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.

Koi Herpesvirus Confirmed in Cambridgeshire
UK - Movements of fish into, out of and within a fishery in Cambridgeshire have been restricted, following the confirmation of koi herpesvirus disease.

£100,000 Boost for ISA Hit Firms
SCOTLAND - The salmon farming industry in Shetland has been given a £100,000 boost to help companies affected by the recent outbreak of ISA (Infectious Salmon Anaemia)...

Deadly ParasiteThreatens UK Salmon and Trout
UK - Stocks of the UK’s Atlantic salmon along with varieties of domestic Brown trout could be under threat from a deadly parasite according to research led Bournemouth...

Stirling's Aquaculture Expert Celebrated for Career
UK - Professor Randolph Harvey Richards CBE (on left of picture), Director of the Institute of Aquaculture at the University of Stirling, recently travelled to the...

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...

Framework Gives Scottish Fish Farms Room to Grow
SCOTLAND, UK - A new strategy aimed at increasing Scotland's share of the world's fastest growing food-producing sector has been unveiled.

Fourth Case of ISA in Shetlands
UK - Government inspectors have found a fourth case of the deadly salmon disease Infectious Salmon Anaemia in the disease control zone off Shetland’s south west...

Royal Society Eyes Danger in Fish Farm Clusters
UK - Salmon farms clustered on the migratory route of wild salmon could be killing large numbers of fish in the wild, according to scientists writing today in...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...