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FISHING GEAR

FISHING GEAR

An Icelandic supplier went to manufacturers in Europe to locate raw material for rockhopper footropes that have a longer working lifetime – and the military-grade rubber they found has outperformed traditional hopper…

6th June 2022

Rockhoppers made to last

6th June 2022

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

Spanish technology group Satlink is the only foreign firm that has been certified and authorised by the Marine Management Organisation (MMO) to supply systems for the UK’s inshore vessel monitoring scheme which…

6th June 2022

Satlink UK approval

6th June 2022

NEW VESSELS

NEW VESSELS

Construcciones Navales P Freire shipyard in Vigo has floated a new marine research vessel under construction for the Environment Agency-Abu Dhabi (EAD)

6th June 2022

New Abu Dhabi researcher

6th June 2022

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Norway is once again experiencing strong seafood exports, both in volume and value, exporting produce worth €1.2 billion in May, an increase of 49% compared with the same period in 2021.

6th June 2022

Norwegian export surge

6th June 2022

BUSINESS & FINANCE

BUSINESS & FINANCE

A new €25 million government scheme has been launched to support Ireland’s coastal communities post-Brexit.

6th June 2022

Irish post-Brexit funding

6th June 2022

NEWS

NEWS

A partnership between the purse seine industries and a Seychelles start-up is recycling fishing nets

1st June 2022

Recycling end-of-life nets

1st June 2022

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

With climate change increases raising the risk of harmful algal blooms (HABs) in Scottish waters, aquaculture experts are advocating the region’s uptake of technologies that support collaborative efforts to protect farmed fish…

1st June 2022

Raised HAB concerns

1st June 2022

FISHING GEAR

FISHING GEAR

£1.8 million in new funding to boost the development of precision fishing technology for the commercial fishing industry has been secured by SafetyNet Technologies, which has already developed a number of innovative…

1st June 2022

Precision fishing funding

1st June 2022

FISHING GEAR

FISHING GEAR

Factory trawler Blængur, operated by Icelandic company Síldarvinnslan, has recently completed a trip in the Norwegian sector of the Barents Sea, landing a catch worth a record ISK 635 million 

1st June 2022

Twin-riggers record trip

1st June 2022

INSIGHT

INSIGHT

With four major goals in place, Maine’s new 10-year plan for aquaculture shows how the industry will continue to support livelihoods and bolster the state’s blue economy. 

1st June 2022

Maine’s aqua roadmap

1st June 2022

NEW VESSELS

NEW VESSELS

Stadyard has completed the new pelagic vessel Skår Senior, which has been delivered to owner Roy Skår and his family

1st June 2022

New pelagic catcher

1st June 2022

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

A final rule to modify the annual US quota and sub-quotas for Atlantic bluefin tuna as well as the annual US North Atlantic albacore tuna (northern albacore) quota have been announced by…

1st June 2022

US tuna quota changes

1st June 2022

INSIGHT

INSIGHT

It is hoped the transfer of genetically improved farmed tilapia (GIFT) fry will kickstart a new domestic industry, leading to improved livelihoods and food and nutrition security

30th May 2022

Nigerian aquaculture boost

30th May 2022

NEW VESSELS

NEW VESSELS

German fishing company Deutsche Fischfang-Union, the Bremerhaven-based subsidiary of Icelandic operator Samherji, has placed an order worth over NOK500 million with VARD for a factory trawler to be delivered in the second-half…

30th May 2022

New DFFU factory trawler

30th May 2022

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

The Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) has launched a Chain of Custody (CoC) module that aims to strengthen its current assurance system and address emergent issues such as seafood fraud and mislabelling, food…

30th May 2022

ASC strengthens CoC

30th May 2022

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

SalMar ASA has entered into a deal that will see it buy and merge with fellow salmon farming company Norway Royal Salmon ASA (NRS).

30th May 2022

SalMar buys NRS

30th May 2022

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Six producers and sellers of Norwegian salmon, alongside some of their subsidiaries, have reached a US$ 85 million settlement in a class action in the United States over claims of anti-competitive behaviour.

26th May 2022

$85m salmon settlement

26th May 2022

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Rügen Fisch is planning to transfer the production of its subsidiary, Hawesta Feinkost Hans Westphal to Sassnitz.

26th May 2022

Rügen Fisch closes Lübeck

26th May 2022

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Scottish Sea Farms has been awarded Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) certification for its Summer Isles farms, the first time the company has achieved the accreditation.

26th May 2022

ASC for Scottish Sea Farms

26th May 2022

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The Indian Ocean Tuna Commission’s failure to reach agreements on reducing yellowfin and skipjack tuna catches and to adopt a new management measure for drifting fish aggregating devices (FADs) has disappointed the…

26th May 2022

IOTC’s ‘missed opportunity’

26th May 2022