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...

Seafood Fortnight to Address Health Benefits
UK - Seafish, the authority on seafood, today announced plans for the successor to ‘Seafood Fortnight’, the 2008 promotional campaign designed to increase awareness...

Sustainable Aquaculture in Scotland
EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND, UK - Experts are to gather in Edinburgh to discuss sustainability issues in Scottish aquaculture.

Recirculation Technology to Boost Flavours
SCOTLAND, UK - Pisces Engineering Ltd have recently been awarded a prestigious SMART award from the Scottish Government to further the development of a patented...

New Fish Guides Delve into UK Industry
The seafood organisation - Seafish - have recently extended extended their up-to-date advice on the status of 26 of the most popular fish species consumed...

Home of New Marine Management Organisation
UK - Tyneside will be the home of the headquarters of a new body to regulate and manage the sea around England.

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...

Oban Hosts UK's First Aquaculture Safety Event
UK - Scottish fish farmers are to gather in Oban to attend the UK's first aquaculture and maritime safety awareness event.

New Body to Manage Sustainable Scottish Seas
SCOTLAND, UK - A new marine management body is being created to help Scotland make the most of its seas for future generations.

Introduction of Beavers Create Threat to Salmon
SCOTLAND, UK - Wild fish interests are challenging the accuracy of statements by the pro-beaver lobby that beavers pose no threat whatsoever to salmon and sea trout...

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...

Second Shetland Farm Struck by ISA
UK - The presence of Infectious Salmon Anaemia (ISA) virus has been confirmed on a second salmon farm in the Burra area west of Shetland.

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.

Seafish Highlight Rules for UK Fish Import Labels
UK - Importers of seafood need to be fully aware of current rules governing the identification marking of fishery products destined for UK markets, warned Seafish....

SFF Highlights Measures for Sustainable Industry
UK - A meeting in Edinburgh of the Scottish Fisheries Council – the Scottish Government’s fisheries management and development forum – has heard of the massive challenges...

Still no Source for ISA Outbreak
SHETLAND - Investigations are continuing into the outbreak of Infectious Salmon Anaemia at a fish farming site in the south west of Shetland, but experts are no...

Seafish on Omega 3 Health Claims and Labels
UK - Seafish has recently released its latest advice on how the European Nutrition and Health Claims Regulation will specifically affect the promotion of...

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...

Scottish Fisheries Prepare for Gyrodactylus Salaris
UK - The Scottish salmon industry has armed itself with stockpiles of disinfectant to protect itself from the deadly Gyrodactylus salaris.