Finfish News - Issue 1, Winter 2006
20 June 2013
Welcome to the first edition of Finfish News, which is
replacing Trout News.
Trout News was first published in February 1987, its raison
d'être being to
- "provide a service to the industry and to improve the level of
communication between the industry and those conducting Government
funded R&D", and
- to provide information on "policy regarding fish disease and
government legislation on matters relating to the trout farming
sector".
These aims have remained the motivation for Trout News over the
last 19 years. However, some fish farms in England and Wales are
diversifying into production of finfish species other than
salmonids, i.e. coarse and ornamental cold-water species and food
fish in recirculation systems. To reflect this change, the remit of
the publication has expanded to encompass all sectors of the
land-based fish production industry in the UK, and the title of the
publication has now been modified accordingly, to Finfish News.
We have also taken the opportunity to revise the layout of the
publication. We hope that you findthe new cover and layout more
pleasant. As Finfish News is provided as a service to the industry,
we need to ensure that we are providing what is desired. We would
therefore welcome constructive ideas for improving the format and
content. Please feedback any comments to the editors (contact
details on inside front cover). We also hope that Finfish News will
reach a wider audience in Scotland and Northern Ireland than Trout
News previously did. If you know of any farmers who are not on the
mailing list, again please advise the editors.
We would also like to remind readers that back issues of Trout News are
available for viewing on the Cefas website.
Finally we would like to emphasise that the editors would
welcome contributions from all parts of the fish farming industry,
especially the new sectors, in addition to the usual R&D
articles.