Challenge to Removal of Salmon Protection Status
US - A coalition of tribes, conservationists, and commercial fishing groups filed suit in San Francisco Superior Court to block a precedent-setting agency proposal...

First Nations Call for Say in Salmon Regulation
CANADA - British Columbia's First Nations is calling for a say in the regulation of salmon farms in the province.

Aquaculture Group Celebrates 25 Years
SCOTLAND - Shetland's aquaculture industry celebrated the 25th anniversary of the forming of Shetland Salmon Farmers' Association, now known as Shetland Aquaculture,...

Bid to Save Endangered Fish
US - Workshops to gather information on how to save endangered local fish were held in Chico and Sacramento this week.

Workshops on Salmon Aquaculture
CHILE - The Research Centre for Nutrition and Sustainability CIEN Austral will be hosting an International Seminar: "Trends and Challenges in Aquaculture and Nutrition"...

New Technique Helps Salmon Farming Sustainability
CANADA - Integrated Multi-Trophic Aquaculture (IMTA) is a new technique that can help to improve the sustainability of salmon farming.

Marine Harvest Publishes Preliminary Q3 Results
GLOBAL - Marine Harvest produced 80,000 tonnes of head-on gutted (HOG) equivalents in the third quarter (Q3) of 2009.

Investment in Chile Hints at Future Recovery
CHILE - Following the near-collapse of the salmon industry, there are the first signs of its recovery as enterpreneurs return to invest in the sector.

Norwegian Researcher Sheds Light on Winter Ulcer
NORWAY - Hege Smith Tunsjø has studied winter ulcer in salmon and rainbow trout, a costly disease to the Norwegian salmon and trout industries.

ISA in Chile Pushes US Salmon Price Higher
US - Consumers can expect to pay more for their favourite fish, salmon, as supplies from Chile are hit by infectious salmon anaemia.

Chilean Students to Study Aquaculture at MTI
GLOBAL - Mahurangi Technical Institute (MTI) in Warkworth has recently signed a contract with the Chilean Ministry of Education to train students in aquaculture...

Salmon Return to Skagit River
WASHINGTON, US - Pink and Chinook salmon that have returned to the Skagit River to spawn in numbers that have not been seen for decades.

Cooke Aquaculture Reveals Site of Salmon Hatchery
NEWFOUNDLAND, CANADA - Cooke Aquaculture is thought to be likely to site its new salmon hatchery at St Alban's.

Developing Alphavirus Research Strategies for Scotland
SCOTLAND, UK - Several partners have come together to find out more about pancreatic disease, which causes significant losses to the trout and salmon industries...

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.

Multiexport Plans to Expand Production
CHILE - Salmon producer, Multiexport, has presented the Environmental Impact Declaration (DIA) for a US$ 1.5 million project to enlarge its concessions nearby the...

Improvements in Place to Help Salmon Return to Derbys
UK - Salmon could be leaping up the River Derwent in central Derby, Borrowash and Darley Abbey by the end of 2011.

Skagit River Sees Strong Salmon Returns
US - Although Chinook or King salmon are a threatened species in the Puget Sound, large numbers are being found in the Skagit River.

Recovery Plan for California’s Central Valley
US - NOAA’s Fisheries Service is calling for public input on a draft recovery plan designed to restore and stabilise salmon and steelhead species in California’s...

Fish Farm Plans Questioned
SCOTLAND - Wildlife and conservation groups in Scotland have attacked plans for off shore salmon farms near the Western Isles.

Jobs Boost for Western Isles
SCOTLAND - Salmon farming company Marine Harvest is set to create more than 40 jobs in the Western Isles as it announces plans to invest £40 million to expand its...

AquaGen Sees Growth in Chile
CHILE - Norwegian fish breeding company AquaGen is to invest $12 million in a salmon eggs production plant in Ayacara in the 10th Region in Chile.

Method Distinguishes Wild and Farmed Salmon
UK - A new technology examining the chemistry of fish scales has been developed to tell the difference between farmed and wild salmon.

Aysen Aquaculture Industry Observatory Launched
CHILE- The Patagonia Ecosystems Research Centre (CIEP) in conjunction with the Programme for Improving Competitiveness (PMC) of the Pure Salmon Cluster Aysen has...

Protest over Threat to Wild Salmon
CANADA - More than 700 protestors turned out at the weekend for a rally to protest over the threat to wild salmon stocks.