Salmon farmers are calling for £10m-a-year in licence fees to be reinvested in affordable housing in rural Scotland.
Salmon Scotland has launched a campaign to overhaul the current system so that the millions sent to Crown Estate Scotland are instead ring-fenced for coastal areas where farms operate.
New analysis by the trade body shows that average home prices in areas where salmon farms operate have risen more sharply than the national average, while the average time it takes for local councils to provide housing assistance has soared.
