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The Institutes magazine FISH is a source of up to date news about all aspects of fisheries and their management, as well as other environmental issues. A number of fisheries related articles will be featured on this site.
16th April 2008 - Salmon Cull Plan to Stop Parasite - Plans to kill off wild salmon in whole river systems as a last resort to control a virulent parasite have been outlined by the Scottish Government...more
2nd April 2008 - Isle of Man Government - Department of Agriculture Fisheries and Forestry is seeking Expressions of Interest: The Department is seeking Expressions of Interest from suitable research organisations to undertake the following research investigation in the Isle of Man:- “Scientific investigation into the status of coarse fish populations in stillwaters in the Isle of Man”. Those interested in submitting a tender for this contract, which is to commence July 2008 for a period of no longer than 5 months, are invited to register their interest. Interested parties are requested to submit expressions of interest, including details of relevant qualifications and experience, by 12 noon on 14th April 2008 to:-
Mrs Karen McHarg
Department of Agriculture Fisheries and Forestry
Rose House
51-59 Circular Road
Douglas
Isle of Man
IM1 1AZ
Email: karen.mcharg@gov.im
3rd March 2008 - Environment Agency announces new rod licence prices as fisheries investment hits new high. Although no-one likes to pay more for something, most anglers should be happy with the news that although the price of some rod licences is increasing the Environment Agency intends to spend more this year on fisheries work for the benefit of all anglers than ever before... more
14th February 2008 - The Water Framework Di rective- Will It Really Help Fisheries? Event Cancelled...
28th January 2008 - Salmon fishermen warned of deadly catch: A Parasite that is dangerous to people is being found increasingly in wild salmon from rivers and estuaries... more
12th December 2007 - Environment Agency Launches Econsenting
The Environment Agency is launching a new online fish movements consenting service from today the 12th December 2007 called 'econsenting'... more
1st December 2007 - £97million boost for UK fishing and seafood industries
Fishing and seafood industries will be able to bid for a share of almost £100million worth of grants from next year under a new European scheme. This amount will be boosted by additional funding from government... more
1st November 2007 - 1 in 3 European freshwater fish species face extinction
More than a third of Europe's freshwater fish species faces extinction because their ecosystems are being destroyed, the World Conservation Union (IUCN) has revealed... more
31st October 2007 - Positive Recovery Signs for Fish Stocks in the North Sea
A recent report from the Advisory Committee on Fisheries Management (ACFM) of the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) shows some positive signs of recovery for North Sea cod, herring and Norway pout... more
4th July 2007 - Illegal alien crayfish could tip the balance for native species
The arrival in the UK of a foreign ornamental crayfish species via the aquarium trade could put native crayfish species under further severe pressure... more
14th June 2007 - Latest Fisheries Funding Announced by Defra
Defra are currently promoting two funding packages, one directly targetted at marine fisheries research and science and the other for marine environments impacted by aggregates extraction. These are the Fisheries Challenge Fund which is managed directly by Defra and the Marine Environment Protection Fund, part of the Aggregates Levy Sustainability Fund , which is to be managed by CEFAS... more
21st May 2007 - New Legislation for KHV
As hoped for and backed by the IFM in the recent DEFRA consultation, New legislation has made it a legal requirement to report the suspicion that fish may be infected by the deadly Koi Herpes Virus... more
31st January 2007 - Warning over deadly fish parasite
Scotland 's river managers are warning that one careless angler could wipe out the country's wild salmon stocks and ruin rural communities. They fear that a fisherman will accidentally import the deadly Gyrodactylus salaris parasite which has already devastated stocks in 20 Norwegian rivers. The salmon farming industry said it would be shut down within 18 months of a widespread outbreak... more
12th December 2006 -New Regulations to Affect Fish Transportation
New EU regulations covering the transport of animals come into force on January 5 2007. They cover anyone transporting vertebrates including fish and will therefore impact on anyone transporting live fish for removals, stocking or between fish farms. As of the 5th January transporting animals in connection with economic activity needs to hold a transporter authorisation issued by the State Veterinary Service. These authorisations are free if applied for this financial year and will last for 5 years... more
8th December 2006 - Salmon sales are threatened by poison scare in Germany
Scottish salmon looks set to become a victim of the latest food scare, after German investigators discovered that one in six brands of the fish for sale in their country was contaminated with a deadly bacterium... more
4th December 2006 - Blueprint for Water
An unprecedented coalition of environmental and angling groups has produced a ten-point plan of action to secure a healthy water environment for people and wildlife. The grouping, which represents more than six million people, will hand its Blueprint for Water to Environment Minister, Ian Pearson, in the House of Commons today (4th December 2006) and will be watching closely to determine whether the Government is making progress on the 10 points of action... more
30th November 2006 - Customs & Cefas officers seize illegal carp
Cefas inspectors have seized an illegal import of carp at Kent docks and reported a man to the authorities.
Inspectors from the Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (Cefas) stopped a man at Dover who was attempting to illegally import 64 large carp without health certification... more
June 2006 - Outbreak of Viral Haemorrhagic Septicaemia confirmed
The presence of Viral Haemorrhagic Septicaemia (VHS) has been confirmed at a trout farm in North Yorkshire. VHS is a notifiable disease which affects mainly farmed rainbow trout, and can cause significant fish mortality... more
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