Latest News – Page 216
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NewsSolar-powered drone offers krill insight
Aker BioMarine has launched an unmanned solar-powered ocean data drone to collect detailed data on the biomass of Antarctic krill.
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NewsIndia seeks to boost seafood sector
Kerala''s governor has inaugurated the 22nd India International Seafood Show (IISS), calling for efforts to attract foreign direct investment to increase employment opportunities and boost the country’s seafood exports.
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NewsWSI calls for gender equality in seafood
To meet the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the International Association for Women in the Seafood Industry (WSI) is calling for greater gender equality in the seafood industry.
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NewsSAIC strengthens scientific panel
The Scottish Aquaculture Innovation Centre (SAIC) has bolstered its Independent Scientific Panel (SISP) by recruiting five industry experts to join the board, which provides objective scientific opinion to inform the innovation centre’s projects.
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NewsCalling all young fishmongers
Young fishmongers are being invited to apply for this year’s Master Fishmonger Standard Young Fishmonger Award, celebrating talent across the UK’s seafood industry.
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NewsDamen wins conversion contract
Damen Shiprepair Amsterdam (DSAm) is converting a platform supply vessel into a fish feed carrier for Norwegian fish feed distributor, Eidsvaag.
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NewsFishwise casts its ethical net wider
FishWise has announced new leadership and a US$934,000 grant from the Walmart Foundation to advance its work against labour abuses and modern-day slavery in the seafood industry.
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NewsIPNLF manager joins GGGI
The International Pole & Line Foundation’s (IPNLF) socio-economic manager has taken up the role of co-coordinator of the Building Evidence Working Group, established by the Global Ghost Gear Initiative (GGGI).
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NewsSpain and North America share standards
The Spanish tuna fleet has shared its ‘Responsibly Fished Tuna’ sustainable fishing standard.
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NewsNew seiner/trawlers opt to go electric
The final delivery in a series of five new twin-rigger/seine netters for the Osprey Fish Group in Urk has been completed by the Nodosa yard in Spain.
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NewsHigh hopes for new rainbow trout vaccine
Significant steps are being taken in Scotland to develop a commercial vaccine for rainbow trout fry syndrome (RTFS)
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NewsRaising the swell
EU aquaculture production is at record levels, but the sector still has plenty of ground to cover before it comes close to meeting the demands of the market
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NewsTough going in heavy weather
The first month of 2020 hasn’t been easy for the Icelandic fleet, with exceptionally bad weather for much of January
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NewsTucal responds to F-Gas regulations
Responding to the F-Gas regulations, Spanish refrigeration company Tucal has launched a compact horizontal plate freezer with secondary refrigerant (Temper 55, Glycol, Tyfoxit).
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NewsObjections to MSC bluefin certification
The MSC has received objections from WWF and Pew to the proposed certification of the Usufuku Honten Northeast Atlantic bluefin tuna fishery. The MSC points out that contrary to some reports, the fishery is not certified to the MSC standard.
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Icefish áfram í vexti – 60% bókað
Marianne Rasmussen-Coulling, viðburðastjóri hjá Mercator Media, er drifkrafturinn á bak við IceFish og hún man þegar fyrsta sýningin komst fyrir á 5000 fermetra svæði og meirihluti sýnenda voru innlend fyrirtæki.“Þetta er gjörólíkt nú þegar viðburðirnir 2017/2020 ná yfir 13000 fermetra sýningarpláss og sýnendurnir koma alls staðar að úr heiminum,” ...
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Icefish continues to grow - 60% booked
Mercator Media's events Director Marianne Rasmussen-Coulling is the driving force behind IceFish, and she recalled that the first exhibition could fit into an area of 5000m2 space at which the majority of exhibitors were local companies."In contrast, the 2017/2020 events occupy 13,000m2 of exhibition space and exhibitors come from ...
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NewsBiobased ropes help maritime sustainability
A new project is set to develop durable and fit-for-purpose biobased ropes that biodegrade in a shorter time than other ropes and can be sustainably managed by local composting facilities.
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NewsDamen converts PSV into fish feed carrier
Damen Shiprepair Amsterdam (DSAm) is converting a platform supply vessel (PSV) into a fish feed carrier for fish feed distributor Eidsvaag.
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NewsFish quotas 'out of kilter' says study
The latest research into stock populations in European waters has shown that catch share is significantly out of kilter relative to actual fish distributions.
