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VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Three years of planning have gone into new twin-rigger Virtuous FR-253, delivered by Parkol Marine Engineering to father-and-son team Sandy and Alexander West who fish for prawns from Fraserburgh, reports Dave Moore.

1st April 2020

Fraserburgh twin-rigger breaks new ground

1st April 2020

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Seiyu, GK, part of Walmart Inc., has become the first retailer in Japan to introduce the Global Aquaculture Alliances Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) certification to its product line.

1st April 2020

Japan’s first GAA BAP product launches

1st April 2020

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

South Australian seafood exporters have welcomed a $110 million International Freight Assistance announcement by the Australian government to help them send produce to key markets.

1st April 2020

Australia boosts exports with freight deal

1st April 2020

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Thór Sigfússon’s sheer enthusiasm can hardly fail to make an impression. This someone with an irrepressible passion for the whole business of seafood – and who has made a huge effort to…

1st April 2020

Thór Sigfússon and The New Fish Wave

1st April 2020

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

The Nueva Pescanova Group has launched the third vessel of its new fleet and the second of three 50m long wetfish ships that are being built for hake fishing by the Group’s…

31st March 2020

Nueva Pescanova Group launches new vessel

31st March 2020

NEWS IFC

NEWS IFC

Royal Greenland, the worlds largest supplier of coldwater prawns and Greenlandic halibut will be presenting at this year’s conference discussing the topic of ‘Utilization of by-products in Greenland: Challenges, opportunities and innovation’.

31st March 2020

Royal Greenland join speaker line-up

31st March 2020

NEW HORIZONS

NEW HORIZONS

A new project in Europe is developing innovative ways to use fish waste and sidestreams to tackle inefficiency in the seafood supply chain and create marketable products.

31st March 2020

From fish waste to value-added ingredients

31st March 2020

INTERVIEWS

INTERVIEWS

With African swine fever (ASF) continuing to decimate China’s pig population, and the Covid-19 coronavirus outbreak halting the country’s processing sectors, whitefish exporters should find themselves well placed to capitalise on the…

30th March 2020

China’s demand for protein

30th March 2020

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

New Whalsay pelagic vessel Charisma started its fishing career with a couple of quickfire trips mackerel trips west of Shetland, reports Dave Moore.

30th March 2020

Electric deck technology for new Charisma

30th March 2020

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Egersund Net has appointed Glenn Mo as its new general manager with effect from April.

30th March 2020

Egersund Net appoints new GM

30th March 2020

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) is offering fisheries a six-month extension on the usual timelines for assessments and certifications in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

30th March 2020

COVID-19: Six month MSC assessment extension

30th March 2020

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

With the UK in lockdown as coronavirus spreads, the president of the National Federation of Fish Fryers (NFFF) has advised fish & chip shops to close their doors.

27th March 2020

UK fryers’ federation advises shutdown

27th March 2020

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

As part of its response to the COVID-19 pandemic, NOAA Fisheries is temporarily waiving the requirement for vessels with Northeast fishing permits to carry a fishery observer or at-sea monitor.

27th March 2020

COVID-19: Need for observer waived

27th March 2020

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The European association representing fish processing and trading companies welcomes measures to combat the economic impact of COVID-19 but warns that further efforts are needed.

26th March 2020

COVID-19: Fish sector to ensure supply

26th March 2020

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

An order placed by a UK partnership brings the orderbook of pelagic vessels to be delivered by Ksrstensens Skibsværft in the new few years to ten.

26th March 2020

Ten pelagic vessels on order at Skagen yard

26th March 2020

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Animal nutrition firm Biomin has recently announced two winners of the Biomin Aquaculture Sustainability Scholarship Award.

26th March 2020

Biomin sustainability scholarship winners

26th March 2020

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

The Tersan Shipyard has awarded Hydroniq Coolers a contract to deliver its Pleat seawater coolers to a wellboat the yard is building for Norwegian salmon producer Nordlaks AS.

26th March 2020

Seawater coolers to LNG-fuelled wellboat

26th March 2020

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The full crew of 36 were rescued from Chinese longliner Shen Gang Shun 1, which had run aground on the west coast of Arutua atoll in the Tuamotu archipelago earlier this week.

25th March 2020

Crew lifted from wrecked longliner

25th March 2020

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

With restaurants, hotels and fresh seafood counters closing all around the world in the wake of the outbreak of the coronavirus, the demand for fresh fish has plummeted. As buyers’ patterns of…

25th March 2020

Investment in new tech as frozen sales surge

25th March 2020

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Skaginn 3X has added two new regional managers to its sales team, Ágúst Ágústsson and Ingvar Vilhjálmsson.

25th March 2020

New regional managers at Skaginn 3X

25th March 2020