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SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

The continuing weak krone has seen Norway once again export record values of seafood.

6th October 2023

Another strong quarter for Norwegian seafood

6th October 2023

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

Båtbygg AS has placed an order with Brunvoll for a complete propulsion and manoeuvring solution for Austral Fisheries’ new longline fishing vessel. The vessel is designed by Marin Teknikk AS for operation…

6th October 2023

Brunvoll contracted for new longliner’s propulsion package

6th October 2023

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

To mark World Octopus Day (8 October 2023), 76 NGOs, scientific experts and public figures around the world have united to call on the Canary Islands government to reject plans to build…

6th October 2023

Canary Islands urged to reject first octopus farm

6th October 2023

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Thai Union Group has appointed a new general manager of its Indian Ocean Tuna factory in the Seychelles.

5th October 2023

Thai Union names new IOT boss

5th October 2023

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

New research conducted by frozen food retailer Iceland Foods claims to have determined the ideal ingredient combination for the ultimate fish finger sandwich, a firm favourite of the British public.

5th October 2023

Retailer claims to have recipe for ‘ultimate fish finger sandwich

5th October 2023

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

New work in the Mediterranean in the fields of fishing technology and aquaculture research and in the fight against illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing were recognised at an awards ceremony, held…

5th October 2023

Fisheries and aquaculture innovators receive MedFish4Ever awards

5th October 2023

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

Transformative, science-based responses are needed to ensure a sustainable future for the Mediterranean’s fisheries and aquaculture ventures, identified the high-level MedFish4Ever conference in Malta (3-4 October 2023).

5th October 2023

MedFish4Ever scales up fisheries, aquaculture commitments

5th October 2023

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Atlantic salmon farmer Bakkafrost Group harvested a total 20,800 tonnes of head-on gutted (HOG) weight fish in the third-quarter of this year, with reduced volumes for the period from both its Faroese…

5th October 2023

Lower Q3 salmon harvest for Bakkafrost, feed sales down

5th October 2023

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Cermaq Norway says that it has found that laser treatment is effective against salmon lice while being gentle on the fish.

4th October 2023

Cermaq introduces laser treatment for salmon lice

4th October 2023

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Salmon farmers in Scotland harvested 169,194 tonnes of fish in 2022, with the volume representing an 18 percent decrease on the previous year, finds a new report from Scottish Government.

4th October 2023

Scotland’s farmed salmon production tails off

4th October 2023

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

Bergen, Norway-headquartered Corvus Energy has been selected by Hvide Sande Shipyard in Denmark to supply a complete hydrogen fuel cell system for the new fishing training vessel MS Skulebas. 

4th October 2023

Corvus fuels world’s first zero-emission fishing vessel

4th October 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

A workshop in Nouadhibou has brought together key players in octopus fishing, management, research and trading in order to launch a sustainable fisheries plan.

3rd October 2023

Mauritania octopus fishery drives up sustainability

3rd October 2023

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

Fisheries ministers attending the high-level MedFish4Ever conference in Malta (3-4 October 2023) have been called upon by the NGO community to end the illegal bottom trawling, which they say that is driving…

3rd October 2023

MedFish4Ever Summit: Fisheries ministers urged to end illegal bottom trawling

3rd October 2023

ANALYSIS

ANALYSIS

Increased management and law enforcement interventions are needed to ensure East African fisheries and the subsequent trade in their marine resources are legal and sustainable, according to Traffic, with its new report…

3rd October 2023

New survey finds artisanal fisher failings in Eastern African

3rd October 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The industry is warning of a repeat of the herring crash of the 1960s as Governments fail to stop overfishing.

2nd October 2023

Is a repeat of the herring crash of the 1960s afoot?

2nd October 2023

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Twelve Scottish causes have benefitted from the appearance of Mowi’s Salmon Wagon food truck – serving up  barbequed salmon dishes – at local occasions this year, Mowi Scotland has confirmed.

2nd October 2023

Mowi salmon wagon raises thousands for charities

2nd October 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) has recommended cuts to 2024’s mackerel and Atlanto-Scandian herring quotas and an increase in the blue whiting catch.

2nd October 2023

Lower herring, mackerel quotas advised for Northeast Atlantic and Arctic Ocean

2nd October 2023

INSIGHT

INSIGHT

Comprising anything between 900 and 3,000 vessels catching 3-4 million tonnes of fish, China’s distant water fleets (DWFs) represent serious competition and a challenge for the EU’s own distant-water fishing activities and…

2nd October 2023

Report: EU fishers being undermined by ‘unfair’ Chinese competition

2nd October 2023

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

Global Fishing Watch has welcomed a new partner in its push for sustainable and transparent fisheries management.

29th September 2023

Palau joins Global Fishing Watch

29th September 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Fishers in the European Union are calling for a dedicated Fisheries Commissioner to halt the decline in food self-sufficiency.

28th September 2023

EU fishers call for dedicated minister

28th September 2023