Fish Odour Reduced In Farmed Cod
NORWAY - Farmed cod contains far less of the substance that develops into fish odour than wild cod, a new Doctoral degree shows. In Norway, the amount of this substance...

Ombudsman Criticises Error On Cod Fishing Quotas
EU - The European Ombudsman, P. Nikiforos Diamandouros , has criticised the Commission for an administrative error concerning fishing quotas in the West of Scotland....

Temporary Closure Of English Whitefish Fishery
UK - Defra has authorised temporary closure of the English whitefish fishery (TR1) in the North Sea from 25 January. The closure will last until 31 January, and...

Swedish Baltic Cod Fisheries Start MSC Assessment
SWEDEN - Sweden's Eastern and Western Baltic cod fisheries have started their assessment against the Marine Stewardship Council standard for sustainable and well-managed...

WWF Assesses Scotland’s Whitefish Stocks
UK - Scotland’s fishing industry has a long and profitable future ahead of it, but only if long-term conservation measures are continued and the European Common...

Priorities Must Be Set For TAC Talks
EU - The second round of crucial talks between the EU and Norway will get under way tomorrow (1 December) that will set the total allowable catches (TACs) of key...

Cod with Personal Identity Numbers
NORWAY - There is a big baptism party at the Norwegian Cod Breeding Centre in Tromsø this autumn as 30,000 cod juveniles receive their own personal identity num...

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 ...

Norwegian Team Completes Cod Genome
NORWAY - Researchers have performed de novo sequencing and assembly of the Atlantic cod genome in order to identify genes and genetic variations underlying important...

WWF Concerned over NAFO Agreement
GLOBAL - The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) has expressed its concerns that the recent Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization (NAFO) agreement did not go further to...

Nofima to Focus on Capture-Based Aquaculture
NORWAY - Nofima is to set up a Centre of Excellence for capture-based aquaculture in Tromsø.

Scottish Fisheries Face Challenges
UK - The year ahead will be tough for Scotland's fishermen as the number of days at sea will be cut further.

EC Welcomes NAFO Deal on Conservation
EU - The Commission has welcomed the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organisation (NAFO) agreement on conservation measures but did raise concerns about the case of...

New Cod-Growing Enterprise in Newfoundland
NEWFOUNDLAND, CANADA - Cooke Aquaculture has taken the first cod from its nursery to grow-out sites in Hermitage Bay.

Scotland Calls for Radical Change to EU Fish Policy
SCOTLAND, UK - This summer, European fisheries ministers agreed to undertake a radical reform of the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) by 2012. Urgent action is required...

60,000 Cod Raised in Berufjordur
ICELAND - A second delivery of young cod has been delivered to HB Grandhi in Berufjordur, taking its total stock of cod fingerlings there to 60,000.

Tracking Cod with Sonar
DURHAM, UK — University of New Hampshire researchers are using new sonar technologies to study cod populations in New England waters.

Codfarmers ASA Sells 78,047 New Shares
NORWAY - Norwegian aquaculture company Codfarmers ASA said Monday a total 78,047 shares were sold in its rights issue.

Using Fish Protein to Study Obesity And Diabetes
US - The National Institute of Nutrition and Seafood Research (NIFES) has analysed the nutritional content of hydrolysed fish protein from Atlantic salmon, cod and...

Cod Farming in Basque Country
BASQUE COUNTRY, SPAIN - The Orrua fish farm, until now dedicated exclusively to the breeding of turbot in the Basque Country, is vying to enter the cod breeding...

DIOBAS Claim Breakthrough in Cod Rearing Research
GLOBE - After 16 years of intensive research, DIOBAS claim they have found a completely new way to rear cod in a controlled freshwater environment at any location...

North Sea Cod Stocks See Big Improvement
GENERAL - New data to be released by ICES, the independent international scientific body, will reveal that numbers of cod in the North Sea sufficiently mature to...

CodFarmers and Aker Seafoods Unite
GLOBE - Codfarmers ASA have sent a letter of intent with Aker Seafoods ASA regarding co-operation for harvesting, processing, production, sales and marketing...

Joe Borg Meets Killeen Over State of Fisheries
EU - In a meeting with European Commissioner Joe Borg at today’s Fisheries Council in Luxembourg, Mr. Tony Killeen TD, Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture,...

Scientists Manipulate Cod Spawning Cycle
AUSTRALIA - Researchers at Deakin University's Warrnambool campus in Victoria has successfully manipulated the breeding cycles of cod to enable on-demand produc...