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.

Call to move fish farms from salmon rivers
UK - One of the fish farming industry's most powerful figures has declared that no salmon farms should be sited within sea lochs into which salmon rivers discharge.

Management moves at SSMG
SCOTLAND - The Scottish Shellfish Marketing Group (SSMG) has annouced a number of changes to its team.

Police investigate council link with salmon firm
SCOTLAND - The Shetland Islands Council is under police investigation about investments in a local salmon consortium which went bankrupt with the loss of more than £7 million in community funds.

Up to £90K on offer for aqua research projects
UK - The Scottish Aquaculture Research Forum (SARF) is requesting proposals for six research and development projects.

Scottish Company Tows Enormous Auto-Feed Pontoon From Inverness To Aqua Nor in Trondheim, Norway
SCOTLAND - An enormous auto-feed pontoon of 400 tons is currently being towed from Inverness in Scotland to Aqua Nor in Trondheim. The pontoon will be moored in Skansen harbour during the Aqua Nor trade show 14 – 17 August.

Plan for fisheries and aquaculture science office still on course
SUFFOLK - A controversial £52.7m project to build new council and science offices in Lowestoft is still on course despite an ongoing public inquiry and shake-up in local government in Suffolk, officials insist.

Foot and Mouth disease confirmed on UK cattle farm
UK - Only six years has past since the the last epidemic, now a fresh outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease has been confirmed in the the UK.

Fishing For An Answer: Wild Or Farmed?
SCOTLAND - Scientists at the University of Stirling's Institute of Aquaculture have developed a method that may help to solve mislabeling problems for wild and farmed fish product - and may also boost consumer confidence.

Scottish salmon nets top 10 spot for export to China
SCOTLAND - Scottish farmerd salmon has been included in a prestigious top 10 of European foods, which could give the product a major export boost and open up new markets in the Far East.

Koi Herpes Virus disease outbreak confirmed
UK - Movements of fish in and out of a Lancashire fishery have been restricted following the confirmation of the serious viral fish disease, Koi Herpesvirus (KHV) Disease.

Fish Farmers Monitor wildlife
UK - A Shetland company is the first fish farming business to join a national scheme to monitor marine wildlife.

Chilian Hatchery Chooses UK UV
UK - British-based UV disinfection specialist Hanovia has won the contract to supply Cultivos Huacamalal Ltda. of Chile with a equipment for its new salmon hatchery in Rio Ignao.

Study to enhance salmon sustainability in Scotland
SCOTLAND - The Scottish salmon farming industry is to embark on the first-ever industry-wide assessment of the sector’s sustainability.

Breach reports now own line
UK - Scottish Salmon Producers' Organisation (SSPO) is now reporting breaches of containment on its website.

Seeking projects on animal welfare and rural enterprise
UK - The Winston Churchill Memorial Trust is inviting applications for its travel fellowships for 2008. Out of the 11 awards offered, two focus on animal welfare and ‘Making a living in the countryside’.