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AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Researchers in Scotland are exploring using holographic 3D imaging and artificial intelligence to detect microscopic sea lice larvae in the sea.

11th October 2023

Smart camera helps detect sea lice

11th October 2023

INTERVIEWS

INTERVIEWS

Improving the sustainability, efficiency, productivity and growth of players in the blue food space, particularly in the aquaculture sector, through the application of digital technologies such as AI and data analytics is…

11th October 2023

Transforming blue food through connectivity and integration

11th October 2023

NEW VESSELS

NEW VESSELS

There’s been a long series of pelagic vessels sailing from Shetland under the Altaire name, with the last few built at Norwegian yards. However, this time around, the Altaire Fishing Company opted…

11th October 2023

New-generation Altaire joins Shetland fleet

11th October 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

A video on the Scottish pelagic industry-science data collection programme aims to highlight the benefits the scheme brings to fisheries management and the marine environment.

10th October 2023

Pelagic sector highlights benefits of collecting good data

10th October 2023

NEW VESSELS

NEW VESSELS

Built for Bakkafrost Scotland, the 24-metre Turas A ’Bhradain is the first of a tailor-made pair of vessels designed to carry out a range of tasks from carrying general cargo to conducting…

10th October 2023

Macduff delivers aquaculture workboat

10th October 2023

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

The Seafood Nutrition Partnership has launched a new campaign encouraging Americans to eat more seafood.

9th October 2023

US consumers encouraged to ‘Fall in Love with Seafood’

9th October 2023

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

The Norwegian Seafood Council has launched an advertising campaign to get Brits eating more seafood.

9th October 2023

Norway looking to get more whitefish on British tables

9th October 2023

OPINION

OPINION

Dr Craig Rose PhD – aka Doctor Seaweed – explains why we should say yes to more seaweed, with this long-forgotten, natural marine resource able to benefit many aspects of consumers’ lives.

9th October 2023

Seaweed – Rediscovering a sustainable and forgotten food

9th October 2023

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

The continuing weak krone has seen Norway once again export record values of seafood.

6th October 2023

Another strong quarter for Norwegian seafood

6th October 2023

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

Båtbygg AS has placed an order with Brunvoll for a complete propulsion and manoeuvring solution for Austral Fisheries’ new longline fishing vessel. The vessel is designed by Marin Teknikk AS for operation…

6th October 2023

Brunvoll contracted for new longliner’s propulsion package

6th October 2023

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

To mark World Octopus Day (8 October 2023), 76 NGOs, scientific experts and public figures around the world have united to call on the Canary Islands government to reject plans to build…

6th October 2023

Canary Islands urged to reject first octopus farm

6th October 2023

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Thai Union Group has appointed a new general manager of its Indian Ocean Tuna factory in the Seychelles.

5th October 2023

Thai Union names new IOT boss

5th October 2023

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

New research conducted by frozen food retailer Iceland Foods claims to have determined the ideal ingredient combination for the ultimate fish finger sandwich, a firm favourite of the British public.

5th October 2023

Retailer claims to have recipe for ‘ultimate fish finger sandwich

5th October 2023

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

New work in the Mediterranean in the fields of fishing technology and aquaculture research and in the fight against illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing were recognised at an awards ceremony, held…

5th October 2023

Fisheries and aquaculture innovators receive MedFish4Ever awards

5th October 2023

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

Transformative, science-based responses are needed to ensure a sustainable future for the Mediterranean’s fisheries and aquaculture ventures, identified the high-level MedFish4Ever conference in Malta (3-4 October 2023).

5th October 2023

MedFish4Ever scales up fisheries, aquaculture commitments

5th October 2023

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Atlantic salmon farmer Bakkafrost Group harvested a total 20,800 tonnes of head-on gutted (HOG) weight fish in the third-quarter of this year, with reduced volumes for the period from both its Faroese…

5th October 2023

Lower Q3 salmon harvest for Bakkafrost, feed sales down

5th October 2023

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Cermaq Norway says that it has found that laser treatment is effective against salmon lice while being gentle on the fish.

4th October 2023

Cermaq introduces laser treatment for salmon lice

4th October 2023

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Salmon farmers in Scotland harvested 169,194 tonnes of fish in 2022, with the volume representing an 18 percent decrease on the previous year, finds a new report from Scottish Government.

4th October 2023

Scotland’s farmed salmon production tails off

4th October 2023

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

Bergen, Norway-headquartered Corvus Energy has been selected by Hvide Sande Shipyard in Denmark to supply a complete hydrogen fuel cell system for the new fishing training vessel MS Skulebas. 

4th October 2023

Corvus fuels world’s first zero-emission fishing vessel

4th October 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

A workshop in Nouadhibou has brought together key players in octopus fishing, management, research and trading in order to launch a sustainable fisheries plan.

3rd October 2023

Mauritania octopus fishery drives up sustainability

3rd October 2023