Mainstream Renewable Power (MRP), which is developing wind farms in seven countries on four continents, has asked government agency Marine […]
Read MoreInstitute of Fishery Management Annual Conference
The Institute of Fishery Management is hosting its national conference in Edinburgh this year (3, 4 & 5 October). The […]
Read MoreBeavers on the march south
TO the joy of animal-lovers and the despair of landowners, Scotland’s wild beavers are on the move. A canoeist has […]
Read MoreLack of rain traps salmon in pool on Lewis
A combination of low tides and a lack of rain has trapped dozens of salmon in a salt water pool […]
Read MoreLack of success ends salmon restoration effort in Connecticut River
The federal government is ending its conservation effort to restore Atlantic salmon in the Connecticut River basin because the nearly […]
Read MoreCopper Found to Make Salmon More Vulnerable to Predators
Minute amounts of copper from brake linings and mining operations can affect salmon to where they are easily eaten by […]
Read MoreThe First Global Standards for Salmon Farming
After eight years of spirited debate and delicate diplomacy, a consortium of environmental organizations, commercial fishing executives, scientists and government […]
Read MoreRare mussels almost “wiped out”
The largest population in English waters of an endangered species of mollusc has almost been destroyed. Insect charity Buglife has […]
Read MoreLoch is booming after big blooming clean-up
LOCH Leven in Perthshire was once known for the algal blooms that blighted it due to pollution. It got so […]
Read MoreNew genetics programme for West Greenland fishery
A consortium of scientists from Europe and North America has been formed to re-examine scales and tissue samples gathered over […]
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