Commercial-scale salmon farming began in the UK in the 1960s. UK aquaculture is dominated by salmon farming (mostly in Scotland) and during the last fifty years the Scottish salmon sector leads the marketplace when it comes to consumer choice and is the UK’s number one food export. The salmon farming sector continues to focus on the responsible use of antibiotics, balancing the need to protect fish health and welfare with a global aim to reduce use.

Medicines continue to be used responsibly and only ever in response to the clinical presentation of a bacterial infection.