Latest News – Page 167
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NewsLooking for fish with bold personalities
A new project is trying to find out whether personality makes Ballan wrasse more adept at picking sea lice parasites from salmon.
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NewsXelect launches broodstock health check
Xelect has launched a one-stop genetic broodstock health check for trout producers, bringing the benefits of genetics in aquaculture to even small companies.
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NewsFishers call for priority access to Covid jab
Europêche and the European Transport Workers’ Federation (ETF) are calling on the European Commission to encourage member states to prioritise access to a Covid-19 vaccine for those working in the fishing sector.
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NewsMSC appoints Brim chair as new trustee
The Marine Stewardship Council has appointed a new member to its board of trustees.
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NewsNew design fish pump for de-lousing vessel
Frøy has awarded PG Flow Solutions a contract to deliver the newly developed PG-Tornado fish pump to a de-lousing vessel the shipowner is currently modifying.
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NewsIFFO appoints new Technical Director
From 1st June, Professor Brett Glencross will take over the position as IFFO’s Technical Director. He has for the last twenty years been an important contributor to the aquaculture sector and academic research work.
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NewsSeabird saver contender for Inventor Award
The European Patent Office (EPO) has announced that British brothers Ben and Pete Kibel have been nominated as finalists in the SMEs category of the European Inventor Award 2021 for their invention of a simple, low-cost device that prevents the accidental deaths of seabirds during longline fishing.
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NewsNo deal for UK and Norway
The UK has failed to secure a fishing deal with Norway with serious consequences for access and quota arrangements but a mixed reception from industry stakeholders.
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NewsNorwegian collaboration continues
The collaboration between Skipskompetanse, Rostein and Larsnes Mek. Verksted continues with another order for a new 84.2m live fish carrier.
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NewsNorway deal failure to cost hundreds of jobs
The UK government’s failure to secure an agreement with Norway that would have allowed the British distant-waters fleet to keep working is set to cost hundreds of Humberside jobs, according to Jane Sandell, CEO of trawler operator UK Fisheries.
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NewsSterner to build Red Sea aquaculture centre
Sterner has signed a deal with the Egyptian authorities for the construction of a land-based aquaculture centre with an annual production volume of 25,000 tonnes at Ain Sokhna by the Red Sea.
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NewsSmall-scale fisheries forum launches
The Low Impact Fishers of Europe (LIFE) has launched the GFCM SSF University Programme for 2021, an initiative brought about by the ‘Friends of Small-Scale Fisheries’ (Friends of SSF) network in the General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean.
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News608 takes Baadering to the next level
The term Baadering has for more than half a century used to refer to gentle product refinement and Baader has launched its Baader 608 as the latest machine in the company range for this process.
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NewsEU and Greenland sign fisheries deal
The EU and Greenland have signed a new sustainable fisheries partnership agreement and protocol that will strengthen their bond over the next four years with the possibility of a two year extension.
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NewsSkrei making headlines across Europe
Norwegian skrei is making waves across Europe despite the Covid-19 pandemic restrictions with Norway exporting prime product worth €16.5m during the first quarter of 2021.
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NewsUK gets nul points on fisheries deals
The efforts of the UK government to secure fisheries agreements have done little to give Hull-based UK Fisheries confidence for the future of their operations.
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NewsChanged MSC status for Norwegian fisheries
Planned changes to the MSC certification of sone of Norway’s groundfish stocks are taking place, with a temporary certificate extension to 3rd May for inshore and offshore cod.
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NewsNueva Pescanova cuts CO2 with solar power
The Nueva Pescanova Group has installed seven photovoltaic farms in its facilities in Spain and Namibia to cut its CO2 emissions and boost operational efficiency.
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NewsEFCA appoints new executive director
The administrative board of the European Fisheries Control Agency has appointed Dr Susan Steele as executive director with effect from 1 September 2021.
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NewsRFC to supply surimi to domestic market
The Russian Fishery Company has signed the first contracts for the supply of Pollock surimi to the Russian market.
