Seals blamed for escape of salmon
UK - Up to 30,000 salmon are thought to have escaped from a fish farm in the Western Isles sparking concerns among anglers about an adverse impact on wild fish. Pan Fish Scotland, which runs the Vuia Mor site in West Loch Roag, Lewis, said it regretted...

Fish kill costs water companies £40,000
WALES - Dwr Cymru Welsh Water and its contractor United Utilities have been ordered to pay more than £20,000 each after pleading guilty to polluting the Taf Fechan in Pontsticill, with approximately three tonnes of waste aluminium sulphate.

Great salmon escape could turn wild fish into ‘couch potatoes’
UK - They are an identical species, but while one is lean and incredibly fit, the SAS of the fish world, the other is an obese, idle creature, a couch potato with fins. When the two interbreed, the results can be a genetic disaster.

Roger Williams opens doors to state’s only shellfish hatchery
UK - Roger Williams University opened its doors to the state's only shellfish hatchery.

Serious fish disease discovered
UK - DEFRA have advised all Kent Fisheries that a serious fish disease has just been discovered at Eureka Fishery on Eureka Business Park.

Wild salmon infected with 'bleeding' parasite
UK - Thousands of wild Atlantic salmon returning to Scotland's rivers have been infected by a mysterious parasite that has left them with bleeding wounds.

Wildlife Trusts scale up 'Petition Fish' campaign
UK - Sea Vision partner Wildlife Trusts is scaling up its Petition Fish campaign, in support of the Marine Bill, with the introduction of Bernard the Gurnard, an animated online petition.

Protect our salmon rivers
UK - In an interview in Norway's Altaposten (19 July), John Fredriksen, the biggest shareholder in the salmon farming industry, stated said he was concerned about the future for wild salmon and that fish farming should not be allowed in fjords with salmon...

Training for the real world
SCOTLAND - Pupils from four Shetland high schools will get first hand experience in aquaculture and engineering thanks to two new courses at the isles' marine college.

Salmon farms: We'll need 100 million fish to be competitive
UK - More and larger salmon farms could be created in Scotland to help the industry significantly increase its annual output over the next decade.

Rare fish returns to UK waters 'in large numbers'
UK - One of Britain's rarest fish is returning in large numbers, the Environment Agency said today.

Monks show the way to farm fish
UK - Relics of the monastic tradition are to be found throughout Wales. Although nowadays the significance of their ruins lies mainly in their tourist appeal, their extent testifies to the important role they once played.

Stretching aquaculture's horizons
UK - A Shetland-based maritime college has taken delivery of new fish farm cages which will be used in experimental trials.

Jobs blow for Northmavine
UK - A remote Shetland community has been dealt a severe blow after it emerged yesterday (Tuesday) that one of the area's largest employers is set to close.

Fish farm hatches plan for second halibut fund
UK - A fish farm business on the island of Gigha is to raise new funds after a unique investment deal produced big returns for its backers.

Landcatch announce genetic supply agreement with Pesquera Los Fiordos
UK - Landcatch, the Scotland and Chile-based salmon breeding company, and Pesquera Los Fiordos, the Chilean salmon producer, have signed a genetic supply agreement covering the production of Los Fiordos’ annual requirement for 50m Atlantic salmon eggs....

Doubt returns over fish farm jobs
UK - The future of the former Fjord Seafood company in Stornoway has been thrown into doubt.

Salmon breeding takes a 'quantum leap'
UK - A very important advance in the DNA fingerprinting of salmon has been achieved by Landcatch Natural Selection Ltd. (LNS), working in conjunction with scientists at the world-renowned Roslin Institute, Edinburgh, and at the Institute of Aquaculture,...

Doubt returns over fish farm jobs
STORNOWAY - The future of the former Fjord Seafood company in Stornoway has been thrown into doubt.

Study to investigate wild/farmed salmon breeding implications
UK - The implications of breeding between farmed and wild salmon will be investigated in a new project led by scientists at the University of East Anglia.

£1 billion boost to Scottish salmon industry
UK - Scotland’s public and private sectors have joined forces this week when they travel to Norway as part of a new initiative to encourage further investment in the salmon farming industry.

Anglers' anger as trout escape from fish farm
UK - One of Scotland's shyest mammals - the otter - was caught in the crossfire yesterday as the conflict between wild Atlantic salmon anglers and fish-farm companies escalated.