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AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

The joint US-Canada Center for Aquaculture Technologies (CAT) has added three leading scientists to its breeding team, with Dr Peter Kube, Carlos Pulgarin and Jeffrey Prochaska appointed to contribute to the expansion of…

18th April 2022

CAT adds to breeding team

18th April 2022

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The Rasmussen family from Klaksvík in the Faroe Islands haven’t been shy of making investments in both fishing capacity and activities ashore, and the latest development is the delivery of new pelagic…

18th April 2022

Setting a new standard

18th April 2022

NEWS

NEWS

A government scheme has relaunched to help support England’s seafood industry.

14th April 2022

Seafood scheme relaunches

14th April 2022

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

A legislative amendment to the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF) 2014-2020 has been proposed by the European Commission that will allow additional crisis measures to support the EU fishery and aquaculture…

14th April 2022

More EU crisis measures

14th April 2022

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

The UN’s International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and the government of Haiti have signed a financing agreement to implement the Inclusive Blue Economy Project (I-BE).

13th April 2022

IFAD funds Haiti project

13th April 2022

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Europêche has founded a new group to support sustainable tuna fishing and promote the sector in EU and international decision making.

13th April 2022

EU tuna sector advocacy

13th April 2022

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

A review of the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) has been launched by the On The Hook campaign, with the stakeholder group stating that while the fishery certification programme has a “vital role…

13th April 2022

MSC critics start review

13th April 2022

NEW VESSELS

NEW VESSELS

Fishing and processing company Thorbjörn, based at Grindavík in the south of Iceland, has placed an order with Astilleros Armón for a 58-metre long, 13.6-metre breadth fresher trawler with a 2024 delivery…

13th April 2022

Icelandic trawler order

13th April 2022

NEWS

NEWS

A new global initiative will mobilise major retailers to reduce the bycatch of sharks, marine mammals and seabirds

12th April 2022

Accelerating bycatch action

12th April 2022

NEW VESSELS

NEW VESSELS

Four new landing utility vessels (LUVs) are under construction for Damen Shipyards with the group convinced that these particular boats are ideal for servicing Europe’s sea-based aquaculture sector and that buyers will…

12th April 2022

New aquaculture quartet

12th April 2022