Industry News

Leading insect producer, Netherlands-based Protix, has secured €45m in funding to expand its insect animal feed capacity within the aquaculture sector.

Fiji has pledged to have at least 75% of all long line fishing vessels which are members of the Fiji Fishing Industry Association certified by the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC).

The Scottish Fishermen’s Federation (SFF) has condemned a new report which it says calls for the exclusion of prawn trawling and scallop fishing from inshore areas, in favour of creeling.

Canada-based Archipelago Marine Research and Spanish-owned Marine Instruments have partnered to enable ongoing development and implementation of Electronic Monitoring (EM) technology globally.

Australia’s Western Rock Lobster Council (WRLC) celebrated on Tuesday this week after it was announced by the Hon. Dave Kelly at an annual management meeting that Perth has successfully won a bid…

Fisheries inspectors from across the EU and the Nordic region are gathering this week in Gothenburg for a three-day conference, and are joined by Coastguard officers from Scotland, Germany and Sweden with…

Sweden has made a USD$5.4m contribution to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations’ (FAO) activities to combat illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing.

At last week’s United Nation’s Ocean Conference, the Republic of Indonesia becomes the first nation ever to publish Vessel Monitoring System (VMS) data revealing the location and activity of its commercial fishing…

Targets, proposed action and outputs towards the sustainability of Mediterranean and Black Sea fisheries (2017-2020) have been put forward.

The OSF Orkney brown crab creel fishery will undergo a full assessment against the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) fisheries standard over the next few months.

As the international community focuses this week on preserving the health of global oceans and seas, the United Nations agencies on agriculture, environment and trade are committing to the sustainable trade of…

With attention on fisheries with the SeaWeb Summit earlier this week and with the UN Ocean Conference currently in progress, the worldwide problem of ghost fishing gear problem has been raised to…

Brunvoll Volda has signed contracts with Stadyard in western Norway for delivery of propulsion systems for two fishing vessels. The equipment will be delivered in December 2017 and February 2018.

Scottish Fishermen’s Federation (SFF) chief executive Bertie Armstrong has insisted that exiting the EU Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) is the only way forward for the industry.

A new international treaty, which has been hailed as a milestone for the beginning of the end of rogue fishing, has taken another step forward with two new countries joining the agreement.

The Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) has published an analysis of the impact of sustainable seafood certification in safeguarding marine resources.

Rolls-Royce has launched a V-Line version of its B33:45 engine series, designed to deliver 20% more power than the B32:40.

Icelandic processing machinery manufacturer Curio is taking processing to new levels, not least as its C2011 filleting machine has acquired a strong reputation both in Iceland and across export markets.

Several proposals aimed at enhancing management of tuna fisheries in the Indian Ocean have been adopted at the 21st annual Session of the Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (IOTC).

The Iceland Sustainable Fisheries (ISF) capelin fishery is the first capelin fishery in the world to be MSC certified as a sustainable and well-managed fishery.