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PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

One of Russia’s largest commercial fishing enterprises, Russian Fishing Company (RFC), has placed an order for seven new fishing trawlers equipped with CO2 freezing plants from Johnson Controls.

17th July 2018

Johnson Controls increases production capacity by 25% for Russian trawlers

17th July 2018

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Industry players have called for development, in close cooperation with UN agencies, of an effective roadmap for the rapid worldwide implementation of the international agreements relating to work and safety in the…

16th July 2018

Collective call for safety roadmap

16th July 2018

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Farmed sea bass and sea bream from Corfu Sea Farm S.A. has been confirmed as Friend of the Sea (FoS) certified and compliant with its standard for seafood from sustainable aquaculture.

12th July 2018

Corfu Sea Farm is sustainably certified

12th July 2018

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Dominique Aviat is a founding director of AND International, independent research firm specialised in food economics. With 40 years of experience in the fisheries and aquaculture sector, Dominique has a strong expertise…

11th July 2018

Dominique Aviat

11th July 2018

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Dr Christos Palaiokostas is an Associate Senior Lecturer in the department of Animal breeding and Genetics in the Swedish University of Agricultural studies.Dr Palaiokostas research is focused on aquaculture breeding programs, with…

11th July 2018

Dr Christos Palaiokostas

11th July 2018

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

A Greenpeace campaign to protect the Antarctic Ocean, backed by 1.7 million people globally, has received the unprecedented support of the vast majority of krill fishing companies operating in Antarctic waters. The…

10th July 2018

Krill fishing companies back call to protect Antarctic Ocean

10th July 2018

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

DESS Aquaculture will install Optimarin ballast water management systems (BWMS) on four of its newbuild 3,500m3 capacity wellboats.

10th July 2018

Optimarin BWMS for DESS Aquaculture wellboats

10th July 2018

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

AKVA will acquire 100% of the shares in Egersund Net from Egersund Group with the deal expected to be completed around 31 August.

10th July 2018

AKVA acquires Egersund Net

10th July 2018

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

World Animal Protection has called on the member states of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) to ensure all fishing nets are ID tagged by 2025 to reduce the numbers…

9th July 2018

Call for ID tagged fishing nets

9th July 2018

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With over 40 years of experience, AND International is an independent research firm specialized in the food industry.

6th July 2018

AND International

6th July 2018

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Rolls-Royce has sold its commercial marine business to Kongsberg for an enterprise value of GB£500m and net proceeds of around GB£350-400m.

6th July 2018

Kongsberg buy Rolls-Royce commercial marine

6th July 2018

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The Lobster Council of Canada (LCC) is calling on the Federal government to work with lobster harvesters and other stakeholders to ensure that the industry’s ongoing commitment to protecting the North Atlantic…

5th July 2018

Call for NARW protection collaboration

5th July 2018

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

A new salmon interactions workstream to provide expert advice on mitigating pressures on wild salmon has been launched by the Scottish Government.

5th July 2018

New workstream to help protect wild salmon

5th July 2018

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The UK Government has announced its ‘Sustainable Fisheries for Future Generations’ White Paper ahead of the forthcoming Fisheries Bill, which is expected to establish the blueprint for a sustainable and profitable industry…

4th July 2018

UK government plans for an independent fisheries policy

4th July 2018

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

The UK Seafood Summit has attracted an impressive line-up of speakers from trade, industry and science for its inaugural event with topics covered including Brexit and the effect of microplastics on the…

4th July 2018

Seafish announces Seafood Summit speakers

4th July 2018

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Thai Union Group, with the support of several of its customers, recently completed its first industry collaborative third-party audit, conducted by global safety consulting and certification company UL, on some Thai commercial…

4th July 2018

Thai Union completes third-party vessels audit

4th July 2018

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

?A survey of international environmental experts suggests that attitudes to the decommissioning of offshore infrastructure, such as oil platforms, have shifted. Almost 95% of the experts, drawn from 10 nations across academia,…

3rd July 2018

Mandatory offshore rig removal needs a rethink, environmental experts say

3rd July 2018

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Alise Aspøy is a Technical Engineer and spent her first years working in the oil industry as a project manager for piping and steel constructions. In 1999 she joined her husband to…

3rd July 2018

Alise Aspøy

3rd July 2018

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Bjørn Aspøy has vast experience in aquaculture and fish farming of salmon and trout. Since 1999 he has been developing innovative solutions for farming and harvesting of bi-valves, from mussels to oysters.Bjørn…

3rd July 2018

Bjørn Aspøy

3rd July 2018

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Organización de Productores de Túnidos y Pesca Fresca (Optuna No 42), the non-profit tuna producer organisation based on the island of Lanzarote in the Canary Islands has become the latest member of…

3rd July 2018

Canaries one-by-one tuna fishermen become part of the IPNLF Member network

3rd July 2018