Demand for salmon strong, says SSC. The Scottish Salmon Company (SSC) has reported revenues for the third quarter at £39.4m – up £400,000 on the equivalent period in 2017, with […]
EC unveils catch proposals for 2019. The EC has outlined its proposal ahead of the December Fisheries Council where Member States agree next year’s fishing quotas. The European Commission proposes […]
New proposals for regulating the Scottish salmon farm sector have been unveiled by SEPA. Scottish salmon farm medicine is significantly impacting local marine environments, according to one of Scotland’s largest […]
New study shows not enough being done to boost blue bio economy. Over 50% of any fish caught or farmed is not consumed directly. In the case of tuna, as […]
The potential future of aquaculture feed is shown in a new study. With both fish meal and fish oil suffering from price issues, along with concerns over sustainability, the search […]
Antarctic Krill Fishery awarded sustainability A rating. The Sustainable Fisheries Partnership (SFP) has once again released its yearly Reduction Fisheries Sustainability Overview and for the fourth year in a row, […]
Aquaculture research awards announced by NOAA Sea Grant with the award of $11 million in grants for 22 projects to further advance the development of a sustainable marine and coastal […]
Karmenu Vella urges for sustainable Baltic fishing. Speaking after the Agrifish Council which dealt with fishing opportunities in the Baltic Sea, held on 15 October, the EU Fisheries Commissioner warned […]
New top team at Mørenot Group, with Arne Birkeland to become the new CEO of the Group, succeeding Knut Berge. Nils Erik Bjørkedal enters into a new role as COO […]
EU lacks ambition in setting fishing quotas for the Baltic Sea, says Europêche. EU Fisheries Ministers reached an agreement on fishing opportunities for 2018 for the ten stocks in the […]
There have been doubts thrown on mackerel catch cut advice. Following the news that the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) is advising a cut in the […]
A ground breaking breeding programme by Scottish Sea Farms, alongside Marine Harvest Scotland, has received a Scottish Council for Development and Industry (SCDI) award. In collaboration with the University of […]
Stronger government links called for with resurgence of whitefish stocks. Key whitefish stocks in Scotland’s waters have expanded dramatically over the past decade, according to a major new analysis. At […]
Production started at Cermaq’s new closed containment system in Horsvågen, this weekend. Cermaq aims to be leading in technology development that contributes to sustainable food production. With this closed containment […]
A consensus seems to be emerging that bass may escape landing obligation when it comes fully into force on 1st January 2019, according to the National Federation of Fishermen’s Organisations […]
Scientists see evidence of major progress in European fisheries with Europêche welcoming the clear message from the scientific community and DG MARE Director General, Mr Aguiar Machado, at Friday’s “Scientific […]
A major milestone achieved in sea lice control as two of Scotland’s leading salmon farmers have reported a breakthrough in the drive to control sea lice in the most responsible, […]
Scotland’s mackerel and herring fishermen participate in gathering scientific data as work on pioneering ‘self-sampling’ scheme gathers pace Scotland’s mackerel and herring fishermen are working on a pioneering ‘self-sampling’ scheme […]