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AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

The Ecuadorian shrimp industry has confirmed a serious contraction in its production and exports as a result of the market crisis and reduced demand on a scale not seen for more than…

22nd July 2020

Ecuador’s shrimp market shrinks

22nd July 2020

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

The challenges of the past four months have noticeably shifted the Scottish seafood market, according to trade organisation Seafood Scotland.

22nd July 2020

Seafood sector pivot here for the long haul

22nd July 2020

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

A new project is exploring the possibility of using industry catch and effort data to inform Gulf of Alaska rockfish assessments and aid better management, maximise economic benefit and minimise the risk…

21st July 2020

Project aims to improve rockfish assessment

21st July 2020

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

An agreement has been struck for AKVA Group to purchase the Alfaring mooring system along with two associated patents from Carl Stahl.

21st July 2020

AKVA group acquires Alfaring mooring system

21st July 2020

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Estimated to be worth more than $7 billion in 2020, the market for wild-caught pollock is expected to grow at a CAGR of 1.7% between now and 2030, according to a report…

21st July 2020

Pollock gaining traction

21st July 2020

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

A two month survey of the eastern Bering Sea using three saildrones has begun in an attempt to understand more about pollock abundance.

20th July 2020

Pollock survey begins in eastern Bering Sea

20th July 2020

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Tersan Shipyard has signed a contract for a Skipsteknik-designed Arctic freezer trawler with Danish company, Ocean Prawns.

20th July 2020

Tersan signs Arctic freezer trawler deal

20th July 2020

FISHING GEAR

FISHING GEAR

Wicki-Alex H-410 and skipper Thomas Jensen work from Hundested in Denmark, fishing strings of traps to catch whelks (Buccinum undatum) that are packed for markets in France, China and South-East Asia.

19th July 2020

Taking the backache out of whelking

19th July 2020

INSIGHT

INSIGHT

Russia is set to ramp up aquafeed production nearly tenfold to 525,000 tonnes by 2030 to make fish farmers less dependent on imports.

19th July 2020

Aiming for aquafeed self-sufficiency

19th July 2020

ANALYSIS

ANALYSIS

Through its new executive order, the White House is seeking to propel the nation’s seafood sector into the big league.

18th July 2020

Can Trump make a bigger fish out of America?

18th July 2020

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Holland Fisheries Event (HFE), the biennial Dutch Fisheries and Maritime Exhibition, will go ahead this year despite the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic.

17th July 2020

Dutch fisheries exhibition gets the go-ahead

17th July 2020

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Xelect has completed a genetic analysis project supported by Msingi East Africa aimed at enabling genetic selective breeding in tilapia operations in Kenya and Uganda.

17th July 2020

Unlocking the genetic potential of tilapia

17th July 2020

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Seafood from Scotland, in partnership with Scotland Development International, is bringing a taste of Scottish seafood to the US with a virtual reception on 23 July.

16th July 2020

Scottish seafood to be showcased stateside

16th July 2020

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The nature of the coast of Galicia in north-western Spain with its multitude of fishing and fish farming activities means that new approaches are called for to guard against illegal fishing.

15th July 2020

Thermal cameras to fight illegal fishing

15th July 2020

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The Royal New Zealand Air Force is currently conducting three days of aerial surveillance over Solomon Islands’ exclusive economic zone, in order to monitor the activities of tuna fleets.

15th July 2020

NZ Airforce helps detect IUU fishing

15th July 2020

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Shetland Seafood Auctions in Lerwick and W. Stevenson & Sons of Newlyn have become the latest companies to sign up to cloud digital trading platform, KOSMOS.

15th July 2020

Seafood auctions in the cloud

15th July 2020

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The General Administration of Customs of the People’s Republic of China has suspended imports and ordered recalls of frozen shrimp from three Ecuadorian companies after the government claimed ‘outer packaging… were at…

13th July 2020

Food does not transmit Covid-19, says FDA

13th July 2020

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Scottish salmon farm, Loch Duart, has awarded £14,400 from a local community fund for free wireless broadband for all local residents in the Sutherland village of Scourie.

10th July 2020

Salmon farm boosts broadband for Sutherland

10th July 2020

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Brims board of directors has made the decision to invest €85 million in Greenlandic seafood company Arctic Prime Fisheries (APF).

8th July 2020

Brim invests €85m in Greenland

8th July 2020

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) has appointed a new fishing vessel certifying authority for commercially registered fishing vessels in the UK.

8th July 2020

MCA appoints new UK certifying authority

8th July 2020