Established in 2011 as it took over what had previously been the activities of Haliomer and CEVPM, Nouvelles Vagues Technologies is a privately run company with a staff of 35, all with expertise in various fields of the seafood industry....

“It’s a huge improvement. So for us, this is a complete transformation of our working facilities,” said master fishing gear technologist Jón Einar Marteinsson who manages Hampiðjan’s fishing gear division at Neskaupstaður in eastern Iceland....

A pelagic gear arrangement that until recently was “a few boats trying it out,” according to Swan Net Gundry’s trawl designer Cathal Boyle, has now been adopted by more than 30 pelagic vessels....

Box pallet manufacturer, Dolav, has unveiled a new fish box designed to provide better value for customers....

Two years ago Hampiðjan developed a new variety of super-rope under the Prima brand, and this has been welcomed by the company’s customers as Prima’s popularity has grown rapidly....

IFFO RS, the IFFO global standard for responsible supply, has rebranded as MarinTrust....

Despite winning on all major points, STIM has appealed the Olso District Court decision against Biomar, asking the appeal court to find Biomar legally responsible for indirect infringements of STIM’s patent rights....

Nido Robotics has released a pair of mini remotely operated underwater vehicles ideally suited to a range of sectors from aquaculture to search and rescue....

Animal nutrition firm Biomin has recently announced two winners of the Biomin Aquaculture Sustainability Scholarship Award....

The Tersan Shipyard has awarded Hydroniq Coolers a contract to deliver its Pleat seawater coolers to a wellboat the yard is building for Norwegian salmon producer Nordlaks AS....

The Scottish Salmon Producers Organisation (SSPO) is seeking clarification on which workers are to be classified as ‘key workers’ under the UK’s new lockdown measures announced last night in response to the Covid-19 pandemic....

Southern Rock Lobster exporter Ferguson Australia is establishing a strong fish business in China that is on track to reach 500 tonnes a year, partly in thanks to the demand for a species unpopular in the company's native country....

Western Australia’s seafood industry has won four out of twelve awards at the 2019 National Seafood Industry Awards, Australia’s biggest biennial celebration of the sector....

Compliance with commercial fishery rules and regulations in the Torres Strait is good with only four matters requiring investigation in the last three months, according to The Australian Fisheries Management (AFMA)....

Australian fish stocks are in good condition according to an independent assessment of the biological status of fish stocks managed jointly or solely by the Commonwealth across 22 fisheries....

Amid continued uncertainty around the UK’s exit from the EU, the European Fisheries Alliance (EUFA) and EU chief negotiator, Michel Barnier, have met to discuss all possible Brexit scenarios....

Seafood Scotland is continuing its work to secure a frictionless transport route for Scottish seafood into Europe post-Brexit with an organised visit from Port of Boulogne sur Mer (BSM) representatives....

While as a consumer product, Atlantic salmon has transcended the seafood category, producers now need to adopt new harvest technologies to maintain growth, writes Jason Holland....

Retaining market access and consumer confidence are of the utmost importance for both the UK and EU27, writes Jason Holland...

EU aquaculture production is at record levels, but the sector still has plenty of ground to cover before it comes close to meeting the demands of the market, writes Jason Holland....

​Polly Burns, Fisheries and Aquaculture Operations Manager, Customised Assurance at Lloyd’s Register, outlines the value of seafood assurance and its critical role in maintaining quality and mitigating the environmental impacts of fishing and aquaculture. ...

A new report analysing the ever-increasing investment in recirculating aquaculture systems points to these technologies disrupting the salmon sector within the next decade, writes Jason Holland....

After two years of heavy production, the international markets for Argentine red shrimp now seem to be overloaded and the prices are continually going down, reports Eduardo Campos Lima....