Oceana, declares its concern regarding antibiotic use in Salmon 21 July, 2008 - The international marine conservation group, Oceana, declared its concern regarding the breach of the deadline set by the Salmon aquaculture task force that should have, at the end of June, defined the way in which it would undertake the reduction of the use of antibiotics in the salmon industry, among others themes. (609 words) More . . .
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Minimum import price lifted 21 July, 2008 - Yesterday (Sunday) saw the lifting of the minimum import price (MIP) for Norwegian salmon exported to the European Union. The pricing levy has been in place for almost 20 years and its lifting has been greeted with celebration among the salmon industry in Norway, (106 words) More . . .
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Scottish salmon farmers concerned over EC's minimum import price for salmon 21 July, 2008 - Scottish independent salmon farmers have warned that the abolition of the EC's minimum import price for salmon will allow Norway to monopolise the industry in Scotland completely, causing hundreds of jobs losses. (615 words) More . . .
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Seafish warns of costly import restrictions 18 July, 2008 - Imports of seafood into the UK are strictly regulated and monitored to ensure that fishery products reaching European borders are of the standard expected by European consumers. (473 words) More . . .
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Queen's Award Presented 18 July, 2008 - One of Britain's most successful food supply chain operations gained further international recognition with the presentation of a third Queen's Award for Enterprise to J.Marr (Seafoods) Ltd by the Lord Lieutenant of the East Riding of Yorkshire, Mrs Susan Cunliffe-Lister at the company's Hessle headquarters. (243 words) More . . .
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Pilot Project for UK Shellfish Biotoxin Database 11 July, 2008 - The UK Biotoxin Database Development project, led by Seafood Scotland (SFS) and funded by FSA (Scotland), Scottish Government, Scottish Fishermen's Trust and Seafish, will run a 4-month pilot scheme in Scotland at end of July, to coincide with the main scallop fishing season. (399 words) More . . .
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Top honours at The Crown Estate Marine Aquaculture Awards 10 July, 2008 - Argyll aquaculture companies took some of the top honours at The Crown Estate Marine Aquaculture Awards last week (26 June). (496 words) More . . .
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Irish support efforts on fuel costs 10 July, 2008 - The Anglo-North Irish FPO Ltd (ANIFPO) has voiced its support for a series of proposals made by the European Commission (EC) yesterday, which attempt to deliver short-term aid to Europe's fishing fleet, while positioning the industry for long-term higher fuel costs. (267 words) More . . .
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Multicat catches fire near Oban 09 July, 2008 - FOUR emergency services attended a fire on board the marine engineering barge Multicat as an explosion and a large plume of smoke erupted from the vessel. (219 words) More . . .
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SCIENTISTS JOIN FORCES TO STUDY ELUSIVE WHALES - ‘’DIVER 2008 PROJECT” 07 July, 2008 - A group of Europe’s leading marine conservation and research organisations have joined forces to carry out further crucial research into some of the rarest and most elusive marine animals on the planet – beaked whales. (584 words) More . . .
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Scottish fish protected against alien species. 03 July, 2008 - Scotland's precious native freshwater fish life is to receive greater protection from alien species. (308 words) More . . .
Does oxygenation of fresh water induce cataracts in salmon after sea transfer? 02 July, 2008 - Farmed Atlantic salmon in the fresh water stage are supplied with extra oxygen to maintain well-being and growth. Recent trials carried out by NIFES have shown that oxygenated water in this life stage can lead to cataract development in the sea water stage. (76 words) More . . .