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POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

UK and Ireland distributor for Moteurs Baudouin, the Southampton-based Proteum, has won the contract to supply power systems to the largest steel fishing boat to be built by C. Toms & Sons.

22nd July 2020

Baudouin engines for Scottish twin-rigger

22nd July 2020

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

The Ecuadorian shrimp industry has confirmed a serious contraction in its production and exports as a result of the market crisis and reduced demand on a scale not seen for more than…

22nd July 2020

Ecuador’s shrimp market shrinks

22nd July 2020

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

The challenges of the past four months have noticeably shifted the Scottish seafood market, according to trade organisation Seafood Scotland.

22nd July 2020

Seafood sector pivot here for the long haul

22nd July 2020

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

A new project is exploring the possibility of using industry catch and effort data to inform Gulf of Alaska rockfish assessments and aid better management, maximise economic benefit and minimise the risk…

21st July 2020

Project aims to improve rockfish assessment

21st July 2020

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

An agreement has been struck for AKVA Group to purchase the Alfaring mooring system along with two associated patents from Carl Stahl.

21st July 2020

AKVA group acquires Alfaring mooring system

21st July 2020

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Estimated to be worth more than $7 billion in 2020, the market for wild-caught pollock is expected to grow at a CAGR of 1.7% between now and 2030, according to a report…

21st July 2020

Pollock gaining traction

21st July 2020

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

A two month survey of the eastern Bering Sea using three saildrones has begun in an attempt to understand more about pollock abundance.

20th July 2020

Pollock survey begins in eastern Bering Sea

20th July 2020

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Tersan Shipyard has signed a contract for a Skipsteknik-designed Arctic freezer trawler with Danish company, Ocean Prawns.

20th July 2020

Tersan signs Arctic freezer trawler deal

20th July 2020

FISHING GEAR

FISHING GEAR

Wicki-Alex H-410 and skipper Thomas Jensen work from Hundested in Denmark, fishing strings of traps to catch whelks (Buccinum undatum) that are packed for markets in France, China and South-East Asia.

19th July 2020

Taking the backache out of whelking

19th July 2020

INSIGHT

INSIGHT

Russia is set to ramp up aquafeed production nearly tenfold to 525,000 tonnes by 2030 to make fish farmers less dependent on imports.

19th July 2020

Aiming for aquafeed self-sufficiency

19th July 2020