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FEED & NUTRITION

FEED & NUTRITION

Skretting has announced the appointment of Jorge Diaz as Sustainability Manager. This is a dynamic role that supports the company’s top-priority sustainability agenda, and which also complements the roll-out of Nutreco’s Sustainability Roadmap 2025 with its three pillars of Health & Welfare, Climate & Circularity and…

8th September 2021

Skrettings new Sustainability Manager

8th September 2021

FISHING GEAR

FISHING GEAR

Magne Fure is taking on the role of managing director at AS Fiskevegn.

8th September 2021

Fiskevegn appoints new CEO

8th September 2021

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Fishermen’s co-operative Armement Coopératif Artisanal Vendéen (ACAV) has returned to Piriou to order a 21 metre gill netter/longliner that will be delivered in late 2022 to Adrien Delevaud, who fishes from Ile…

8th September 2021

Piriou to build netter/longliner for ACAV

8th September 2021

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The International Pole and Line Foundation (IPNLF) has urged the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) to stand up for small fisheries regarding bigeye tuna fishing opportunities.

7th September 2021

Small fisheries face bigeye burden

7th September 2021

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

An app used by Scottish skippers to share real-time information about the location of hotspots of unwanted fish has scooped a sustainability award.

6th September 2021

App to reduce bycatch wins award

6th September 2021

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

UK researchers have received funding to determine the best conditions for vaccinating ballan wrasse against a potentially fatal disease.

6th September 2021

Cleaner fish vaccine project benefits salmon

6th September 2021

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

A group of European fishing vessel operators are heading for a landmark legal case, taking the Norwegian government to court to seek a ruling on quota they see as having been stolen…

3rd September 2021

Svalbard standoff

3rd September 2021

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Researchers are using tracking devices off the UK coastline to monitor an endangered marine species.

3rd September 2021

Endangered species tracking

3rd September 2021

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

New directors appointed to the Tuna Australia board are expected to bring fresh insights and ideas to support and strengthen the tuna longline industry.

1st September 2021

Newcomers join Tuna Australia board

1st September 2021

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

The Aquaculture Stewardship Council is consulting the public on new requirements to improve the welfare of farmed fish that take advantage of new developments and research concerning issues including water quality, stocking…

1st September 2021

New ASC requirements for farmed fish welfare

1st September 2021

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

Two innovative marine projects are helping pave the way for sustainable fishing in West Africa.

1st September 2021

West Africa sustainability

1st September 2021

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

By launching its first ever online dashboard, Iceland is shining a light on its fish farming sector and taking new steps to share as much information as possible.

1st September 2021

Making aquaculture more transparent

1st September 2021

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

After successful fishing trials, the Russian Fishery Company’s new flagship trawler Vladimir Limanov has arrived in Vladivostok for scheduled customs clearance and presentation to the Russian Maritime Register of Shipping (RMRS).

31st August 2021

RFC’s new trawler arrives in Vladivostok

31st August 2021

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

The Fish Welfare Prize prize was awarded to Cermaq at last week’s AquaNor exhibition in Trondheim, for the company’s improvement work at Holmvåg fry plant in Steigen, and the good results it…

31st August 2021

Cermaq award for work to improve fish welfare

31st August 2021

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

A new study of the implementation of the landing obligation (LO) has found control and enforcement remain challenging.

31st August 2021

Landing obligation control challenging

31st August 2021

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Already established in South America since 2019, Thai-based global seafood and meat supplier Siam Canadian has announced its latest expansion with an office in Guayauqil.

30th August 2021

Siam Canadian opens Ecuador branch

30th August 2021

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The UK Government has signed an agreement with the Pacific Community (SPC) for GBP 263,000 that will help Fiji, Vanuatu, Solomon Islands, and Tonga to secure the rights and responsibilities over their…

27th August 2021

UK supporting Pacific ECS submissions

27th August 2021

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

Algae can both reduce emissions and be an alternative raw material in feed. Some of the nutrients released from salmon cages are water-soluble and can be used to fertilise the algae and…

27th August 2021

Integrated salmon and kelp farming

27th August 2021

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

A group of aquaculture researchers in Scotland is aiming to develop a simple mass testing tool that can detect heart conditions in salmon.

26th August 2021

Detecting heart disease in salmon

26th August 2021

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

Brunvoll propulsion and manoeuvring systems have been selected for six new fishing vessels being built at Karstensens Skibsværft in Skagen for Norwegian, Swedish and Scottish companies, to be delivered over the coming…

25th August 2021

Brunvoll systems for six new fishing vessels

25th August 2021