Fallow Agreement Hailed as Model for Future Profit
SCOTLAND - A new agreement, hailed as a model for the west coast and the northern isles, incorporates environmental considerations and will bring benefits for all marine users. It should help to increase potential profitability which is essential for...

Investment Offers Safety and Green benefits
SCOTLAND - Investing in an injection moulding system is bringing safety benefits to fish farms and an environmental plus to the industry

Famous Oysters Threatened
UK - World famous Whitstable Oysters are under threat. The shellfish have tested positive for a devastating parasite.

Red Tape Forces 100-Year Fishmonger Business Out
BUCKINGHAMSHIRE - The refusal to seek planning permission for a mobile sales outlet is forcing the closure of a 104-year-old fish business in arlow, Buckinghamshire

Food Scare Recall on Scottish Salmon
UK - World leading aquaculture firm Marine Harvest was at the centre of a nationwide food scare last night. Retail giant Morrisons issued a recall on all the supplier's fresh Scottish salmon products.

Wild Salmon Health Scare
UK - The FSA has issued a health warning after thousands of wild salmon were found to be infected with parasites that have the potential kill humans. It appears the worm does not affect farmed species.

Scots' Industry Welcomes FSA 'Sustainable' Review
SCOTLAND - Bertie Armstrong, Chief Executive of the Scottish Fishermen’s Federation, says sustainability needs to be part of food standards advice.

Investor Beats Path for Sustainable Production
SCOTLAND - New opportunities in sustainable aquaculture is the focus for successful Sutherland salmon farmer Loch Duart, after private equity company Capricorn Investment Group (CIG) took a stake in the business.

FSA to Combine Sustainability In Fish Advice
UK - The Food Standards Agency is to review its advice on eating fish in relation to the sustainability of some species of fish.

WAPA Boosts Welsh Aquaculture
UK - A new association to support Welsh aquaculture businesses has been launched by Rural Affairs Minister Elin Jones.

Celtic Connection for Off-shore Cage
UK - Scottish and Irish salmon farmers can now benefit from high capacity off-shore penning. Argyll-based Fusion Marine’s has adapted its extra large cage system to suit farms from Shetland down to the south-west of Ireland.

GAA Extends Consulation Period for Standards
UK - The Global Aquaculture Alliance has extended the public comment period for its revised Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) standards development process to 29 February 2008.

Vote With Purse to Condemn Corruption Elsewhere
SCOTLAND - The Scottish Fishermen’s Federation (SFF) has pledged its full support for the World Conservation Union's condemnation of illegal fishing

No Catch seeks new way forward
UK - Efforts are being made to sell or find fresh backers for the trailblazing farmed cod company No Catch.

Raising Temperatures and Local Bass
UK - Technology which uses the movement of fish to heat the water is being used at a fish farm on Anglesey.