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SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

VARD shipbuilding group has contracted TMC Compressors (TMC) to supply an energy efficient marine compressed air system to a stern trawler being built for Norwegian fishing company Nergård Havfiske. 

21st September 2022

VARD’s greener newbuild

21st September 2022

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

Data from recently deployed beacons is to be used to assist the restocking of a centuries-old Hawaiian fishpond with native mullet and milkfish.

16th September 2022

Hawaii fishpond revival

16th September 2022

FISHING GEAR

FISHING GEAR

Trawl doors from Morgère have undergone a makeover and now feature a vibrant yellow livery, which the French company maintains will ensure enhanced visibility for fishing operations at night, thereby making them safer.

16th September 2022

Morgère’s new look

16th September 2022

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

Bømlo shipping company Napier AS and fish processing systems provider Optimar AS have agreed on a contract for the supply and installation of Optimar’s Optitube bleeding systems onboard two new boats that…

16th September 2022

Optimar lands Napier deal

16th September 2022

ANALYSIS

ANALYSIS

Persistently high production costs will undermine sales in the second-half of 2022, determines new analysis from the RaboResearch unit of Rabobank.

16th September 2022

Seafood demand weakens

16th September 2022

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Cooke Aquaculture Scotland is seeking to reassure the local community in Orkney that a proposed new salmon farm off Papa Westray will comply with all regulations and best practice.

16th September 2022

Cooke quashes salmon farm concerns

16th September 2022

FEED & NUTRITION

FEED & NUTRITION

Skretting and eniferBio have joined forces to test and market a new protein for Atlantic salmon and rainbow trout feed.

15th September 2022

Salmon feed development agreement

15th September 2022

NEW VESSELS

NEW VESSELS

The latest in a series of trawlers operated by Faroese fishing company Framherji to carry the Akraberg name has been delivered by Norwegian shipbuilder Vard.

15th September 2022

Akraberg to the Faroes

15th September 2022

OPINION

OPINION

Fishing industry stalwart and author John Goodlad writes for WF

15th September 2022

The Salt Roads

15th September 2022

INSIGHT

INSIGHT

Two studies have highlighted the significant role of light in extracting valuable ingredients from microalgae.

15th September 2022

Green light for microalgae

15th September 2022

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

BAADER has appointed a new chief executive for SKAGINN 3X and BAADER Ísland in a move the company says will further strengthen its strategic position in Iceland.

14th September 2022

New SKAGINN 3X CEO

14th September 2022

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

An Irish fishermen’s association has called for immediate political action to alleviate the soaring cost of fuel which it says is causing hardship and anxiety for the industry.

14th September 2022

KFO calls for fuel cost support

14th September 2022

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

The Australian seafood industry is uniting to rebuild its export sector.

13th September 2022

Industry unites to rebuild Oz export sector

13th September 2022

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

Aquaculture technology manufacturer, Stranda Prolog, has filed for insolvency, blaming the Covid-19 pandemic, cost increases and shortages of materials and labour.

12th September 2022

Stranda Prolog in administration

12th September 2022

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

American lobsters (Homus americanus) caught in the United States and Canada have been added to the list of species for consumers to avoid by Monterey Bay Aquarium’s Seafood Watch programme, with the…

12th September 2022

American lobsters red listed

12th September 2022

NEWS

NEWS

Wicked Kitchen has acquired one of the United States’ leading plant-based seafood brands, Good Catch.

12th September 2022

Wicked Kitchen makes waves

12th September 2022

NEW VESSELS

NEW VESSELS

The name on the side of the new fishing vessel delivered by Chantier Naval Forillon isn’t an easy one, but this reflects the Listuguj Mi’gmaq Government’s optimism for commercial fisheries

12th September 2022

Gaspé’s new crabber-trawler

12th September 2022

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

Processing equipment manufacturer Marel has started the construction of a new global distribution centre in Eindhoven, the Netherlands.

12th September 2022

Marel breaks ground

12th September 2022

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Greenpeace UK’s plans to drop more boulders in the South West Deeps (East) marine protected area (MPA) to prevent destructive industrial fishing have been blocked by the government.

8th September 2022

Greenpeace action blocked

8th September 2022

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The destructive technique of bottom trawling could easily be replaced in the European Union by less aggressive fishing practices, says a new report.

8th September 2022

‘End EU bottom trawling’

8th September 2022