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  • Streamlining fish farm ops with robotics
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    Streamlining fish farm ops with robotics

    2020-05-26T20:48:00Z

    Want to find out more about how robotic systems can streamline fish farm operations? Tune in to Deep Trekker’s Think Tank Friday on 5th June.

  • Trawler handover under lockdown conditions
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    Trawler handover under lockdown conditions

    2020-05-26T20:41:00Z

    With the Tersan shipyard ready to hand over new factory trawler Calvert to its Canadian owners, every precaution was taken to comply with Covid-19 restrictions.

  • Bryan Rosenberg
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    New leadership for Thai Union North America

    2020-05-26T11:09:00Z

    Bryan Rosenberg has been appointed president and CEO of Thai Union North America (TUNA), responsible for its two North America operating companies, Chicken of the Sea International (COSI) and Chicken of the Sea Frozen Foods (COSFF).

  • Maintaining Vigo’s fisheries value chain
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    Maintaining Vigo’s fisheries value chain

    2020-05-26T10:00:00Z

    On almost any given day, at four-thirty in the morning, while most people are still sleeping, Europe’s biggest fishing port in Vigo is in full swing.

  • Russian fish producers call for support
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    Russian fish producers call for support

    2020-05-26T07:30:00Z

    Leading fish producers and processors have called on the Russian government to provide support this year, to help them to avoid massive losses due to COVID-19 and any possible suspension of catching activity, reports Eugene Gerden.

  • Monitoring fisheries amid COVID-19 situation
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    Monitoring fisheries amid COVID-19 situation

    2020-05-25T10:22:00Z

    As Pacific nations face the threat of coronavirus to their health and economic growth, the Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA) has taken action to continue to monitor and control fishing of the world’s largest tuna stocks.

  • New DG at Maritime Affairs and Fisheries (MARE)
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    New DG at Maritime Affairs and Fisheries (MARE)

    2020-05-25T07:27:00Z

    The European Commission has appointed Charlina Vitcheva as Director-General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries (MARE).

  • Exporting Europe’s environmental debt
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    Exporting Europe’s environmental debt

    2020-05-22T15:13:00Z

    The EU Commission’s new biodiversity strategy is sending shockwaves through the European fishing industry, and no crystal ball is needed to see why the industry is alarmed. The Commission’s blueprint for the future is seen as a wholesale handover of fishing grounds to the energy and leisure sectors, at the ...

  • Jane Devereux Photo: Seafish
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    New fishing safety officer for Wales

    2020-05-22T10:03:00Z

    Jane Devereux has been appointed Wales Fishing Safety Project Officer by Seafish.

  • EJF is launching a ghost gear project in Thailand Photo: EJF
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    EJF launches ghost gear project in Thailand

    2020-05-22T09:58:00Z

    The Net Free Seas project, run by the Environmental Justice Foundation (EJF) and funded by the Norwegian Retailers’ Environment Fun, is aiming to rid Thailand’s waters of discarded fishing nets.

  • Ibercisa Deck Machinery has returned to work Photo: Ibercisa Deck Machinery
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    Ibercisa back at work after COVID-19 shutdown

    2020-05-21T09:29:00Z

    Ibercisa Deck Machinery is back at work after a brief period of obligatory closure as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.

  • Aquaculture UK is the UK’s largest aquaculture event Photo: Aquaculture UK
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    Aquaculture UK postponed until May 2021

    2020-05-21T09:24:00Z

    Diversified Communications UK, the new owners of Aquaculture UK, has confirmed that this year’s event has been postponed as a result of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

  • New support for Canada’s fish harvesters
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    New support for Canada’s fish harvesters

    2020-05-20T11:39:00Z

    Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced up to $469.4 million in new measures to support fish harvesters, left economically disadvantaged by the pandemic but unable to access existing federal measures. This investment builds on the $62.5 million for the new Canadian Seafood Stabilization Fund announced last month to help ...

  • Norway has ratified an agreement to prevent unregulated fishing in the Arctic Photo: NOAA
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    Norway signs Arctic Ocean agreement

    2020-05-20T11:10:00Z

    Norway has ratified an agreement aiming to prevent unregulated fishing in the central Arctic Ocean and promote scientific research in the region.

  • New MD Mark Warrington Photo: Loch Duart
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    Loch Duart appoints new MD

    2020-05-20T11:05:00Z

    Loch Duart, the salmon farm based in Sutherland and the Uists, has appointed a new managing director.

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    Tímarnir breytast og sýningin með

    2020-05-19T15:11:21Z

    Íslensku sjávarútvegsverðlaunin voru kynnt til sögunnar á sýningunni 1999 – og þau hafa einnig tekið breytingum til að endurspegla breytingar í greininni, og nýjasta breytingin endurspeglar aukna áherslu sjávarútvegsins í Norður-Atlantshafi á virðisaukningu, fiskeldi og vaxandi kröfur um fullnýtingu aukaafurða; að ná verðmætum og næringu úr öllu, allt frá ...

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    Tímarnir breytast og sýningin með

    2020-05-19T15:11:21Z

    Íslensku sjávarútvegsverðlaunin voru kynnt til sögunnar á sýningunni 1999 – og þau hafa einnig tekið breytingum til að endurspegla breytingar í greininni, og nýjasta breytingin endurspeglar aukna áherslu sjávarútvegsins í Norður-Atlantshafi á virðisaukningu, fiskeldi og vaxandi kröfur um fullnýtingu aukaafurða; að ná verðmætum og næringu úr öllu, allt frá ...

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    Changing with the times

    2020-05-19T15:11:01Z

    The IceFish awards were introduced at the 1999 exhibition – and these have also evolved to reflect the way the fisheries have changed, and the latest evolution mirrors the North Atlantic seafood industry's growing focus on adding value, aquaculture and the burgeoning demand for full utilisation of by-products; extracting ...

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    Straumhvörf í samvali og pökkun

    2020-05-19T15:10:46Z

    „Ég er þess fullviss að við náum fram kostnaðinum fljótt til baka. Mesti ávinningurinn er fólginn í nákvæmni við samval. Mikil sjálfvirkni gefur einnig möguleika á beinum hagnaði hvað varðar vinnuaflskostnað,” sagði Ásmundur Baldvinsson, framkvæmdastjóri landvinnslu hjá FISK Seafood.Yfirvigtin er lykilaðtriði í pökkun þegar varan er seld í fastri ...

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    Breakthrough in batching and robot packing

    2020-05-19T15:10:27Z

    "I'm quite confident that we will achieve a short payback time. The most significant benefit is realised in batching precision. The level of automation will also enable direct gains with labour costs," said Ásmundur Baldvinsson, manager of FISK Seafood's land-based production.Giveaway is a crucial factor in packing any fixed ...