The Shelf Life of Cod: Farmed and Wild
NORWAY - Does fillet from farmed cod and wild cod have different shelf life in iced storage when filleted pre-rigor? This has been assessed in a report by Nofima...

High By-catch at Grand Banks Dashes Cod Recovery
US - Cod bycatch was at least 70 per cent higher than target levels on the southern Grand Banks near Canada, holding back recovery of one of the world’s best known...

A Fish's Journey: Silicon Chips in Cod
IRELAND - Fisheries scientists from the Marine Institute in Galway, Ireland are asking fishermen and fish merchants to keep an eye out of any of the 6,500 specially...

New Aquaculture Species Reaping Rewards
CANADA - A handful of new species are making a splash in the Canadian fish farms industry.

Pollution Disturbs Norwegian Cod Hormone Balance
NORWAY - New research shows that environmental pollutants in Store Lungegårdsvann in Bergen affect gene expression involved in detoxification mechanisms and hormone...

Saudi Firm Invests US$300 Million in Aquaculture
SAUDI ARABIA - Saudi Arabian investors are reportedly planning to pump large sums into developing aquaculture projects not only in the region, but in depressed areas...

Malaysian Farmed Barramundi Gets Rave Reviews
MALAYSIA - An aquaculture company has announced it that the first commercial harvests of Premium Australian Barramundi have now taken place from the company's state-of-the-art...

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

Cutting-edge Cod Farm Project in Canada
CANADA - The Government of Canada and Province of Newfoundland and Labrador have joined with Cooke Aquaculture to invest in a cod demonstration farm on Newfoundland’s...

New Sustainable Fish Feed to Save the Oceans
BRAZIL - A university and a non-GMO soybean company have developed a sustainable alternative for farmed fish feeding.

An End to Cod Farming in Norwegian Fjord
NORWAY - The Norwegian Directorate for Fisheries has ruled that they will end cod-farming in the Trondheim fjord in case it jeopardises important wild salmon...

New Disease Identified in Cod
NORWAY - Farmed cod have recently been hit by a serious disease caused by an unknown bacterium. In his doctorate, Jarle Mikalsen contributed to the identification...

The Real Price of Farmed and Wild Cod
UK - The cod farming industry might have hoped that the prolonged decline in prices experienced in the run up to Christmas could be turned round bringing an improved...

Cod Farm Project Gets Go Ahead
GENERAL - A new research project could once again have Atlantic cod on dinner plates all over the world.

SFF: Cod Cut Lays Big Challenges Ahead
SCOTLAND, UK - Responding today to the Scottish Government’s announcement of details of the interim days-at-sea scheme, Bertie Armstrong, chief executive of...

North Sea Sees Recovery of Cod Stocks
GENERAL - Cod stocks in the North Sea are showing encouraging signs of a "rapid" recovery after being on the brink of extinction.

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.

UK in Search of Sustainable Seafood
UK - People in the UK are increasingly switching to less well-known species of seafood, suggesting that consumers may be making positive choices informed...

50,000 Tonnes of Farmed Cod from Iceland
ICELAND - HB Grandi, one of Iceland's largest trawler firms, has boosted its supply of New Year cod from a new source - its aquaculture facility at Berufjörður on...

50 Years of Fish: An Alaskan Story of Success
US - Alaska celebrated 50 years of sustainable seafood management over the weekend, in what is a story of of great success and expansion.

Pioneering Cod Farming Project Launched
IRELAND - In a milestone for the development of aquaculture in Ireland, 20,000 juvenile fish have been moved from land-based facilities to sea cages by marine scientists...

Cod Plan for Mussel Farm
US - Great Bay Aquaculture have called for a change in use for a 35.66-acre aquaculture lease site located south of Preble Island in New Hampshire.

UK Secures Balanced Fisheries Deal
UK - UK Fisheries Minister Huw Irranca-Davies has welcomed a European Union agreement that will see British fishermen gain vital quota increases while taking action...

Artificial Bagged Bait Gives More Haddock
NORWAY - Provisional results from trials of new bagged longline bait are extremely promising. Two types of bagged bait containing pulverised mackerel have been tested...

EU and Norway Quota: a Story by Numbers
EU - Norway and the European Commission, negotiating on behalf of the EU, reached a wide-ranging agreement on the management of their shared fisheries which represents...