Aquaculture Research Praised
SCOTLAND, UK - In a recent Scottish Parliamentary debate, the future of Aquaculture was discussed and Scotland’s achievement in dramatically increasing its export...

Multi-Million Marine Lab Opened
UK - A £4.4 million new facility which will help secure Scotland's future as a world leader in marine research was officially opened yesterday (Tuesday January...

Blueshell Mussels & North Fish Set For Boston
UK - Seven ambitious businesses have won a Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) sponsored place for an intensive week of entrepreneurial development at the world...

Chairman Of Trout Company Made CBE
UK - Alastair Salvesen, chairman of seafood company Dawnfresh, was made a CBE in the UK New Year's Honours List.

Fishermen's Trust Receives £120,000
UK - Scottish Fishermen's Federation Services Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Scottish Fishermen’s Federation, is to donate £120,000 to the Scottish Fishermen’s...

Seafish Chief Executive To Retire
UK - Seafish, the authority on seafood, have announced that its Chief Executive John Rutherford would be retiring by the end of June 2010.

Salmon Firm Given Funding
SCOTLAND, UK - Aquaculture company, Grieg Seafood Hjaltland, Shetland’s largest salmon farming firm, announced it will receive four substantial grant packages to...

Improving Modern Apprenticeships
UK - LANTRA, the Sector Skills Council for environmental and land-based industries, are calling for employers working in the aquaculture industry to contribute to...

Scottish Fishermen's Trust Awarded £10,000
SCOTLAND, UK - Petrofac Energy Development Ltd has donated £10,000 to the Scottish Fishermen’s Trust in recognition of the contribution made by SFF Services Ltd...

Seeking a New Editorial Challenge?
UK - Due to strong growth across all sectors of our business, the 5M Publishing management team is currently looking for editorial staff to help drive the continuing...

Raising Awareness of Aquaculture Safety in Shetland
UK - Over 80 fish and shellfish farmers attended a health and safety awareness seminar in Scalloway yesterday (Tuesday 7 July).

New UK Training Programmes for Bivalve Purification
UK - Seafish and the Royal Environmental Health Institute for Scotland (REHIS) have joined forces to create a new training programme in Bivalve Purification Operations....

Seafish Brings Pioneering New Techniques to UK
UK - Seafish, the authority on seafood, has brought pioneering Lean Sigma techniques to the UK seafood industry for the first time – with the first two companies...

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...

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...

Seafish Set Out to Save Lives at Sea
UK - East Coast fishermen have been chosen as the first in the UK to receive a free damage control kit and special training in how to save their boat and their lives...

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...

Stopping the Spooks: New Solution for Hatching Tuna
SCOTLAND, UK - A Scottish based tuna company believes it has the solution to the successful commercial propagation of tuna.

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 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.

Research Says Fish Remember for Months
ISRAEL - An innovative method trains fish to come to an acoustic signal source in order to eat and thus be caught.

International Co-operation to Further Knowledge and Understanding of Salmonid Alphaviruses
SCOTLAND - Two years ago an international group of key salmon industry people and scientists from Ireland, France, Norway and Scotland was set up to speedily advance...