ISA restrictions on Scottish fish farms to be lifted.

THE EC Council held two public debates this week concerning common fisheries policy reform.

Anglesey Aquaculture Ltd, the only producer of sea bass in the United Kingdom, announced today that it has been delighted by the reaction to the first appearance of its branded “Anglesey Sea Bass” at the European Seafood Exposition (ESE), held recently in Brussels, Belgium.

ETF and Europêche-Cogeca sign agreement to ensure conditions on fishing vessels in European waters.

Swedish government urged to protect vital species and ecosystems.

Marine Harvest has announced it plans to invest £80 million in Scotland over the next five years.

FM welcomes company’s plans for capital investment of £80m up to 2016.

Retailers urged to stock Norwegian for guaranteed sustainability and traceability.

Kirkcudbright Lifeboat, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, was launched last week in choppy conditions to go to the aid of the 12-metre fishing vessel Bright Horizon.

THE dramatic expansion of offshore wind farms, particularly in the North Sea, has been creating more than a few headaches for fishermen but now plans are being made to try to get a proper mapping project in place.

One of the UK's oldest seafaring charities is launching a national maritime art competition in celebration of life at sea open to all budding artists.

The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Simon Coveney T.D. at yesterday’s, May 14, EU Fisheries Council welcomed the Danish Presidency proposal which allows each Member State to implement its own management arrangement for fish quotas.

THE sheer weight of issues bearing down on the fishing industry made it imperative that it has a strong, active organisation ensuring that its voice was heard, Arnold Locker, chairman of the National Federation of Fishermen's Organisations, told members in his annual report.

The chief executive of Seafood Scotland, Libby Woodhatch, is to move to a new role in Seafish as their newly created head of advocacy.

DENMARK’S Limfjord oyster dredge fishery has become the first oyster fishery in the world to be granted MSC certification.

Grimsby-based Icelandic Group UK, one of Europe’s leading seafood companies, has turned to Royal Bank of Scotland Corporate & Institutional Banking (RBS CIB) and RBS Invoice Finance (RBSIF) to provide its day-to-day banking facilities and help support its future strategy.

W. Eves, supplier of oils, lubricants and equipment to domestic, agricultural, industrial and marine customers in Whitby and surrounding areas, has launched a new marine fuel pump installation at Whitby Fish Quay.

Trimming and portioning of fish fillets is much faster, the yield higher and the value of the prepared fish greater using a new, X-ray guided cutting machine called RapidPinbone from Icelandic firm, Valka.

EU Fisheries minister Maria Damanaki has said that it was vital to identify and the main hurdles and bottlenecks that prevented Europe's aquaculture industry from flourishing.