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Icelandic Fisheries Exhibition Coronavirus Update
In light of this ongoing uncertainty being caused by COVID-19, Mercator Media Limited continues its work to stage the Icelandic Fisheries Exhibition (Icefish) taking place 23-25 September and is obtaining advice on the measures needed to safely and successfully holding the event. We know flights to Iceland recommence on ...
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NewsCMFRI helps empower Tamil Nadu fishers
A government project in India is helping communities in Tamil Nadu empower themselves through seaweed and marine ornamental fish farming.
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NewsAutonomous feeding improves welfare
CageEye has unveiled an autonomous feeding solution that helps fish farmers increase production, whilst lowering feed waste and improving animal welfare in aquaculture.
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NewsGreig Seafood orders workboat from Meercat
Altantic Salmon producer Greig Seafood Shetland Ltd has placed an order for a new Meercat DeckMax MRV aquaculture workboat for its Scottish fisheries operations.
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NewsPPE for fisheries in Peru
Future of Fish has launched a new campaign in partnership with fishers from La Islilla, Peru, to provide personal protective equipment (PPE) to fishers and seafood workers.
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NewsPronomar helps COVID-19 hygiene measures
Pronomar, supplier of drying systems, has noticed an increasing interest coming from fisheries and fish processors since the onset of the global COVID-19 pandemic.
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NewsValka launches new IQF graders
Icelandic high-tech company Valka has designed two new graders for batching and automatic packing IQF frozen products and, offering numerous new features compared to traditional graders.
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NewsSupport for Scottish seafood businesses
A total of 128 companies have now received support through the Scottish Government’s Seafood Resilience Fund, with more than £5 million provided to processors.
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NewsAlbacora seiner features Schottel SCP
Albacora Group, operators of the largest tuna fishing fleet in the European Union, recently commissioned a new purse seiner to be built at Vigo-based shipyard Astilleros Armón, which will feature Schottel controllable pitch propeller.
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NewsEcuador supports sustainable fisheries
Ecuador’s new Fishing and Aquaculture Law, passed in April, is designed to toughen the existing system of sanctions and to improve surveillance, control and monitoring.
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NewsInternational safety certification for Crusta
Dutch Seafood company, Crusta Oceans, has been certified as compliant with an international food safety standard.
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NewsGondan launches new freezer trawler
A new freezer stern trawler for Norwegian shipowner, Engenes Fiskeriselskap, has launched at Gondan shipyard at Figueras in northern Spain.
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NewsSustainable fisheries management vital
The Marine Stewardship Council''s (MSC) CEO has called for an acceleration of the uptake of sustainable fisheries management globally in response to a new report from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
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NewsFishing review a ‘hammer blow’, says NFFO
The UK government-sponsored Benyon Review that advocates banning fishing in a new set of areas known as highly protected marine areas (HPMA) is a hammer blow for fishing communities already ravaged by the COVID-19 pandemic and Brexit, says the National Federation of Fishermen’s Organisations (NFFO).
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NewsMacknade puts sustainability on the menu
Kent-based food hall Macknade has taken its sustainable business to the next level by launching a new fish butchery.
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NewsInshore fisheries management action plan
The next steps for a collaborative project aimed at improving how inshore fisheries are managed in the UK have been published.
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NewsWarm-water aquaculture technology
Bayer Animal Health has signed supply and distribution agreements with water treatment technology suppliers, Cytozyme Laboratories and Chengdu Kehongda Technology, as well as farm management technology provider, XpertSea Solutions.
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NewsSalmon investors at risk, says think tank
Salmon production is fast approaching the practical physical limits permitted by current coastal farming methods, putting investors at risk, says non-profit financial think tank Planet Tracker.
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NewsAllies in automation in Russia and Asia
Skaginn 3X has signed major pre-engineering contracts with Russian and South Korean companies that are planning to modernise and automate their fish processing for more efficiency, quality and yield.
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NewsFish health focus for SSF’s new Fair Isle
??The coronavirus lockdown hasn’t stopped Scottish Sea Farms putting into operation a new service vessel which will play a crucial role in protecting fish health; particularly gill health which is currently one of the main threats to farmed salmon globally.
