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INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Vard has secured contracts worth NOK700m for the design and construction of seven stern trawlers for four Icelandic shipowners.

6th December 2017

Vard wins contacts for seven stern trawlers

6th December 2017

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

Three years of development have taken Norwegian company Havfront to having the most compact gutting machine on the market, with four Loppa gutting machines so far supplied to customer vessels, from a…

5th December 2017

Taking the backache out of gutting

5th December 2017

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

An international expert in aquaculture fish feed has been given two awards for its business achievements and for its commitment to sustainability.

4th December 2017

Entrepreneurship awards for Aller Aqua

4th December 2017

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Tuna fishing communities and supply chains have united in calling for responsible management ahead of the next Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC) meeting.

4th December 2017

Calls for responsible management of the world’s largest tuna fishery

4th December 2017

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Maine’s 2017-2018 scallop harvesting season will look much like last year’s, the Maine Department of Marine Resources has said.

4th December 2017

Maine scallop season gets underway

4th December 2017

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The South Australia prawn fishery has been granted the authority to manage its own industry in what is believed to be an Australian first, reports Andrew Spence.

3rd December 2017

Sustainable prawn fishery given powers to self manage waters

3rd December 2017

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Kristinn Gestsson has joined Hampiðjan’s fishing gear division in a sales position.

30th November 2017

Kristinn Gestsson joins Hampiðjan

30th November 2017

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

New research seeks to lessen the use of antimicrobials, such as antibiotics, antivirals and antiprotozoals, in aquaculture.

29th November 2017

Research seeks to lessen reliance on antimicrobial use

29th November 2017

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Europêche claims its members are disappointed with the total allowed catch (TAC) set for tuna management in the Atlantic and adjacent seas.

28th November 2017

Europêche members disappointed with tuna TAC

28th November 2017

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

The Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) and the Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) have launched a new Seaweed Standard to promote the sustainable farming and wild harvest of seaweed.

28th November 2017

ASC and MSC release joint seaweed standard

28th November 2017

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Dr Rebecca Heavyside has successfully defended her PhD thesis at the University of Aberdeen. Her thesis, “Dietary modulation of the interaction between salmonid fish and sea lice (Lepeoptheirus salmonis): effects on host…

28th November 2017

New PhD for Skretting ARC explores interaction between salmonids, sea lice and diet

28th November 2017

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The European Parliament’s Fisheries Committee last week approved draft rules aimed at reducing impacts on the environment that include restrictions on new fishing methods such as pulse trawling. The draft text was…

27th November 2017

Draft rules get mixed reception

27th November 2017

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Scotland’s salmon and trout producers want to extend the usage and efficacy of the most environmentally-friendly sea lice treatments.

27th November 2017

Salmon and trout producers tackle lice treatments

27th November 2017

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The Conformity Assessment Body (CAB) conducting the reassessment of Parties to the Nauru Agreement’s (PNA) MSC tuna fishery has dismissed IPNLF concerns.

24th November 2017

CAB backs PNA MSC recertification

24th November 2017

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Lunar Fishing Company Ltd’s new purse seiner trawler will be fitted with a 4-stroke diesel Wärtsilä 31 engine.

23rd November 2017

Wärtsilä engine to power Lunar vessel

23rd November 2017

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Cermaq has released its latest fish survival rates which indicate better levels than last year, especially for Atlantic salmon.

23rd November 2017

Cermaq reports high global fish survival rates

23rd November 2017

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Spain’s Nueva Pescanova Group has joined the Sustainable Fisheries Partnership (SFP) in order to improve the sustainability of its supply chain.

22nd November 2017

Spanish producer commits to sustainability

22nd November 2017

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Dutch fishing company Ekofish Group has contracted Damen Maaskant Shipyards Stellendam to build a new twin-rig trawler. The design and equipment of the new vessel will all be in line with Ekofish’s…

22nd November 2017

Ekofish orders twin-rigger from Stellendam yard

22nd November 2017

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

A project to create fenders for a new pier using recycled tyres has won a Shetland Environmental Award.

22nd November 2017

Recycled tyre fender project wins award

22nd November 2017

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Brexit will almost certainly have a negative economic impact on large parts of Britain’s fishing industry and reliant coastal communities.

21st November 2017

Brexit poses “severe threat to Britain’s fishing communities”

21st November 2017