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ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

Ultrasonic anti-fouling technology is making marine growth on hulls and in raw-water cooling systems a thing of the past. This is taking shape against a backdrop of increasingly strict legislation relating to…

30th June 2018

The future of anti-fouling – now

30th June 2018

INSIGHT

INSIGHT

Thailand wants to be recognised internationally for its efforts to make illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing (IUU) a thing of the past and in doing so herald a new sustainable and socially…

29th June 2018

Beating a path to sustainability as Thailand underlines its determination to be free of IUU

29th June 2018

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Business and organisations are invited to learn about opportunities and technologies for using Earth Observation techniques (including, satellites, high altitude platforms, drones, remote sensors etc) at a number of workshops being organised…

29th June 2018

Opportunities for Earth Observation techniques

29th June 2018

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

M&S has named Scottish Sea Farms’ team at Wyre, Orkney, as its Outstanding Producer of the year in its Farming for the Future Awards 2018.

28th June 2018

Scottish salmon farm wins M&S accolade

28th June 2018

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

Skaginn 3X has been chosen by HB Grandi to fit out the catch handling and processing deck of the new factory trawler the company is currently building at the Astilleros Armon yard…

28th June 2018

Skaginn 3X selected to fit out HB Grandi factory trawler

28th June 2018

HEME

HEME

Fibras Industriales S.A. and Wieland Werke have joined the sponsor line-up. There is still opportunity for your company to appear in front of key European mariculture players.

27th June 2018

Two more sponsors confirmed for HEM 2018

27th June 2018

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The Trump Administration in the US has issued a new executive order which rescinds and replaces the previous Administration’s national policy for the ‘Stewardship of the Ocean, Our Coasts, and the Great…

27th June 2018

Trump Ocean policy criticised

27th June 2018

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Scientists have found widespread mislabelling, poor trading practices and neglect for endangered species are threatening fish stocks after DNA-testing seafood products sold across the world.

27th June 2018

Fish mislabelling a threat to marine conservation

27th June 2018

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

UK manufacturer PP Control & Automation is providing Icelandic company Hedinn with early-stage design support and electrical control systems build for the production of its Hedinn Protein Plant (HPP).

27th June 2018

Taking production waste utilisation to 100%

27th June 2018

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Russia may significantly increase its volume of crab production this year, with the aim of boosting supplies to the domestic market, according to recent statements by some leading Russian crab producers and…

26th June 2018

Russia could significantly increase crab production this year

26th June 2018

NEW HORIZONS

NEW HORIZONS

Despite the limited supply of fish stocks, aquaculture continues to depend on wild-caught fishmeal and fish oil. By interacting with ingredient providers, researchers, fish farmers and feed companies, one collaborative effort, the…

26th June 2018

Growing interest in alternative feeds

26th June 2018

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

A fishing vessel intercepted in international waters 860 nautical miles east of Japan was found to have eighty tons of salmon and a drift net measuring more than five miles long on…

25th June 2018

US-Chinese co-operation nets IUU driftnetter

25th June 2018

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

From its origins in founder Helgi Hjálmarsson’s garage, Valka has grown steadily and is now set to expand further, boosted by a landmark order for its fillet machines that utilise X-ray technology…

24th June 2018

Landmark order for Valka

24th June 2018

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Scottish Sea Farms’ longest serving employee Geoff Kidd has celebrated 40 years of service including more than three decades as farm manager of Loch Spelve on Mull.

22nd June 2018

40th year for Scottish Sea Farms manager

22nd June 2018

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Two young chefs from West College Scotland have been crowned national champions at the 2018 UK Young Seafood Chef of the Year competition.

20th June 2018

Scottish students win UK Chef competition

20th June 2018

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

AS Fiskevegn is calling for a reversal of Mustad Autoline’s purchase of Vetrhus Holding AS, which own 50% of the shares in AS Fiskevegn, claiming it is “not suitable” for one of…

19th June 2018

AS Fiskevegn protests Mustad takeover threat

19th June 2018

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

The Scottish Seafood Association (SSA) is leading a two-year pilot project to attract and prepare new entrants for a career in seafood processing and train and upskill the existing workforce to help…

19th June 2018

Scottish seafood sector to train talent

19th June 2018

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

IFFO, The Marine Ingredients Organisation has appointed Petter Martin Johannessen as director general.

18th June 2018

New IFFO director general

18th June 2018

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Marine environmental NGO Bloom has lodged a formal complaint to the European Commission that the Dutch authorities gave large subsidies of EU money to enable the Dutch beam trawl fleet to switch…

18th June 2018

Battle rages to ban electric beaming

18th June 2018

WORLD FISHING EVENTS

WORLD FISHING EVENTS

Presentations and discussions at the Offshore Mariculture Conference in Singapore made clear the potential of the open ocean in creating a more dynamic and sustainable aquaculture industry.

17th June 2018

Offshore farming – unlocking growth potential

17th June 2018