Farmed Fish Invited to Come Dancing
SCOTLAND - Glasgow-based New Zealander Sunil Kadri has scooped the O2 X Male Entrepreneur of The Year Award in London recently. Co-founder of Optoswim Technologies,...

Go-ahead for Salmon Nursery
SCOTLAND - A community owned fish farm on the island of Out Skerries has been given the go-ahead for a small salmon nursery at West Voe.

Scottish Marine Bill is Launched - Now for Feedback
SCOTLAND, UK - Views are being sought on proposals to change the way competing demands on Scotland’s coastline and coastal waters are managed.

Salmon Farmers: Seal Slaughter Claims Unfounded
UK - Salmon farmers have hit back at reports over the weekend that there was a “secret slaughter” of seals being carried out by Scottish fish farms.

Seals Slaughtered by Scottish Salmon Farmers
UK - A campaign to end the slaughter of seals around the British coast has received a boost with 124 MPs signing a Parliamentary motion calling for greater protection...

Pilot Project Breeding Tuna in Britain
SCOTLAND, UK - The Highlands could operate Britain’s first commercial tuna farm if a pilot project proves successful.

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...

Third Farm Falls as ISA Outbreak Continues
SHETLAND, SCOTLAND, UK - The presence of Infectious Salmon Anaemia (ISA) virus has been confirmed on a third salmon farm in the Burra area west of Shetland. ...

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...

Big Drop in Salmon Escapes in 2008
UK - According to recent figures, the number of fish lost from Scottish salmon farms fell drastically last year. In total 58,641 salmon escaped, the lowest amount...

Scottish Campaigner Drawn to Salmon Welfare
SCOTLAND, UK - A Scottish animal rights campaigner has called on Shetland Islands Council to investigate the recent outbreak of Infectious Salmon Anaemia (ISA)...

Beneath the Surface: Minister Reviews ISA
SHETLANDS, UK - Scottish environment minister Michael Russell is to set up an independent review into the recent outbreak of a highly infectious disease at a Shetland...

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UK - The majority of the scallop industry of the UK has withdrawn from a large stakeholders’ symposium on Thursday, resulting in its cancellation.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

ISA: Relief in Shetland, but More Tests to Come
SCOTLAND, UK - Shetland's salmon farming industry yesterday expressed relief after government scientists confirmed that they had traced no new cases of Infectious...

SSPO Moves to Calm Scottish Salmon Fears
SCOTLAND, UK - The Scottish Salmon Producers' Organisation(SSPO) has warned the industry not to panic as a consequence of the recent outbreak of Infectious Salmon...