Breeding & genetics

The velvet crab fishery in Scottish waters is a relatively recent development; velvet crabs were once considered a pest species, and only taken in a small scale fishery for a few months in winter.

This guide from the FAO Cultured Aquatic Species Information Programme provides information on farming yesso scallop.

This guide from the FAO Cultured Aquatic Species Information Programme provides information on farming striped catfish.

This guide from the FAO Cultured Aquatic Species Information Programme provides information on farming European flat oyster.

The brown crab fishery is economically a very important fishery for Scottish vessels with total landings in 2008 of around 9,000 tonnes and a value of 10 million.

2009 has been a busy year for the Scottish Salmon Producers Organisation (SSPO). Committed to achieving an average three to five per cent increase in production per year over the next five years, whilst safeguarding Scotland's marine environment as well as rea…

This guide from the FAO Cultured Aquatic Species Information Programme provides information on farming Nile tilapia.

The fishery for Nephrops in Scottish waters has developed from a few tonnes in the early 1960s to over 32,000 tonnes in 2008, and Nephrops is currently the most valuable species landed in Scotland (95.5 million in 2008).

This guide from the FAO Cultured Aquatic Species Information Programme provides information on farming rainbow trout.

This guide from the FAO Cultured Aquatic Species Information Programme provides information on farming coho salmon.

This guide from the FAO Cultured Aquatic Species Information Programme provides information on farming blue mussel.

Cod (Gadus morhua) is one of the most important fish caught by the Scottish fleet. This report looks at cod stocks in the North Sea.

This guide from the FAO Cultured Aquatic Species Information Programme provides information on farming Mediterranean mussel (mytilidae).

This guide from the FAO Cultured Aquatic Species Information Programme provides information on farming flathead grey mullet (mugil cephalus).

With an annual value of around 4 million, herring (Clupea harengus) is, by weight, the second most abundant species landed by the pelagic fleet. This article looks at stocks in the North Sea.

With an annual value of over 64.6 million, mackerel is a very important species for the Scottish fishing industry. By weight, it is by far the most abundant pelagic species landed. This report looks at the stocks in the northeast of Scotland.

This guide from the FAO Cultured Aquatic Species Information Programme provides information on farming northern quahog (Mercenaria mercenaria Linnaeus).

This guide from the FAO Cultured Aquatic Species Information Programme provides information on farming giant river prawn (Palaemonidae).

Fisheries management involves a number ofpolitical and scientific processes that aim tocontinue the business of providing a sustainablesupply of fish. Each year Marine Scotland Science(MSS) carries out the research required tosupport fisheries management. This…

This guide from the FAO Cultured Aquatic Species Information Programme provides information on farming barramundi/seabass (Lates calcarifer)