Latest News – Page 233
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NewsQu Dongyu takes up post as FAO head
The UN Food and Agriculture Organizaton’s new Director-General vows to build on UN agency''s strengths, making it more dynamic, transparent and inclusive.
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NewsTime for a UK herring resurgence?
The growing trend for local and sustainable produce could be the key to UK consumers adopting a penchant for herring, the chairman of the Scottish Pelagic Processors Association has suggested.
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NewsCurio: matching the machine to the fish
Icelandic fish processing machinery speciality Curio continues to expand as its innovative range of fish processing machines grows.
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NewsThai Union reports profits up 13%
Thai Union has reported a 13.1% increase in gross profit in the second quarter of the year, with stronger performances from the frozen seafood and PetCare and value-added product businesses.
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NewsBIM supports safety training in Ireland
Sufficient safety training is “essential” for those working in the Irish fishing industry, Bord Iascaigh Mhara (BIM) has stressed.
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NewsFAU partners with USDA to boost aquaculture
Scientists from Florida Atlantic University’s Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute, one of the university’s four research pillars, will partner with future US Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists to address the problem of the US shortfall in aquaculture production.
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News?35,000 lobsters V-notched every year
Each year as many as 35,000 adult female lobsters caught by Irish inshore fishermen have a V-shaped notch removed from their tails.
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NewsPower Barge series for Canadian fish farm
Cooke Aquaculture in Atlantic Canada has a number of fish farms located in protected waters around the Maritime Provinces, and need to secure transport of supplies and gear between the farms and the shore.
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NewsServing a high-tech, high-efficiency fleet
Iceland has long been a prime market for electronics company Scanmar, with an Icelandic subsidiary managed by Thórir Matthíasson from workshops in Garðabaer.
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NewsColombian tilapia reaches new markets
With government support in place and and the consolidation of a net of small and medium-sized companies, tilapia production in Colombia has been rising consistently in the past few years, reports Eduardo Campos Lima.
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NewsEfficiency-led Yanmar technology at Aqua Nor
A new compact UV LED steriliser will be amongst technology solutions showcased by Yanmar at Aqua Nor this month.
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NewsMørenot acquires Hvalpsund Net
Mørenot has been on a buying spree since its acquisition last year by investment fund FSN Capital – and this continues as the expanding Norwegian group snaps up Danish aquaculture and fisheries supplier Hvalpsund Net.
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NewsPredicting temperature, salinity and more
A new computer model is giving aquaculture a lifeline as it seeks to adapt to ever-changing undersea conditions.
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NewsPortal sheds light on Norwegian salmon farming
The impacts of salmon farming – on land and at sea – are being highlighted thanks to a new sustainability web portal in Norway
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NewsWASSP releases firmware updates
WASSP Multibeam has invested in many new enhancements, bug fixes and licenses with the release of two new firmware updates, CDX 4.0 and DRX 6.0, for its F3 and F3X multibeam sonar systems designed for the fishing industry.
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NewsGael Force supplying Scotland’s newest salmon farmer
Aquaculture equipment supplier Gael Force Group has agreed an exclusive deal with Scotland’s newest salmon farmer, Organic Sea Harvest, to become their supply partner for two new site installations in 2020.
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NewsNew general manager for AKVA group Chile
Christian Schäfer has been appointed general manager of AKVA group Chile to focus on consolidating the company’s growth.
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NewsLake Victoria conservation efforts
There is nothing unusual about high levels of resentment among fishermen in developing countries, directed at the law enforcement authorities that make efforts to prevent the use of illegal and non-selective fishing gears, reports Lilian Elekwachi.
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Busy robot keeps nets clean
Mørenot Robotics AS in Bodø has been nominated for the Nor-Fishing Foundation Innovation Award for the development of an autonomous underwater robot. The robot used low-intensity brushing to prevent the build-up of fouling – and the robot is being launched during this year''s Aqua Nor.
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NewsSeiner/trawler’s electric deck package
Built at TB Shipyards in Harlingen for Maarten van Duijn, Annalijdia LT-43 is a combined twin-rigger/fly-shooter designed to operate in the North Sea and English Channel.
