Latest News – Page 166
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NewsNaust systems for newbuilds and refits
Norwegian fishing company Carl Aamodt & Co has opted for Naust Marine deck equipment for its new Havvon, under construction at Karstensens Skibsværft and due for delivery in July.
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NewsCanadian industry figures clash over salmon
Responding to a call by John Risley for a moratorium on expansion of salmon aquaculture in Canada, the Atlantic Canada Fish Farmers Association’s executive director Susan Farquharson has accused the Clearwater Seafoods founder of failing to get his facts right.
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NewsCanadian government supports ‘tubbing’
Canada’s Fisheries minister has confirmed her support for an interim protocol allowing harvesters to freeze their Pacific prawn catch, helping ensure it is readily available for inspection and subsequent sale.
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NewsFirst Asian woman awarded World Food Prize
Dr Shakuntala Haraksingh Thilsted, global lead for nutrition and public health at WorldFish, has been named the 2021 World Food Prize Laureate for her groundbreaking research, critical insights and landmark innovations in developing nutrition-sensitive approaches to aquatic food systems, including fisheries and aquaculture, and integrated food production from land and ...
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NewsUsing science to combat striped bass decline
NOAA and its partners are using science to try to identify why the population of striped bass in Chesapeake Bay on the east coast of the US is declining.
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NewsZero antibiotics – a first for farmed fish
Scottish Sea Farms has achieved what is thought to be a first in farmed fish health – no antibiotics were used in any of its farming operations in 2020.
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NewsNew protein ingredient trialled by Skretting
Skretting is one step closer to realising its sustainability ambitions with the trialling of a new ingredient made by Finnish biotech start-up, eniferBio.
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NewsPelagic catcher’s long-life synthetic warps
The owners of Faroese pelagic vessel Finnur Friði, Gøta-based fishing and processing company Varðin, were early adopters when it came to synthetic trawl warps.
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NewsRecord April for Iceland’s seafood exports
Seafood exports last month from Iceland were up 54% compared to April 2020, reflecting the seriousness a year ago of the situation due to the early stages of the Covid-19 pandemic, but also highlighting the importance of capelin to Iceland’s fisheries.
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NewsPeterhead reports better than expected 2020
Peterhead Port Authority managed to maintain a highly respectable turnover of £12.5 million last year despite the severe impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on operations.
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NewsNew pelagic system’s 70% capacity boost
Icelandic Pelagic processor Loðnuvinnslan (LVF) has contracted Skaginn 3X for a new pelagic processing system for their operation at Fáskrúðsfjörður in eastern Iceland.
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NewsBrunvoll propulsion expertise for Liafjord
Brunvoll has signed a contract with the Cemre yard in Turkey to deliver the propulsion and manoeuvring system for Liegruppen Fiskeri’s new pelagic trawler Liafjord.
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NewsFSV to support Bakkafrost’s Scottish activity
Faroese aquaculture group Bakkafrost has acquired a farming service vessel (FSV) as part of its value chain investment programme to develop farming operations in Scotland.
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NewsGenoMar Genetics opens Vietnamese subsidiary
GenoMar Genetics is opening a new wholly-owned subsidiary in Vietnam, providing tilapia farmers in the country with high quality genetic material as well as exploring opportunities in the wider aquaculture genetics field.
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NewsSmartphone app helps reduce bycatch
A new smartphone app has been launched enabling the fishing industry to report bycatch including that of important or threatened species such as dolphins and porpoises, seals, seabirds, sharks, skates and rays.
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NewsAlltech Coppens tackles feed footprint
Alltech Coppens plans to reduce the environmental impact of its fish feed.
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NewsSkaginn 3X strengthens service offering
Following Baader''s acquisition of a majority stake in Skaginn 3X, the company''s service division has been significantly strengthened.
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NewsUsing sound waves to monitor snapper
NOAA scientists have been trialling active acoustics to see whether the method can be used to monitor snapper in the bottomfish fishing grounds off Hawaii.
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NewsSSF bolsters defence against harmful plankton
Scottish Sea Farms is trialling a new greener aeration system to protect its salmon from potentially harmful plankton, a major threat to the health and welfare of farmed fish worldwide.
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NewsStop Illegal Fishing joins IUU combat network
Stop Illegal Fishing (SIF) will be joining the International Monitoring Control and Surveillance Network (IMCS Network) as an observer to help combat illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing.
