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  • NOAA is funding a number of marine debris clean-up projects Photo: NOAA
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    NOAA funds marine clean-up projects

    2019-08-22T09:38:00Z

    NOAA has announced a total of US$2.7 million in grants to support 14 projects aimed at addressing the harmful effects of marine debris on wildlife, navigation safety, economic activity, and ecosystem health.

  • Framo Innovation has unveiled a new pump system said to improve fish health Photo: Framo Innovation
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    Framo launches pump for aquaculture industry

    2019-08-22T07:54:00Z

    Alfa Laval brand, Framo Innovation, is launching a new pump system designed to help improve fish welfare, increase growth and reduce mortality in fish farms.

  • EU fishing profits are robust thanks to sustainable fishing initiatives
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    Sustainable fishing key to high EU profits

    2019-08-21T10:45:00Z

    The 2019 annual economic report on the EU fishing fleet shows that the high levels of economic performance in 2016 have continued into 2017, thanks to the use of sustainable fishing methods.

  • Natalie Bell, head of trade marketing Asia, Europe and Middle East at Seafood Scotland at this year's Japan Seafood Expo Photo: Seafood Scotland
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    Scottish seafood exports to Japan soar

    2019-08-21T10:31:00Z

    A contingent of Scottish seafood companies are heading to the Japan Seafood Expo bolstered by the news that exports east are soaring, increasing fourfold in a year.

  • Australia fines Indonesian poachers
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    Australia fines Indonesian poachers

    2019-08-21T10:21:00Z

    Four Indonesian fishermen who pleaded guilty to fishing offences in Australian waters have been fined and will spend time in prison due to outstanding warrants from unpaid fines due to previous offences.

  • 2019 Aqua-Nor Award goes to Scottish company
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    2019 Aqua-Nor Award goes to Scottish company

    2019-08-21T10:15:00Z

    The Aqua-Nor innovation award jury has selected Benchmark Animal Health as the recipient of the 2019 Innovation Award.

  • Shipbuilder Infographic
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    This clever infographic shows why maritime companies should now start smart with their data

    2019-08-21T10:12:00Z

    This clever infographic shows why maritime companies should now start smart with their data for example, it increases job satisfaction.

  • World Ocean Council
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    WOC actively involved in BBNJ negotiations

    2019-08-20T12:14:00Z

    The World Ocean Council (WOC) aims to keep stakeholders informed and engaged regarding the UN negotiations to expand the Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) to include a new legally binding instrument on the conservation and sustainable use of marine life in areas beyond national jurisdiction (BBNJ).

  • HB Grandi becomes Brim
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    HB Grandi becomes Brim

    2019-08-20T10:14:00Z

    HB Grandi’s shareholders approved a proposal by the board of directors to change the company’s name to Brim, as well as too acquire sales companies Icelandic Japan KK, Icelandic Hong Kong Ltd .and Icelandic China Trading Co. Ltd., for US$34,9 million.

  • Seafish is asking the public to give feedback on its revised responsible fishing vessel standards
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    Have your say on fishing vessel standards

    2019-08-19T10:35:00Z

    Stakeholders across the seafood industry are being asked to respond to a public consultation by providing feedback on the draft standard criteria for the next iteration of the Responsible Fishing Scheme (RFS), to be called the Responsible Fishing Vessel Standard (RFVS).

  • Vita Aqua Feeds elongated feed blocks Photo: World Feeds
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    UK fish food company goes global

    2019-08-19T10:26:00Z

    Aquatic nutrition company, World Feeds, has launched a new range of products aimed at tackling one of salmon farming’s biggest issues – the control of sea lice.

  • AKVA Group has appointed a new chairman of the board Photo: AKVA Group
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    AKVA Group appoints new board chairman

    2019-08-16T11:43:00Z

    Knut Nesse has been appointed chairman of the board of AKVA Group following Hans Kristian Mong’s decision to step down.

  • Alltech Coppens has launched an Inventor programme Photo: Alltech Coppens
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    Calling all aquaculture innovators

    2019-08-16T11:32:00Z

    Fish feed company, Alltech Coppens, has devised a new programme aimed at supporting the aquaculture industry by discovering the unique ideas developed by farmers for farmers.

  • Fuelgarden Energy has commissioned a temporary LNG installation to supply Mowi Photo: Fuelgarden Energy
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    Fuelgarden supplies LNG to Mowi Scotland

    2019-08-15T12:49:00Z

    Norway-based LNG design and engineering firm Fuelgarden Energy has commissioned a temporary LNG installation on the Isle of Skye in Scotland to supply the gas to Mowi´s newbuilt fish feed factory at Kyleakin.

  • Stakeholders have gathered in Timor-Leste for the second National Aquaculture Forum Photo: Worldfish
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    Aquaculture forum in Timor-Leste

    2019-08-15T12:40:00Z

    More than 100 stakeholders have gathered at the second National Aquaculture Forum in Dili, Timor-Leste, to discuss ways to continue developing the country’s growing aquaculture sector.

  • Lloyd's Register wants to see more fisheries join certification schemes such as the MSC blue label
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    Seafood fraud puts consumer 'at risk'

    2019-08-14T11:03:00Z

    In the wake of a five-year-long bait-and-switch scheme in which a Virginia-based seafood company intentionally mislabelled crabmeat, Lloyd’s Register (LR) is calling for the seafood industry to do more to combat rogue behaviour.

  • The MT1115 Photo: Marin Teknikk
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    Marin Teknikk secures fishing vessel contract

    2019-08-14T10:47:00Z

    Marin Teknikk has signed an agreement with Østerfjord, Torangsvaag in Austevoll and Tersan Shipyard in Turkey for the design and engineering for a new fishing vessel.

  • Seafood’s changing tide
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    Seafood’s changing tide

    2019-08-14T07:00:00Z

    While the global seafood trade is expected to continue to grow, recent analysis points to shifts in the market dynamics

  • Fiji approves MOU with Adelaide University
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    Fiji approves MOU with Adelaide University

    2019-08-13T17:08:00Z

    The Fjiian cabinet has approved a memorandum of understanding between Fiji’s Department of Fisheries and the University of Adelaide on tilapia farming.

  • RFC and Agama build second Murmansk factory
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    RFC and Agama build second Murmansk factory

    2019-08-13T17:03:00Z

    The Russian Fishery Company (RFC) and the Agama Group have signed a co-operation agreement as part of the project to build the Russian Haddock onshore processing plant for cod and haddock in Murmansk. Construction is scheduled to begin in late August this year, with commissioning scheduled for next year.