Archive for November 2018
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…
Read MoreFarmed and wild salmon sectors seek consensus
THE first meeting of the farmed and wild salmon interactions group, held yesterday in Edinburgh, got off to a good start, according to its chairman, John Goodlad. The group, established by Scotland’s Rural Economy Secretary Fergus Ewing in May as part of the Strategic Framework for Farmed Fish Health, includes representatives from the farming and…
Read MoreGael Force buys yard to build steel barges
GAEL Force Group has acquired a 75 per cent stake in a Fort William boat builder, a move which could see the introduction of steel feed barge building on the west coast. Gael Force said in a press release that the development was an opportunity for Scottish salmon farmers to benefit from a competitive home-built…
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