nearly all the water it needs onsite. Species of Invasive Bee Leaves Carnage in its Wake. Photo: Ersin Uyanik When Terry Allen planted a flowerbed outside his home 20 years ago, he could never have imagined it would become the sight of a blood-soaked bee battleground. Terry, an entomologist from Sacramento, discovered some European wool carder bees had taken up residence in his front yard, the first time the species had been spotted in California -- ravaging native honeybees.
The large invasive insect "cuts off their wings, cuts off their antenna, cuts off their heads, cuts off their torsi, and stabs them to death," he says. European Wool Carder bees were originally shipped in from Europe to the United States because of their great pollinating ability, but it didn't take long before they went rogue. As an invasive species, the bees spread throughout the continent, but Terry's discovery is the first evidence that they've found their way to California. Terry plans to continue his flowerbed observations, but he's met with some unexpected resistance. Sparking Innovation. 10 Signs of Greenwashing | Melodies In Marketing. Proved Reserves of Fossil Fuels. The Majestic Plastic Bag. Scientists Create World’s 1st Practical Artificial Leaf, 10X as Efficient as the Real Thing | 80beats.