Scallop Industry Helps Map The Seabed
UK - Scallop fishermen from across the UK are helping scientists and fishery managers with an initiative to produce more accurate maps of the seabed to improve management...

Eating Fish, Shellfish May Affect Risk of Diabetes
UK - Research from the University of Cambridge suggests that eating white or oil fish lowers the risk of developing Type 2 diabetes. Consumption of shellfish may...

Welcome News from Stornoway Langoustine Fishery
UK - The country's first certified sustainable scampi have been produced and are now on supermarket shelves.

New Commercial Director at Scottish Shellfish
UK - The Scottish Shellfish Marketing Group has appointed Rob Mitchell as Commercial Director, with the direct remit of spearheading business expansion, including...

Scallop Industry Moves to Become More Sustainable
UK - The Scallop Industry has appointed an expert to develop a code of conduct for sustainable scalloping.

Seafish Announces First RFS Renewal
UK - Seafish, the authority on seafood, has announced the first skipper to renew his Responsible Fishing Scheme (RFS) certificate.

UK Consumers Get the Taste for Scallops
UK - Sales of scallops have soared over the last year despite their reputation as a luxury item.

Chinese Crab Invades the Thames
UK - The Huge-clawed Mitten Crab that has arrived in the UK by ship could cause untold damage, experts at WWF and Natural History Museum warn.

Survey: Pacific Oyster Production Up 45 Per Cent
SCOTLAND, UK - A new report has been released based on the returns of an annual survey questionnaire sent to all active registered shellfish farming companies...

Welsh Scallop Fishermen Fight Ban
CARDIFF - Welsh Scallop Fishermen have joined forces with their colleagues around the UK and marine biologists to prevent the closure of the Cardigan Bay Scallop...

Shellfish Classification for Scotland Agreed
SCOTLAND, UK - The Food Standards Agency has agreed the 2009/10 classification areas for shellfish production in Scotland in accordance with European Union...

Seafish Stress Significance of Rural Shellfish
UK - Strong home-grown industries are vital in these times of global economic downturn, especially for remote rural communities. According to information released...

Climate Change: Acidic Oceans Pose Threat to Fish
UK - The oceans are becoming more acidic at a faster rate than for 65 million years as a result of climate change, a report warns.

Research Shows Crabs Remember Pain
BELFAST, UK - New research published by a Queen's University Belfast academic has shown that crabs not only suffer pain but that they retain a memory of it.

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...

Harvesting Chinese Crab from London's Thames
LONDON, UK - If you can’t beat them, eat them. That’s the advice of scientists in the U.K. studying the Chinese mitten crab, a troublesome but tasty Asian species...

UK Scallop Industry Shunned by 'Prejudice'
UK - The majority of the scallop industry of the UK has withdrawn from a large stakeholders’ symposium on Thursday, resulting in its cancellation.

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.

Recycling Shellfish Waste for Commercial Bait
UK - New trials funded by Seafish show that the flesh from scallop, whelk and crab waste can be used as commercial bait for the potting sector, and could turn...

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...

Breeding Programme Boosts Endangered Crayfish
UK - White-clawed crayfish numbers have been devastated by disease and competition from an American species.