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NewsOMC Asia: successful zoning at sea
Although offshore aquaculture seems promising for Singapore and the rest of SE Asia, zoning, licensing and security aspects for planning and management of aquaculture are key to successfully farming fish at sea. The conference’s second session kicked off with a talk on zoning and how this could be applied to ...
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NewsOMC Asia: tackling the shift to offshore
Moving from inefficient nearshore production approaches to higher energy offshore industrial methods can be a success, according to the first session of this year''s Offshore Mariculture Conference. Erik Vis, Director of Farming Operations at cobia farm Ocean Blue began the session by introducing his company''s three-pillar approach to sustainability when ...
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NewsOMC Asia keynote; producing more with fewer resources
The Official Mariculture Conference 2018 began this morning with Conference Chairman Alessandro Lovatelli, Regional Fisheries and Aquaculture Officer at the FAO beginning his introduction. Also on the podium were Lukas Manomaitis, Conference Chairman and USSEC Aquaculture Program Technical Contractor and Southeast Asian Technical Director at the US Soybean Export Council, ...
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NewsResearch shows New Zealanders value seafood sustainability
New research undertaken as part of New Zealand’s first Sustainable Seafood Day shows New Zealanders rate ocean pollution such as plastics as the highest perceived threat to ocean health, followed by overfishing and illegal fishing.
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NewsInterview: Dr. Guillaume Drillet, President, World Aquaculture Society Asia Pacific Chapter
A day before the Offshore Mariculture Conference kicks off in Singapore, World Fishing & Aquaculture sat down with Dr. Guillaume Drillet, Immediate Past- President of the World Aquaculture Society''s Asia Pacific Chapter, to discuss Singapore''s aquaculture industry and hear his expectations for this week''s conference.
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NewsVónin and Crosby join forces on cage hardware range
Vónin was involved early in the aquaculture business, drawing on its long background in many types of fishing gears, as fish farming grew rapidly in the Faroese fjords, and it wasn’t long before Vónin’s expertise was in demand across the rest of the Nordic region and in the UK.
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NewsNaust Marine sets up in Spain
According to the company’s sales and marketing director Helgi Kristjánsson, until they parted company a few years ago, Naust Marine had a long co-operation with a Spanish company sub-contracted to produce the deck hardware while Naust Marine in Iceland supplied the control and electrical systems.
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NewsHake longline fleet achieves certification
Spanish consumers can now enjoy more Friend of the Sea certified hake following the conclusion of the audit of the whole Puerto de Celeiro fleet of 22 longline vessels that supplies approximately 30% of the hake consumed in Spain.
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NewsMorgère opens vessel repair facilities in Brittany
French trawl door manufacturer Morgère has expanded its service portfolio for the fishing fleet by opening two new repair and maintenance facilities at St Brieuc and Perros-Guirec in Brittany.
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NewsBreki and Páll Pálsson: big propeller, high-efficiency
The latest additions to the revitalised Icelandic groundfish fleet, fresher trawlers Páll Pálsson and Breki, are expected to dock in Iceland as World Fishing goes to press, as their long delivery trip from China via Singapore, Sri Lanka, Suez and Gibraltar comes to an end.
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NewsSupercharging offshore mariculture
Southeast Asia’s aquaculture sector has a long way to go to catch up with other parts of the world, but has the potential to reinvent itself in only a few years if all the pieces fall into place, according to the US Soybean Export Council’s Bangkok-based Lukas Manomaitis.
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NewsFarming offshore in the Americas – How the United States’ loss continues to be its neighbour’s gain
As a seafood market, the US is heavily dependent on imports, with an estimated 91% of the products consumed in the country now coming in from overseas producers, reports Jason Holland.
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NewsDoubling western rock lobster industry’s value
Western Rock Lobster plans to establish an Australasian Institute for spiny lobster research in a bid to double the industry’s economic contribution to $1 billion in the next decade.
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NewsSalmon waste to fuel Faroese energy
Faroe Islands-based salmon producer Bakkafrost will invest in a new biogas plant in collaboration with other Faroese fish farmers and local dairy farmers, using waste products from fish and dairy farming to produce energy and fertiliser.
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Newsatg UV gains NVI approval for disinfection of intake water and wastewater
atg UV Technology’s WF range of UV systems has been awarded Norwegian Veterinary Institute (NVI) approval for disinfection of intake water and wastewater from aquaculture installations.
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NewsIFFO report shows focus on data and scientific evidence
IFFO, The Marine Ingredients Organisation has released its 2017 Annual Report, which highlights its increased investment and focus on data gathering and technical reports, with the aim of effectively communicating the strategic and vital role of marine ingredients.
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NewsAggreko to demonstrate cost-saving technology at Aquaculture UK
Aggreko will be exhibiting at Aquaculture UK and plans to discuss how it can save fish farms time and cost, plus how it is responding to concerns in the industry surrounding a desire to avoid variations in temperature that have a detrimental impact on business operations.
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NewsGael Force Group to develop integrated offshore pen to help facilitate industry’s “growth potential”
Gael Force Group will research and develop a new larger integrated fish pen and review its existing pen range to help “unlock” Scottish aquaculture’s huge growth potential.
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NewsNew Faroe trawler with Landia pumps and mixers
Landia has supplied chopper pumps and a mixer for a new, integrated Faroe Islands factory trawler.
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NewsDS-Concept becomes Tradewind and expands its service range
DS-Concept, a global provider of trade finance solutions for small and medium-sized enterprises, has changed its name to Tradewind. The company is a leader in international export factoring, and the change of name is designed to highlight its role in financing cross-border transactions, which resemble trade winds circling the globe.
