Iceland - February 2, 2008 - A new Icelandic study, presented yesterday, on the behavioral patterns of cod in Arnarfjördur fjord in the West Fjords, shows that there are great opportunities for fish farming in Icelandic fjords.
During the study, cod was fed with capelin and as a result the fish remained close to the feeding station in schools where it could be caught easily, ruv.is reports.
IT WAS hailed as a revolution in fish farming - " Shetland's home-grown organic answer to the devastation facing cod stocks in the Atlantic and the North Sea.
Scotland - February 21, 2008 - The world's first organic cod farm has floundered, even though its fish was sold in Tesco and won plaudits from chefs as far afield as California.
Farmed organic cod is aimed at preserving wild stocks An innovative organic cod farm on Shetland has gone into administration with debts of 40m, leaving 130 jobs under threat.
MORE than 100 jobs are on the line in Shetland, at the company No Catch, after the world’s first organic cod farm has gone into administration this morning.
NO CATCH, the Shetland company that developed the world's first organic cod, accumulated debts of 40 million before it went into receivership, it was revealed yesterday.