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INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Russia may significantly increase its volume of crab production this year, with the aim of boosting supplies to the domestic market, according to recent statements by some leading Russian crab producers and…

26th June 2018

Russia could significantly increase crab production this year

26th June 2018

NEW HORIZONS

NEW HORIZONS

Despite the limited supply of fish stocks, aquaculture continues to depend on wild-caught fishmeal and fish oil. By interacting with ingredient providers, researchers, fish farmers and feed companies, one collaborative effort, the…

26th June 2018

Growing interest in alternative feeds

26th June 2018

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

A fishing vessel intercepted in international waters 860 nautical miles east of Japan was found to have eighty tons of salmon and a drift net measuring more than five miles long on…

25th June 2018

US-Chinese co-operation nets IUU driftnetter

25th June 2018

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

From its origins in founder Helgi Hjálmarsson’s garage, Valka has grown steadily and is now set to expand further, boosted by a landmark order for its fillet machines that utilise X-ray technology…

24th June 2018

Landmark order for Valka

24th June 2018

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Scottish Sea Farms’ longest serving employee Geoff Kidd has celebrated 40 years of service including more than three decades as farm manager of Loch Spelve on Mull.

22nd June 2018

40th year for Scottish Sea Farms manager

22nd June 2018

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Two young chefs from West College Scotland have been crowned national champions at the 2018 UK Young Seafood Chef of the Year competition.

20th June 2018

Scottish students win UK Chef competition

20th June 2018

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

AS Fiskevegn is calling for a reversal of Mustad Autoline’s purchase of Vetrhus Holding AS, which own 50% of the shares in AS Fiskevegn, claiming it is “not suitable” for one of…

19th June 2018

AS Fiskevegn protests Mustad takeover threat

19th June 2018

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

The Scottish Seafood Association (SSA) is leading a two-year pilot project to attract and prepare new entrants for a career in seafood processing and train and upskill the existing workforce to help…

19th June 2018

Scottish seafood sector to train talent

19th June 2018

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

IFFO, The Marine Ingredients Organisation has appointed Petter Martin Johannessen as director general.

18th June 2018

New IFFO director general

18th June 2018

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Marine environmental NGO Bloom has lodged a formal complaint to the European Commission that the Dutch authorities gave large subsidies of EU money to enable the Dutch beam trawl fleet to switch…

18th June 2018

Battle rages to ban electric beaming

18th June 2018