GTMaritime has launched an intuitive email management solution that is specifically optimised for fishing vessels to communicate with shore more efficiently and cost-effectively....

Perfect Temperature Group AS (PTG) has entered into an agreement to acquire Norway’s FrioNordica company and is combining ownership of this company and Kuldeteknisk in a new group....

Greenlandic trawler Markus took delivery of its 1680 pelagic trawl from Vónin last year, ahead of the mackerel fishery, and finished the season as the top catcher, and since then Vónin has supplied the same trawl type to Russian company Dobroflot for fishing mackerel and herring....

After putting its efforts into developing their Flipper door that has been shown to meet the needs of the demersal and small pelagic sector, Danish manufacturer Thyborøn Trawldoor switched its attention to the development of its Type 22 VK Bluestream doors that were launched last year, and which range in size from 0.50 up to...

A system developed to protect longline catches from hungry whales has been presented on Fiskevegn’s stand during this year’s Nor-Fishing exhibition. Cetacean predation on longlines is a major problem in many fisheries around the world, particularly with sperm and killer whales taking fish from the lines....

Skretting Aquaculture Research Centre has added a recirculation hall to its Norway operations to enable researchers to conduct precise experiments on its latest closed system feed formulations in strict, closely monitored environmental conditions....

Navigation and positioning technology company Sonardyne International Ltd. has announced the appointment of Elizabeth Paull as Business Development Manager to help support and develop the firm’s business within the growing aquaculture and renewables industries....

The first Dutch farm has joined the Aquaculture Stewardship Council’s (ASC) programme after Kingfish Zeeland achieved certification against the ASC Seriola standard....

Norwegian technology company Multi Pump Innovation (MPI) has invested in Chilean aquaculture service company Fenix Aquaculture Servicios (Fenix)....

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is considering whether to appeal the Eastern District of Louisiana’s finding that it does not have regulatory authority to regulate aquaculture under the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act following a decision not to allow aquaculture in the Gulf of Mexico....

The Aquaculture Stewardship Council’s (ASC) salmon standard has been recognised by seafood certification industry benchmark, the Global Sustainable Seafood Initiative (GSSI)....

Soaring prices have led the UK population to eat only half the recommended amount of seafood, reports Jason Holland....

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....

David Hayes explores India fishing industry....

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....

Every few years the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organisation published its State of World Fisheries and Aquaculture (SOFIA) report, providing a snapshot of the world’s fisheries and making predictions for future developments....

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...