ISA in Shetlands: Breaking the Code of Practice
UK, SCOTLAND - The outbreak of Infectious Salmon Anaemia in Shetland this year may have been aggravated by a code of good practice for Scottish Finfish Aquaculture...

Appointments to Sea Fish Industry Authority Board
UK - Two new members have been appointed to the board of Seafish (Sea Fish Industry Authority), a Government sponsored Non-Departmental Public Body, which works...

England Acts as Salmon Disappear from Rivers
UK - Salmon may stop returning to England's rivers as climate change forces the fish further north, according to scientists.

UK Food Standards Agency Cracks Down on Fraud
UK - The Agency today announced the launch of a new advisory resource to support local authorities in their work to tackle food fraud.

A New Class of Sea Lice Biocides
SCOTLAND, UK - Dr Kenny Black, Head of Ecology at Scottish Association for Marine Sciences, has recently co-authored a paper investigating the use of a new class...

Shetland Farmers Working Together
SHETLANDS, UK - farmers hit by government restrictions following an outbreak of disease off Shetland are working together to improve the health of their stoc...

Seafish Warns of New Aquatic Health Regulations
UK - New aquatic animal health regulations have come into force, which will affect all aquaculture production businesses (APB’s) in the UK, warns Seafish.

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.

Further Support to ISA Hit Salmon Farmers
SCOTLAND, UK - Further help for Scottish aquculture, including the possible lifting of SEPA fees in Shetland, has been promised by Environment Minister Roseanna...

ISA Support Package Disappoints SSPO
SCOTLAND, UK - Scott Landsburgh, chief executive of Scottish Salmon Producers' Organisation, has announced his disappointment following the package of financial...

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.

Scottish Research Centres Collaborate on Fish
SCOTLAND, UK - Fisheries Research Services (FRS), Aberdeen and NAFC Marine Centre, Shetland, have entered into a joint agreement to combine the skills of the two...

Financial Support Arrives for ISA Hit Shetland Farmers
SCOTLAND, UK - A package of financial support for small and medium-sized fish- farming companies affected by the outbreak of Infectious Salmon Anaemia (ISA) in Shetland...

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. ...

10,000 Tonnes of Shetland Salmon Affected by ISA
SHETLAND, UK - More than 10,000 tonnes of salmon, around one fifth of Shetland’s annual production, will not go into the sea this year as a result of health...

Protection Plans for Scotland's Freshwater Salmon
UK - Plans to protect and conserve Scotland's freshwater fisheries have been launched.

Year's Top Aquaculture Learner Awarded in Scotland
UK - A salmon farmer from Lochgilphead has been crowned ‘Aquaculture Learner of the Year’ at an awards ceremony attended by Richard Lochhead MSP, Cabinet Secretary...

Trust Research Awards Benefit Marine Environment
SCOTLAND, UK - The Scottish Fishermen’s Trust has awarded bursaries to four students from the School of Biological Sciences at the University of Aberdeen for projects...

FSA Restricts 'Nuclear' Dounreay Seafood
UK - Restrictions on seafood coming from an area near Dounreay nuclear site will remain in place, following a Food Standards Agency review.

Delmarva Zoning to Wash Away Seaside Aquaculture
UK - Hank Jones is upset about mistakes in the proposed zoning ordinance that could jeopardize his livelihood and anyone else trying to make a living raising clams...

Sea Lice Still at Large in Shetlands
SCOTLAND, UK - Health problems facing Shetland’ salmon industry reared their head again last week as one company announced it was vacating four fish farms due to...

Study Sheds Light on Gender Changing Fish Mystery
EXETER, UK - The increasing trend towards male fish developing female traits has a new chemical culprit, says a report.

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

£5.8 Million Boost for Scottish Fisheries
SCOTLAND, UK - Fifty projects which will create dozens of jobs and safeguard hundreds more in Scotland's fishing, processing and aquaculture sectors will benefit...