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AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

The volume of salmon harvested in the Faroe Islands by the Bakkafrost Group in the first-quarter of this year decreased by 6,500 tonnes year-on-year to the equivalent of 11,000 tonnes head-on gutted…

6th April 2023

Bakkafrost’s Scottish salmon harvest doubles

6th April 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Northeast Atlantic spurdog fishing has returned to UK waters from 1 April after the latest data revealed that the stock is recovering.

5th April 2023

Spurdog fishing returns after stocks recover

5th April 2023

NEW VESSELS

NEW VESSELS

It’s only a few years since the owners of Kvitholmen took delivery of a new seiner – and now that vessel has been replaced with a new one from the same builder.

5th April 2023

Kvitholmen scales up

5th April 2023

ANALYSIS

ANALYSIS

The global market for the species is expected to surpass $7 billion by the end of 2033.

5th April 2023

Rainbow trout – a fish with healthy potential

5th April 2023

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

The Ainan Fishery Cooperative Association, which produces red sea bream, has become the first facility in Japan to achieve a Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) certification.

4th April 2023

Japan’s first BAP could drive up exports

4th April 2023

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

The Sustainable Aquaculture Innovation Centre (SAIC) in Scotland is calling upon emerging leaders from across the sector to take part in its Leadership Development Programme, which it says is the only scheme…

4th April 2023

Coaching delivered for future aquaculture leaders

4th April 2023

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

Royal DSM has launched new technology Digital SalmoFan to accurately measure the colour of salmon fillets throughout the value chain.

4th April 2023

Salmon colour measurement tool launched

4th April 2023

NEW HORIZONS

NEW HORIZONS

Cermaq, BioSort and Scale AQ’s third version of iFarm has been installed in Norway. This small step could become a giant leap for salmon farming if the technology proves successful.

3rd April 2023

High hopes as iFarm Version 3 gets underway

3rd April 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Almost two-thirds of global tuna stocks are not meeting the Marine Stewardship Council’s Fisheries Standards on sustainable fishing, according to a new report commissioned by the International Seafood Sustainability Foundation (ISSF).

3rd April 2023

Two-thirds of tuna stocks ‘unsustainable’

3rd April 2023

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

The UK’s Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (Cefas) has appointed a new chief scientist.

3rd April 2023

Cefas appoints new chief scientist

3rd April 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

A new commercial fishing safety campaign is underway to reduce fatalities and accidents within the UK’s small fishing vessel fleet. 

3rd April 2023

Fishing vessel skippers lead safety drive

3rd April 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The United Kingdom’s Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (Cefas) has appointed Professor Grant Stentiford as its new Chief Scientist. Stentiford will lead Cefas’ scientific research and provide expert advice to government, industry and academia – helping tackle…

3rd April 2023

Cefas appoints new chief scientist

3rd April 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Northeast Atlantic coastal states have been slammed by the North Atlantic Pelagic Advocacy Group (NAPA) for failing to meet their own deadline of 31 March 2023 to agree shares of the mackerel…

3rd April 2023

NAPA: NEA coastal states have blown it

3rd April 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The total volume of fish landings by UK vessels decreased 7% in February this year compared to the corresponding month of 2022 to 34,175 tonnes, according to the latest data from the…

3rd April 2023

UK’s February fish landings increase in value

3rd April 2023

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

The Global Seafood Alliance (GSA) has confirmed Brian Perkins is no longer Chief Executive Officer of the international, non-profit trade association.

3rd April 2023

GSA’s CEO departs

3rd April 2023

FISHING TECHNOLOGY

FISHING TECHNOLOGY

Northern Ireland’s fishing fleet is set to benefit from a new project assessing vessels’ safety management systems.

31st March 2023

NI project to assess safety on board

31st March 2023

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Salmon farmer Loch Duart has promoted Hazel Wade as its new operations director.

30th March 2023

Loch Duart appoints new operations director

30th March 2023

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

A new fund has been created to support the growth of the sustainable blue economy in Spain and Portugal.

29th March 2023

Iberian blue economy investment fund

29th March 2023

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Americans are eating seafood from countries with a history of illegal fishing and human rights violations at sea, determines new analysis from Oceana, with the ocean conservation organisation insisting that US authorities…

29th March 2023

Americans unwittingly eating illegal fish

29th March 2023

NEW VESSELS

NEW VESSELS

Mekhanik Maslak sailed from the yard in February for the long delivery trip, taking the southern sea route via the Suez Canal and calling at Busan in Korea before its scheduled first…

29th March 2023

Latest in RFC series heads for Far East

29th March 2023