Algae Threat to Rare Fish in Llyn Padarn
UK - A rare fish may have to be moved from a North Wales lake unless a problem with algae is resolved.

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,...

Jellyfish Alert for Northern Ireland
NORTHERN IRELAND, UK - Thousands of mauve stinger jellyfish have been found at White Park Bay, following similar warnings for Scotland a week ago.

RSPCA's Supermarket Animal Welfare Competition
GENERAL - The Royal Society for Protection of Cruelty to Animals (RSPCA) is calling on the British public to vote for their favourite animal-friendly supermarke...

Delivering Responsibly Sourced Lemon Sole to Asda
UK - Cumbrian Seafoods, the UK's 3rd largest chilled seafood supplier, has started to supply Asda with responsibly sourced lemon sole fillets and pan ready lemon...

ISA Detected on Fifth Scottish Salmon Farm
SCOTLAND, UK - The presence of Infectious Salmon Anaemia (ISA) has been confirmed on a fifth salmon farm within the existing ISA control zone in the South West of...

Fighting Salmon Disease with New Knowledge
UK - Researchers funded by the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) have gained a key insight into a disease that is devastating the UK's...

Jelly Fish Swarms Coub Be a Cash Bonus
UK - The swarms of jellyfish off the Welsh coast could become a new food exporting industry.

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.

Anglers Say Sea Lice isn't Solely to Blame
UK - Shetland anglers said they could not blame sea lice alone for the decline in sea trout numbers around the islands’ voes, after a Scottish campaigner lambasted...

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.

Human Noises Cause Fish Stress and Tissue Damage
UK - A study published in the most recent issue of the journal Integrative Zoology reports that human-generated sound has detrimental effects on fish.

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...

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...

Oceanic Tuna Reach Out on Yellowfin Research
SCOTLAND, UK - The Scottish based aquaculture company, Oceanic Tuna Limited (OTL,) has announced two new partnering arrangements with the Inter American Tropical...

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.

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.

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...

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.

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.

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)...