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AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Scotland-headquartered Sustainable Aquaculture Innovation Centre (SAIC) has appointed Chris Hyde, chief technology officer of Aberdeen-based marine technology specialist OTAQ, to its board of directors.

17th February 2022

SAIC recruits tech exec

17th February 2022

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Roxanne Nanninga has taken up the role of Chief Sustainability Officer at XpertSea, a Canadian tech company focused on new seafood farming and trading solutions.

17th February 2022

XpertSea appoints CSO

17th February 2022

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

It is believed that many of the crew aboard Villa de Pitanxo have lost their lives after the Spanish trawler sank in rough seas about 250 miles off Newfoundland, on Canada’s east…

16th February 2022

Trawler sinks, lives lost

16th February 2022

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Wales has become the first nation in the UK to require all of its licensed commercial fishing boats to be fitted with a vessel monitoring system (VMS).

16th February 2022

Welsh VMS changes

16th February 2022

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

US seafood trade body National Fisheries Institute (NFI) has welcomed the appointment of Dr Robert Califf as the new Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and has urged him to…

16th February 2022

NFI: FDA chief must act

16th February 2022

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has announced an investment of approximately $50 million in grants to support seafood processors, processing facilities and processing vessels through the Seafood Processors Pandemic Response and Safety…

15th February 2022

$50m processing lifeline

15th February 2022

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

2021 was the most valuable year in the history of Maine’s iconic lobster fishery, with total landings worth more than US$ 724.9 million, an increase of 75% on 2020, according to new…

15th February 2022

Maine lobster record

15th February 2022

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Boston, Massachusetts-headquartered aquaculture and fish tracking company Innovasea has appointed Marc Turano as vice president and general manager of its land-based aquaculture group. 

15th February 2022

Innovasea hire

15th February 2022

NEWS

NEWS

Scottish salmon exports have recovered to near-record figures in 2021

15th February 2022

Scottish salmon recovery

15th February 2022

BUSINESS & FINANCE

BUSINESS & FINANCE

Sunderland Marine, the fixed premium insurance division of North P&I, has appointed Mia Bredenberg as Australian branch manager with effect from 31 January 2022.

14th February 2022

Sunderland Marine

14th February 2022