Prawn farmer ‘back on track’ after virus blow
BRITAIN’S first warm water king prawn farmer has recovered from a setback which saw the majority of its stocks wiped out. Great British Prawns, which in June announced its plan […] Continue Reading
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Stirling explores feed factor in sea lice fight
A NEW £300,000 study involving Stirling’s Institute of Aquaculture (IoA) and a leading animal feed manufacturer will explore how feed ingredients can reduce infections in farmed fish. Led by Dr […] Continue Reading
Algae early warning system ‘boost for farmers’
AN early warning system to detect harmful plankton and algae is being developed in Scotland to help tackle one of the biggest challenges to fish health. A consortium – including […] Continue Reading
Regional recognition for Scottish Salmon Co
THE Scottish Salmon Company (SSC) has been recognised in four categories in the Highlands & Islands Food & Drink Awards, to be held in November. The company was shortlisted for […] Continue Reading
Salmon farmer leads local beach cleans
RESIDENTS and local groups are being urged to join Scottish Sea Farms for a series of organised beach cleans, part of the Marine Conservation Society (MCS) Great British Beach Clean […] Continue Reading
Harbour seals like west coast best
THE strength of seal populations in Scotland varies dramatically, depending on which part of the coastline they inhabit. While stocks of harbour seals are thriving on the west coast and […] Continue Reading
Birds blamed for salmon decline on River Tweed
STOCKS of wild salmon in the River Tweed have fallen to an all-time low because of record numbers of predatory birds, according to new research. Salmon catches dropped from a […] Continue Reading
Animal disease risk in no deal Brexit
ANIMAL welfare could be at risk if the availability of veterinary medicines in the UK is compromised in a no deal Brexit, warned NOAH, the body representing the animal health […] Continue Reading
French innovators impress investors
TWO French innovators scooped top honours on the final day of the Aquaculture Innovation Europe conference in London today, after a vote by delegates representing the industry and investors. The […] Continue Reading
Fishermen told to switch to aquaculture
FISHERMEN in Malaysia are being urged by their government to take up fish farming to protect their future and save depleting wild fish stocks at the same time. The call […] Continue Reading
Tromsø farm future in balance after elections
THE future of open fish farming in and around the Norwegian city of Tromsø continues to hang in the balance after local elections produced a mixed bag of results. There […] Continue Reading
‘Redesign’ aquaculture for the future says funder
THE aquaculture industry needs a ‘complete redesign’ if it is to meet a global requirement to triple production by 2050 and feed a growing world population. That is the thinking […] Continue Reading
Lobster crowdfunding campaign: all in a good claws
THE National Lobster Hatchery (NLH) in Padstow, Cornwall, has launched a crowdfunding campaign to support marine conservation and the future of our fisheries. The ‘Releasing Larry’ campaign (www.crowdfunder.co.uk/releasinglarry) aims to […] Continue Reading
All the news in the latest Fish Farmer
THE size and ambition of the aquaculture industry was very much in evidence at the recent Aqua Nor exhibition in Trondheim – and now you can read about it in […] Continue Reading
Iceland salmon farmers win back licences
TWO Icelandic salmon farming companies which had their development plans put on hold a year ago following objections from environmental groups have been handed back their operating licences. Iceland’s Food […] Continue Reading
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Scottish pelagic fishermen welcome agreement to ‘bank’ mackerel quota
Scottish fishermen have welcomed the decision this evening (13 October) at the European Fish Council in Luxembourg to give the fishing fleet the facility to bank up to 25 per […] Continue Reading
Bodies not from lost Hull trawler Gaul, say Russians
THE families of the lost Hull trawler Gaul have been officially informed that a number of bodies found buried in northern Russia two years ago are not from the vessel. […] Continue Reading
Grimsby remembers lost fishermen
AROUND 100 people gathered at Grimsby Minster yesterday for an annual memorial service dedicated to the Grimsby fishermen who have lost their lives. The Lost Fishermen’s Memorial Service was followed […] Continue Reading
Fish migrating towards North Pole at speed
FISH in large numbers are migrating towards the north polar regions at an increasingly rapid rate, warns a study from Canada’s University of British Columbia. The research has shown they […] Continue Reading
US farmed salmon to be released
FARMED US salmon are to be released and tracked, to monitor what farmed fish would do in the event of an escape. A report by CBS News states that the […] Continue Reading
Deep-sea Fisheries Regulation – open letter from Europeche to George Eustice
DEAR Rt Hon George Eustice MP On behalf of all the members of Europêche1, the association of national organisations of fishing enterprises in the European Union, I am writing to […] Continue Reading
Crazy Russian fish with human teeth
A RUSSIAN fishermen got the shock of his life when he reeled in a fish that appeared to have a set of human teeth. A report in Pravda stated that […] Continue Reading
Pew responds to EU deep-sea TAC proposal
ON 3 October the European Commission published its proposal for fishing limits, known as Total Allowable Catches (TACs), for deep-sea fish stocks caught in 2015-2016 by European Union vessels. Deep-sea […] Continue Reading
FISHupdate briefing
IRAN POISED TO FILL RUSSIAN SEAFOOD GAP IRAN has signalled it is ready to sell fish to Russia following the ban from the EU and the United States. Quality seafood has been […] Continue Reading