The Soil Association has decided to stop setting its own organic salmon standards after more than two decades, shifting affected businesses to Great Britain's legal rules while existing contracts continue.
The transition is due to begin in coming weeks. The association said it will honor current agreements to certify under legal organic regulations while arrangements are made. It also plans to work with the sector on implementation and phase out its symbol by the end of 2027.
The Guardian reported that a review preceded the decision, finding the outcomes inadequate and that improvement might not come quickly enough.
The Guardian also traced Britain's first farmed-salmon harvest to a 14-tonne haul near Fort William in 1971. It described Unilever as an early pioneer that worked on cage systems and efforts to address disease and difficult weather.
