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VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Kongsberg Maritime has been contracted to equip a 120m krill trawler for the Norwegian krill processing firm Rimfrost.

15th September 2020

Kongsberg to equip krill trawler

15th September 2020

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Skretting’s global procurement team, headquartered in Stavanger in Norway, is now at full capacity.

11th September 2020

Skretting procurement team at full capacity

11th September 2020

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

US Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue has announced today around $530 million in support for the US seafood industry and fishermen hit by retaliatory tariffs set by overseas governments.

10th September 2020

US promises seafood industry trade relief

10th September 2020

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Membertou First Nation has reached an agreement with Clearwater Seafoods to acquire two of Clearwater’s eight offshore lobster licences.

10th September 2020

Clearwater lobster licences go to Membertou

10th September 2020

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Joaquin Garcia Nuñez has been appointed as production director for AquaGen Scotland, charged with leading developments at the company’s Holywood hatchery near Dumfries.

10th September 2020

AquaGen Scotland appoints new director

10th September 2020

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

The European Commission has taken swift action to protect fisheries and aquaculture sectors from severe shocks caused by the Covid-19 pandemic by introducing specific measures, including amendments to the European Maritime and…

10th September 2020

Romania helps aquaculture weather Covid-19

10th September 2020

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Ahead of VAKI Scotland’s fifth anniversary, the company’s UK and Ireland area manager Gareth Hammond commented that his proudest moment so far has been becoming a finalist in last year’s Aquaculture Awards…

10th September 2020

VAKI Scotland celebrates five years

10th September 2020

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

Leroy Seafood has invested in a new freezing system from individual quick freezing (IQF) equipment specialist, Starfrost, enabling the seafood processor to increase production by more than 30%.

9th September 2020

Freezer technology making waves in the Arctic

9th September 2020

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

The Ocean Disclosure Project (ODP) has confirmed that UK supermarket Lidl GB has voluntarily disclosed its farmed seafood sources for the first time, by publishing a list of its farmed fish and shellfish through the…

8th September 2020

Lidl GB expands transparency to all seafood

8th September 2020

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Since starting fishing in July this year with start-up loan help from the Development Bank of Wales, Sion Riley’s catches have been in high demand since he launched Holyhead Shellfish.

8th September 2020

Shellfish start-up swamped by demand

8th September 2020

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The Holderness Fishing Industry Group (HFIG) has opened a marine research centre with a community laboratory and research hatchery in Bridlington, Yorkshire, UK, to conduct vital research on fishing grounds in the…

8th September 2020

Yorkshire marine research centre opens

8th September 2020

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Ocean Choice International has announced that Rens Elderkamp is joining the company’s sales team as managing director of its European operations.

7th September 2020

Ocean Choice appoints new European MD

7th September 2020

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

Caterpillar Marine has launched a new marine engine with a rated engine speed of 2300 rpm.

3rd September 2020

Caterpillar unveils new marine engine

3rd September 2020

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

The low-maintenance design, durability and simplicity of Dock Blocks mean a 50% reduction in maintenance costs for users of these floating modular docks, according to the company’s CEO, Matt West.

3rd September 2020

Dock Blocks reduce maintenance costs

3rd September 2020

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Spanish tuna association AGAC is entering the full MSC assessment process, requesting its tropical tuna catch be independently assessed against the Marine Stewardship Council Fishery Standard.

2nd September 2020

Spanish tuna fleet in full MSC assessment

2nd September 2020

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Andfjord Salmon is on track to finalise construction of first 1000 tonnes maximum allowed biomass (MAB) land-based capacity pool at Kvalnes in Norway’s arctic archipelago during the second half of 2020.

2nd September 2020

Andfjord Salmon on track with Andøya site

2nd September 2020

FEED & NUTRITION

FEED & NUTRITION

Researchers in Hawaii have made a breakthrough in the quest to develop a cost-effective, fish-free feed for farm-raised Kampachi, or almaco jack, a carnivorous marine fish.

2nd September 2020

No fish oil or meal in farmed fish diet

2nd September 2020

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The first stage of the Clean Coast Ecological Marathon for clearing the coast of rubbish has been held on the sea coast of Schitovaya Bay in Russia.

2nd September 2020

Cleaning the beaches in Russia

2nd September 2020

NEWS

NEWS

Women in Maritime Africa, South Africa chapter (WIMA-SA), and Global Fishing Watch (GFW) have joined forces in a partnership that seeks to develop technical skills for women working in the maritime sector.

1st September 2020

Partnership pushes technical skills for women

1st September 2020

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Generations of artists have sought inspiration from the sea and that tradition continues today as the Royal Society of Marine Artists Annual Exhibition features around four hundred paintings, with a large number…

1st September 2020

Annual exhibition celebrates the sea

1st September 2020