Focus on freshwater in gill health study

SCOTTISH aquaculture experts are aiming to determine the optimal water conditions for treating salmon with gill health issues. A consortium – including Loch Duart, Nevis Marine, Stirling’s Institute of Aquaculture, Pulcea, Norway’s Institute of Marine Research, and the Scottish Aquaculture Innovation Centre (SAIC) – will test the effect of fresh and low salinity water on…

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Fish Update Briefing, Friday, November 2

£1m FUND TO HELP SMALL FISHERIES THE Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) has launched a new £1 million fund to help small scale fisheries become more sustainable. It says almost three-quarters of global seafood is caught in the developing world, where growing demand and overfishing is pushing many stocks into decline. As such, the certification scheme…

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Higher prices fear as Barents quotas cut

NORWAY and Russia have reached broad agreement on catches in the Barents Sea next year – and it will mean less cod and haddock reaching European markets, likely leading to higher prices. With the Barents Sea, the two countries share arguably the richest fishing grounds in the northern hemisphere and although the cod stock is…

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