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NEW VESSELS

NEW VESSELS

Enterprise III is the latest new groundfish trawler to join the Scottish fleet and owners James Lovie and partners went to the Vestværftet yard in Hvide Sande for their new trawler.

28th June 2023

Danish build for Scottish owners

28th June 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

When Thai authorities prohibited the landing of more than $7 million worth of tuna from the South Korean fish carrier Sun Flower 7, they were working with data that came from New…

28th June 2023

Maritime intelligence identifies potential illegal fishing

28th June 2023

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

Sweeping sanctions from the West have blocked the way for many critical technologies to enter Russia, thereby making the construction of new onshore fish processing plants a tall order. On the other…

28th June 2023

Russia remains defiant

28th June 2023

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

A project from Fisheries Innovation & Sustainability (FIS) has highlighted how data-sharing through digitalisation can bring tailor-made benefits to seafood businesses.

27th June 2023

Creating a seafood data ‘one stop shop’ for transparency

27th June 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

EU member state’s maritime plans are failing to account for climate change and are not on track to meet carbon reduction and marine protection targets, according to the World Wildlife Fund.

26th June 2023

EU maritime plans failing to protect Med

26th June 2023

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

Scottish Sea Farms has scooped a farming award for its pioneering seaweed scheme.

26th June 2023

Seaweed salmon health scheme wins innovation award

26th June 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Europêche has unveiled its net-zero plans at conferences hosted by the United Nations and the European Commission.

23rd June 2023

Europêche unveils net-zero ambitions

23rd June 2023

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Officially launched at Seafood Expo Global (SEG) 2023 in Barcelona, the Bycatch Solutions Hub is a web-based platform connecting retailers and other businesses that want to financially support projects to reduce ocean…

23rd June 2023

Involving Kitty and Fido in blue actions

23rd June 2023

NEW VESSELS

NEW VESSELS

More than 12 years have passed since the Fosnavåg-based owners of fishing company Gollenes AS sailed from Skagen with their 62-metre fishing vessel. It performed so well that they’ve been back to…

23rd June 2023

Gollenes – it’s all about versatility

23rd June 2023

INSIGHT

INSIGHT

Japan is the world’s third largest seafood importer after the US and the EU, and home to the world’s largest seafood market, Toyosu, in Tokyo. For centuries, seafood has been intricately linked…

23rd June 2023

Japan’s latest step against illegal seafood

23rd June 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The International Pole and Line Foundation (IPNLF) has welcomed five new companies to its member network.

22nd June 2023

IPNLF swells its ranks

22nd June 2023

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Responding to priorities identified by the United Kingdom’s seafood industry and the government, public body Seafish has launched its new Corporate Plan 2023-2028. 

22nd June 2023

UK’s Seafish unveils new corporate plan

22nd June 2023

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Refrigerant and heating manufacturer, Proff Kulde, has acquired welding company, Paulsen Sveiseservice.

21st June 2023

Proff Kulde acquires welding company

21st June 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The Treaty of the High Seas was adopted by consensus and standing ovation during the United Nations meeting in New York on 19 June 2023. 

21st June 2023

Treaty of the High Seas adopted

21st June 2023

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Ibiza, Spain, seafood vendor and distributor Calimax has become the latest supply chain company to become a Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) and Best Seafood Practices (BSP) market endorser.

21st June 2023

Calimax Ibiza makes sustainable seafood pledge

21st June 2023

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

New treatment vessel Eloise Eslea has entered into service for Scotland’s second biggest salmon farmer, Scottish Sea Farms, following final fit-out and successful sea trials in Shetland.

21st June 2023

Next-gen farming vessel gets to work

21st June 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The addition of more marine parks in Southeast Australia will reduce the fish supply and impact jobs in rural towns, according to the South East Trawl Fishing Industry Association (SETFIA) and the…

21st June 2023

Australia warned marine parks could hurt fishers

21st June 2023

LAND-BASED FARMING

LAND-BASED FARMING

A strategic partnership has been established between land-based aquaculture company Andfjord Salmon and fish handling technology provider Cflow to develop the former’s facility at Andøya, Norway.

20th June 2023

New partners to advance land-based salmon farm

20th June 2023

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Researchers from Norwegian research institute Møreforsking, in collaboration with cod farmer Ode, have made an important scientific breakthrough, with their recently concluded LuxCod project finding light use can effectively delay the early…

20th June 2023

Farmed cod breakthrough to light the way

20th June 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Professor Stuart Rogers, Cefas’ former Chief Scientist, has been awarded an Order of the British Empire (OBE), recognising his extraordinary scientific career dedicated to tackling some of the biggest challenges facing the…

20th June 2023

OBE awarded to Cefas chief scientist

20th June 2023