Fisheries Research Services’(FRS) previous experience in salmon farming principally resides with staff of theFish Health Inspectorate who visit salmon farms on a regular basis in the courseof implementing the statutory fish health regime. Extensive experience has beenacquired in the field and laboratory since the early days of the industry in Scotland.Salmon farming expertise at FRScovers a wide range of disciplines including fish cultivation, fish biology, fishpathology, veterinary epidemiology and environmental management.