International Efforts To Save Historic Fishing Rights
UK - Scottish National Party President Ian Hudghton has welcomed support from various European governments for the principle of EU nations retaining historical fishing...

Aquaculture Planning Reform To Boost Growth
SCOTLAND, UK - Recognising that the Scottish aquaculture industry makes a significant contribution to the Scottish economy, the Minister for the Environment and...

Consultation On Marine Licensing Enforcement
UK - Defra on Tuesday (9 March) started a consultation on the enforcement of a new marine licensing system which will be introduced by the Marine and Coastal Access...

Scottish Parliament Supports Sustainable Aquaculture
SCOTLAND, UK - In todays meeting at Parliament, the Scottish goverment acknowledged the continued development of an ambitious and sustainable Scottish aquaculture...

US Bans Mexican Shrimp Exports
US - The US government announced last week that it will prohibit imports of Mexican shrimp because the country has failed to adequately protect sea turtles.

Largest Ever Carp Seized
UK - During the early hours of Friday, 26 February 2010, UK Border Agency officers at the Port of Dover, working in conjunction with the government's Fish Health...

CEFAS To Invest In Lowestoft Facilities
UK - Following examination of the business case for renewal of its Lowestoft laboratories, Cefas has chosen to remain in its current Pakefield Road facilities and...

MacNeil Welcomes UKBA Decision
SCOTLAND, UK - Na h-Eileanan an Iar SNP MP Angus MacNeil has welcomed the announcement from the United Kingdom Border Agency (UKBA) that non EU fishermen will be...

Latin Feed Leaders to Meet At Cancun Congress
LATIN AMERICA - About 100 leading representatives of feed industries, government agencies and associations from Latin America and the Caribbean are due to meet in...

Aquaculture Has Potential To Expand
NEW ZEALAND - Addressing the 2010 ACT conference in Wellington, Don Nicolson, President of Federated Farmers said that the government needs to commit to research...

EU May Test A Fifth of Indian Aquaculture Imports
INDIA - Finding fault with the residue monitoring and testing methodology employed by India, the European Union might decide to check 20 per cent of Indian aquaculture...

Global Shrimp And Abalone Standards Released
GLOBAL - Standards designed to minimiSe the potentially negative impact shrimp and abalone aquaculture can have on the environment, farm workers and communities...

Government Seeks To Use More British Food
UK - More government departments are sourcing domestically produced food, statistics released last week by Defra show.

New Support Schemes For Fisheries Sector
IRELAND - Four new schemes were launched last week at the Irish Skipper - Inshore Fisheries Expo in Galway.

Agriculture MEPs Back Study Into New Quality Logo
EU - Meeting Tuesday (23 February) MEPs on the Agriculture Committee backed a study into a new "European quality logo" which would be reserved "exclusively for agricultural...

Importance Of Protecting Local Fisheries Welcomed
UK - The Scottish Fishermen's Federation has welcomed the European Commission's statement highlighting the important of protecting local fisheries.

Fish Farming: European Quality Can Help Conquer Consumers
EU - Fish farming can help to meet growing demand for fish products without harming the environment, but to succeed, it has to guarantee quality and also win political...

Parliament's Big Debate: The Future Of The Fishing Industry
EU - Europe's fisheries are in crisis with "overfishing, fleet overcapacity and heavy subsidies" being the norm, according to the European Commission.

Government Proposes Changes To Historical Fishing Rights
UK - The UK government is preparing to abandon the principle whereby fishing rights are allocated to countries on the basis of historical precedent, a decision...

Minister Gildernew Meets Fishing Industry
NORTHERN IRELAND, UK - Minister Michelle Gildernew has met with members of the Tri-Council Fisheries Working Group to discuss issues affecting the local fishing...

Reform Of The Common Fisheries Policy
IRELAND - Ireland's proposals on the reform of the Common Fisheries Policy were launched yesterday (23 February) by Tony Killeen, Minister of State at the Department...

Aquaculture Compensation Plan Needs Revised
CANADA - A fisheries and aquaculture compensation plan submitted by Vale Inco Newfoundland and Labrador Limited must be revised before it will be accepted.

Commercial Trout Farming Not On Agenda
NEW ZEALAND - The Minister of Fisheries says trout won't be included in moves to loosen the lines on the fish farming industry.

Aquaculture Training Scheme Launched
CANADA - Newfoundland Aquaculture Industry Association (NAIA) is launching professional development training for local finfish and shellfish aquaculturists.

Preventing Accidents on Western Isles Fish Farms
SCOTLAND - An event in Stornoway that takes place today (16 February) to get Scottish fish farmers to thinking about whether they could be doing more to protect...