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SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

To help retailers and other seafood-buying companies ensure the products they are buying are coming from credible fishery improvement projects (FIPs), the Global Seafood Alliance (GSA) and FishChoice have launched a new…

21st December 2023

GSA, FishChoice increase FIP traceability

21st December 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Spanish government has sanctioned 25 Spanish-flagged fishing vessels for turning off their tracking devices while fishing off the coast of Argentina. 

21st December 2023

Spain sanctions 25 fishing vessels for disabling tracking

21st December 2023

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

American Industrial Partners Capital Fund VII, LP, an investment fund managed by American Industrial Partners, has become the majority and controlling shareholder in AquaShip AS and Intership AS and will merge the…

20th December 2023

AquaShip, Intership merge to create aqua service vessel giant

20th December 2023

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

California-based canned seafood company Wild Planet has donated $1.1 million in food (the equivalent of 710,000 meals) in 2023 to aid sites across the United States. 

20th December 2023

Wild Planet donates $1.1m worth of seafood to hungry Americans

20th December 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

With Australians expected to consume at least 22,000 tonnes of prawns during this year’s festive period, enough to fill 10 Olympic-sized swimming pools, new data from the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) finds that…

20th December 2023

Aussie prawn fishers urge public to choose sustainably this Christmas

20th December 2023

FISHING GEAR

FISHING GEAR

For a relatively new player in the winch business, Norwegian company Evotec has been quickly turning into a leader – and has recently announced a couple of prestigious new contracts.

20th December 2023

Evotec scores fishing newbuild orders

20th December 2023

OPINION

OPINION

Stig Martin Fiskå, Global Head of Ocean at Cognizant explains how emerging technologies provide the means to both safeguard resources and optimise seafood production efficiencies

20th December 2023

Opinion: How can AI help us restore the health of our oceans?

20th December 2023

INTERVIEWS

INTERVIEWS

Tom Lambourn is the skipper-owner of My Lass PZ 291, based out of Newlyn, Cornwall, and is also a brand ambassador for Xtratuf. Despite studying chemistry at university, he was always destined…

15th December 2023

Interview: Young skipper hopes to inspire future generations of fishers

15th December 2023

FISHING GEAR

FISHING GEAR

Under an initiative by New Zealand fishing company Sealord and Nelson-based fishing gear supplier Motueka Nets, fishing gear that has reached the end of its useful life is being routed to recycling…

14th December 2023

Less plastic landfill as fishing gear goes for recycling

14th December 2023

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

To better understand how alternative fuels, power systems and drivetrains could offer a fresh blueprint for fishing vessels and greener fishing operations, six new vessel designs have been created to identify critical…

14th December 2023

Key milestone reached in transition to net-zero fishing

14th December 2023