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SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Seafood Scotland has written to the chief executives of the main UK supermarkets, urging them to reopen their fresh fish counters.

7th May 2020

Reopen fish counters, urges Seafood Scotland

7th May 2020

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

The BioMar-Tongwei JV in China has now begun commercial production of aqua feeds in the new factory based in Wuxi. The new facility has already proved its capacity to deliver high and…

7th May 2020

?BioMar’s China JV delivers first production

7th May 2020

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

The Karstensens Group has returned a positive result for 2019, with DKK31.50 million post-tax profit, but the company warns that as Covid-19 affects the yard, its suppliers and its customers, a reduced…

6th May 2020

Positive results for Skagen yard

6th May 2020

FISHING GEAR

FISHING GEAR

Funded through the Australian Federal Government’s Our Marine Parks Grants Programme, the Tuna Australia project uses beacons and satellites to help prevent the accidental drift of lines into no-fishing areas of marine…

6th May 2020

Tech benefits longliners and environment

6th May 2020

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

The new Ilivileq built at Astilleros Armon in Spain has docked in Reykjavík. Originally ordered by HB Grandi before it became Brim, the trawler is owned by Brim’s subsidiary in Greenland.

6th May 2020

Brim takes delivery of new Ilivileq

6th May 2020

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Sales of certified sustainable tuna have more than doubled in the last five years, according to a new report published by the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC).

6th May 2020

Sustainable tuna success as sales soar

6th May 2020

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Thai Union Group has reported first quarter sales of THB 31.1 billion, an increase of 5.9% year-on-year and its best first-quarter sales performance in three years.

6th May 2020

Thai Union: best Q1 results for three years

6th May 2020

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Inland fisheries are being overlooked by those shepherding the planet’s natural resources, according to new research.

5th May 2020

Value of inland fisheries overlooked

5th May 2020

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Demand for licences from industrial fishing vessels, some with records of illegal fishing, will threaten Senegalese fisheries, food security and livelihoods, says the Environmental Justice Foundation (EJF).

4th May 2020

New licences threaten Senegal fisheries

4th May 2020

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The Seafarers UK charity has created a £2 million emergency fund to help merchant seafarers and fishers through the COVID-19 pandemic.

4th May 2020

COVID-19: £2m charity fund for seafarers

4th May 2020