Foam fenders for fishing vessels require a protective polyurethane coating to endure the harsh conditions at sea. RG Group, owner of RG Rom Gummi, has acquired a polyurethane producing company enabling fast delivery on new customised foam filled fenders to the fishing industry, eliminating the delays that can occur when relying on a third party...

One of Russia’s largest commercial fishing enterprises, Russian Fishing Company (RFC), has placed an order for seven new fishing trawlers equipped with CO2 freezing plants from Johnson Controls....

Traditionally, salmon slaughter lines are manually operated or semi-automated, which slows the processing time in production. At Nor-Fishing 2018, Au2mate is launching a digital process control system uniting data collection and reporting from multiple facilities into one system. This new system ensures production efficiency and standardisation....

Volvo Penta has revealed it is developing a hybrid-powered Inboard Performance System (IPS) concept....

Ultrasonic anti-fouling technology is making marine growth on hulls and in raw-water cooling systems a thing of the past. This is taking shape against a backdrop of increasingly strict legislation relating to the use of metallic biocides in anti-fouling coatings....

Skaginn 3X has been chosen by HB Grandi to fit out the catch handling and processing deck of the new factory trawler the company is currently building at the Astilleros Armon yard at Gijon in Spain....

The first shrimp verified by the Asian Seafood Improvement Collaborative (ASIC) is hitting US markets....

Farmed sea bass and sea bream from Corfu Sea Farm S.A. has been confirmed as Friend of the Sea (FoS) certified and compliant with its standard for seafood from sustainable aquaculture....

Skretting Ecuador has launched a package of precision-based tools, incorporating nutrition, farm management practices and proactive technical support designed to offer full control of the total farm cycle and boost farm profitability....

Canadian salmon farm company Cermaq Canada has contracted Neptune Marine to build an environmentally friendly salmon delousing barge to combat the problem of lice infestation of salmon stocks....

Havyard Group has signed a contract with Norsk Fisketransport (NFT) for the June 2020 delivery of a live fish carrier of Havyard 587 design....

DESS Aquaculture will install Optimarin ballast water management systems (BWMS) on four of its newbuild 3,500m3 capacity wellboats....

A group of prominent UK retailers and seafood industry companies have out their weight behind a demand for the British government to adopt and implement robust fisheries regulations effectively once the UK has left the European Union, just as government prepares new fisheries legislation....

From 21-23 June, fisheries ministers from nations signed up to Parties to the Nauru Agreement (PNA) will adopt policies governing the western and central Pacific tuna fishery....

Portugal is investing heavily in improving its fisheries and in a strategy that will help it become more sustainable over the long-term. Adrian Tatum reports....

Further investment is needed, along with much tighter fisheries laws, if the West African nations are to win the battle against their depleted fish stocks. Adrian Tatum reports....

Taiwan’s Executive Yuan has recently passed draft legislation and revised existing fishery regulations to comply with European Union (EU) demands for increased measures to eliminate IUU fishing by the republic’s large distant waters fishing fleet....

Thailand’s fishing industry is awaiting the outcome of an inspection by an EU delegation in late January of new measures being enforced by the government to combat illegal fishing and to prevent the use of trafficked labour by the fisheries industry, reports David Hayes....

With the accelerating growth of fish consumption, more and more attention and efforts are being dedicated to the development of fish farming, both‬‫ ‬‪ marine and freshwater. To produce fish of edible size, in most cases fish farmers populate their ponds or fish cages with young stages of the preferred fish species.‬...

As a seafood market, the US is heavily dependent on imports, with an estimated 91% of the products consumed in the country now coming in from overseas producers, reports Jason Holland....

The UK Government will put sustainable fisheries and marine conservation at the heart of its fisheries management regime after Brexit. It says adherence to sustainable fishing practices will be a pre-condition of any future access to UK waters for EU countries, reports Tom Ainsworth....

Sitting down to write this, I can’t help noticing that the date is Friday 13th, so a look at superstition seems appropriate. What a crazy idea! Me and superstitions? I consider myself a most rational human being and a total non-believer, especially with respect to superstition. So why should I spread fake news that 20th...

The trade embargo that was introduced by Russia in response to economic sanctions against Moscow over the Ukrainian conflict is now into its fourth year after being extended twice. The ban has disrupted markets all over the world, with seafood supply chains particularly affected as producers and exporters sought alternative markets for the fish that...

On 23rd June, 2016 a referendum in which everyone (or nearly everyone) of voting age could take part was held in Britain to decide whether the UK should leave or remain in the European Union. I have still to understand why, but anyway almost 52% of the British voted to leave the EU, while 48%...