Industry News

Nofima, the Norwegian Institute of Food, Fishery and Aquaculture, says that Brazil has chosen Norway as its collaborative partner to help modernise its aquaculture industry because it is a forerunner in fish…

Scotland based deck machinery specialists ACE Winches has been recognised for its strong performance with regard to health and safety and environmental standards.

McMurdo, part of the Orolia Group, was at this year’s Seawork Exhibition to introduce the latest edition to its product range, the new Personal Automatic Identification System (AIS) beacon, Smartfind S20, which…

Wales’ largest fishing port, Milford Fish Docks, is set for a major redevelopment plan as part of the Port of Milford Haven’s £60 million Milford Dock Master Plan.

The International Whaling Commission’s (IWC) 2013 report acknowledges that New Zealand’s Maui’s dolphins will decline to just 10 adult breeding females in six years and become functionally extinct in less than 20…

Representatives from the pelagic fishing industry are very confident that trade sanction measures will be put in place against the Faroe Islands within a month.

Researchers from the National University of Singapore’s (NUS) Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering have developed a robot fish that mimics the movements of a carp.

A guidance document published jointly by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the International Labour Organization (ILO) says that although almost every country has signed international conventions…

Greenland is increasing its landings of salmon from 20 to 50 tonnes by introducing a new 35 tonne fish factory internal quota and this may have implications for Scottish salmon populations.

Queens Panga & Shrimp Noodles Red Curry, combining farmed pangasius and wild-caught shrimp, has become the first product to carry the ASC logo for responsible aquaculture and the MSC ecolabel for sustainable…

The Belize Fisheries Department has announced a moratorium on unmonitored transhipments of fish at sea for Belize-flagged vessels, effective immediately.

The Fishing Industry Union of the North (FIUN) Barents and Norwegian Seas cod and haddock fishery has been MSC certified.

Over the next three years, Nofima researchers will be analysing the variables related to the sustainability of wild caught fish.

The International Pole & Line Foundation (IPNLF) has announced that John Burton, Founder of World Wise Foods Ltd, has been appointed the new Chairman of the Foundation.