HSA Opens Welfare Award Nominations
UK - The Humane Slaughter Assocation (HSA) is calling for nominations for its award relating to significant advances in humane slaughter of farmed livestock.

Grimsby Smoked Fish Nets EU Approval
UK - Traditional Grimsby Smoked Fish is the latest UK product to be recognised under the EU Regionally Protected Food Names scheme for its quality and regional ...

Marine Harvest Plans Residential Fish Farms
SCOTLAND, UK - Salmon producer, Marine Harvest, is planning to create a number of offshore fish farms in the Western Isles workers would actually live.

The Benefits of High Pressure Processing
UK - Full scale trials have just been completed which show that High Pressure Processing (HPP) has practical and commercial benefits in enhancing peeling and picking...

Strong Interest in Online Aquaculture Course
SCOTLAND, UK – The University of St Andrews are reporting strong interest in the recently launched online course in sustainable aquaculture. This reflects the increasing...

Industry Upgrades Boost Scottish Shellfish
SCOTLAND, UK - A major upgrade will shortly get underway at the Scottish Shellfish Marketing Group’s processing facility in Bellshill that will greatly enhance...

Cermaq Invest in Lighthouse Caledonia
SCOTLAND, UK - Cermaq has made an offer to subscribe for NOK 25 million out of a total private placement share issue of NOK 150 million offered by Lighthouse Caledonia...

MSC Cod and Haddock Hits UK Supermarket Shelves
UK - The first MSC certified sustainable Atlantic cod and haddock arrived in the UK this week.

326 Jobs Lost with Inverness Salmon Factory
UK - Strathaird Salmon has confirmed it will close its factory in Inverness in August, with the loss of 326 jobs. UK: The Seafood Company, which owns the processor,...

New Online Course in Sustainable Aquaculture
SCOTLAND - An online course in aquaculture, one of the world's fastest growing industries, will be launched by the University of St Andrews this week.

Support For Salmon Summit
SCOTLAND - Comhairle nan Eilean Siar is backing calls for a ‘Salmon Summit’ to discuss the issues facing the salmon industry in the Outer Hebrides. In particular,...