Scottish shellfish industry has a bright future, says award-winning MD
fishupdate.com | 14 Jun 2013
The dedication and inspiring enthusiasm of those working in the Scottish shellfish industry will ensure a bright future for the sector, according to Stephen Cameron, managing director of the Scottish Shellfish Marketing Group (SSMG), speaking just after he had scooped the Outstanding Contribution to the Industry Award at last night's (13 June) Crown Estate Scottish Marine Aquaculture Awards 2013 in Edinburgh.
 Atlantic Ocean | Aquaculture | Seafood Certification

Letters: food for fish
Guardian Unlimited | 12 Jun 2013
Aquaculture alone can't solve Africa's fishing crisis, just as growing cattle alone can't solve the problem of the hunger and protein deficiency. You still have to feed the fish something, and as of yet humanity has not progressed enough to understand how to build the infrastructure necessary to do it on an industrial scale, without being destructive.
 Aquaculture | Fish Farming

Welsh fish farm's green credentials are "perfect fit? for grocery chain
fishupdate.com | 10 Jun 2013
Anglesey Aquaculture Ltd, the only producer of sea bass in the United Kingdom, has announced that Whole Foods Market has chosen to sell Anglesey Sea Bass in its UK stores.
 Atlantic Ocean | Aquaculture | Fish Farming | Seafood Certification

Aquaculture vital for plugging the gap in the EU's seafood needs
World Fishing | 05 Jun 2013
Aquaculture has a vital role to play in helping the EU to meet its demand for seafood, but expansion of the industry in Europe is hampered by bureaucratic inefficiency.
 Aquaculture | Governance

Blumar earns three star BAP certification
World Fishing | 04 Jun 2013
Chilean salmon farming company, Blumar SA, has become the third in the country to achieve three star Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) certification from the Global Aquaculture Alliance.
 Pacific Ocean | Aquaculture | Fish Farming | Seafood Certification

EUROPE'S Fisheries Commissioner Maria Damanaki has outlined a new action plan for countries borderin...
fishupdate.com | 29 May 2013
She was speaking at the Marine Institute in Galway, Ireland in the framework of the signing of the joint statement on Atlantic Ocean Cooperation, launching a Transatlantic Research Alliance between the EU, the US and Canada. The Irish Premier Enda Kenny was in the audience.
 Atlantic Ocean | Aquaculture

FAO and Indonesia to strengthen cooperation
World Fishing | 28 May 2013
A three-year Memorandum of Agreement strengthening cooperation in the field of marine affairs, fisheries and aquaculture, has been signed between Indonesia and FAO.
 Pacific Ocean | Aquaculture | Fisheries | Marine Management

Marine Harvest agrees to limit pesticides and seal killings
Guardian Unlimited | 21 May 2013
One of the world's largest fish farm companies, Marine Harvest, has voluntarily agreed to much tougher limits on its pesticides use and seal killing by joining a strict new environment scheme. Marine Harvest will join the Aquaculture Stewardship council, a new accreditation scheme championed by WWF, after coming under repeated attack for heavy use of toxic chemicals, seal-killing and major outbreaks of sea lice and salmon diseases.
 Atlantic Ocean | Aquaculture | Fish Farming | Seafood Certification

Marine Harvest signs up for ASC certification
fishupdate.com | 21 May 2013
MARINE Harvest Scotland, the country's largest salmon farm company, has announced it has committed itself to a new international scheme aiming to reducing the environmental and social impacts associated with the industry.
 Atlantic Ocean | Aquaculture | Fish Farming

Fish company investigated after salmon farm pollutes Scottish loch
Guardian Unlimited | 10 May 2013
Marine Harvest, one of the world's largest fish-farming companies, is under investigation after its salmon farms polluted a Scottish loch with toxic pesticide residues hundreds of times above environmental limits.
 Atlantic Ocean | Accidents and Spills | Aquaculture | Fish Farming