Supermarket flies fish 5,000 miles from country where millions are starving
UK - A major supermarket chain has outraged human rights activists by selling fish from Zimbabwe. The campaigners said it is wrong to fly in food more than 5,000 miles from a country where millions are on the brink of starvation.

Fisheries Research Agency Highlights Achievements
SCOTLAND - The Scottish centre for fisheries, aquaculture and the marine environment research has achieved or exceeded all its performance targets in its latest financial year.

New salmon industry body will support staff training
UK - Scotland's oft maligned salmon industry is to found its own charitable body - an education and research foundation that will support and enhance the industry's future development.

Soil Association standards top WWF study
UK - The Soil Association’s organic fish farming standards scored 90 per cent and was ranked first in a World Wildlife Fund (WWF) study of 24 international aquaculture certification schemes.

Climate Change Invaders threat to River Usk
WALES - Climate change and the spread of invasive species are the two major issues affecting the quality of the River Usk. These were the principal themes to come out of a recent conference in Abergavenny hosted by the Countryside Council for Wales (CCW)....

Smuggled Carp Seized at Eurotunnel Port
UK - Inspectors from the Centre for Environment, Fisheries & Aquaculture Science (Cefas) in the UK were called in to support Revenue and Customs (HMRC) officers based at Coquelles, near Calais, France, when they stopped a consignment of fish at the Eurotunnel,...

Spicing up the MSC
UK - The Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) has appointed a new Global Marketing and Communications Director, Simon Edwards, to push forward its international brand.

Increasing CO₂ Levels Will Damage Marine Food Source
UK - Carbon dioxide increasing in the atmosphere may affect the microbial life in the sea, which could have an impact on a major food source, warns Dr Ian Joint of the Plymouth Marine Laboratory.

Interest Rate Cut Boost
UK - The Ulster Farmers’ Union says this weeks 0.25% per cent cut in interest rates will reduce farm borrowing repayments in Northern Ireland by almost £2 million.

Wales set to boost fish farms
UK - Plans to increase fish farming and boost processing facilities are included in the first ever Welsh fisheries strategy.

Increased Demand for Certified Seafood
LONDON - Demand is up for screened seafood, writes Amy Westervelt, and the US market for sustainable seafood is heating up.

EA consultation period:Trout Farmers Views Wanted
UK - The Environment Agency’s consultation on the future of trout stocking in rivers in England and Wales has been extended to 18 January 2008. Fish farmer who have not yet made thier views known are being urged to contact the EA now.

Salmon Escape ill-timed as Data Published on Global Incidents
UK - International Fish-farming conglomerate Marine Harvest has lost 24,000 salmon in an escape from its operation at Loch Ewe, in Wester Ross, Scotland. The escape coincides with the release of an international inventory, which charts the scale of the...

China manager for GB UV disinfection firm
UK - British-based UV disinfection company Hanovia has appointed George Wang as its business manager for China.

Aquaculture Value Tops £400 Million
SCOTLAND - The Scottish aquaculture industry was valued in excess of £400million in 2006, according to a new, virtual resource set up to provide authoritative information about the industry.