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VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

With the delivery of vivier crabber Frank Henry to its owners in southern England, Astilleros Armon celebrates the 26th vessel built at the yard for the UK and Irish fishing fleets, reports…

5th October 2021

Armon returns to UK fishing market

5th October 2021

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Leading Russian fish producers have supported the recently announced state plans for the expansion of the existing programme of investment quotas, reports Eugene Gerden.

5th October 2021

Ready for second stage of investment quotas

5th October 2021

FISHING GEAR

FISHING GEAR

Pelagic vessels Høgaberg and Tróndur í Gøtu have been putting the new Twister trawl doors developed by Vónin through their paces for the last few months.

5th October 2021

Vónin introduces smart trawl door technology

5th October 2021

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) is calling for urgent government action on quota sharing to protect vital fish stocks in the North East Atlantic.

5th October 2021

Protect North East Atlantic fish

5th October 2021

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Icelandic state procurement authority Ríkiskaup has opened tenders for the construction of a new research vessel for the Marine Research Institute.

4th October 2021

Bids opened for new Icelandic research vessel

4th October 2021

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

Pump manufacturer Framo, part of the Alfa Laval group, has acquired equipment supplier LiftUP strengthening the company’s focus on sustainable aquaculture.

4th October 2021

Framo strengthens sustainable focus

4th October 2021

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Drone specialist Probiotic has brought on board an expert in artificial intelligence to strengthen its team.

1st October 2021

Probiotic brings in AI expert from Cambridge

1st October 2021

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Thai Union Group’s printing and packaging subsidiary has launched a new joint venture with Starflex, an industry leader in manufacturing and distributing flexible packaging.

1st October 2021

Thai Union and Starflex team up on packaging

1st October 2021

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Austral Fisheries has appointed Stuart Nisbet as its new chief financial officer and company secretary with effect from today (30 September).

30th September 2021

Austral Fisheries appoints new CFO

30th September 2021

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Changes took place at the annual general assembly of European Fishmeal (EFFOP) on September 23rd, 2021, as the sitting president, Jóhannes Pálsson, CEO of the Danish fishmeal producer FF Skagen, stepped down…

29th September 2021

European Fishmeal’s new president

29th September 2021

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The DanFish International exhibition is back and ready for action.

28th September 2021

DanFish ready for action

28th September 2021

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

The newest longliner delivered to Norwegian fishing company Ervik Havfiske follows a familiar pattern, designed by Marin Teknikk and built in Turkey by Tersan.

27th September 2021

Ervik Havfiske’s latest longliner

27th September 2021

FEED & NUTRITION

FEED & NUTRITION

The Spanish animal nutrition company Dibaq Group has become the first in continental Europe to attain the Global Seafood Alliance’s Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) certification for one of its feed mills.

27th September 2021

Dibaq feed mill lands BAP certification

27th September 2021

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The Dutch EFICE group has become the first fish auction network to switch to real-time trading platform, KOSMOS.

27th September 2021

Dutch fish auctions switch to KOSMOS

27th September 2021

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

Global Compacts Ocean Action Platform has gathered industry leaders, academia, governments and NGOs to take stock of its five tipping points for a healthy and productive ocean by 2030.

24th September 2021

Five tipping points for a healthy ocean

24th September 2021

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Seafish’s marketing initiative Love Seafood is celebrating its first birthday with the launch of a new campaign theme.

23rd September 2021

Love Seafood to ‘Bring on Better Living’

23rd September 2021

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Private equity firm 8F Asset Management has announced the first closing of its 8F Aquaculture South-East Asia Fund at US$61 million. The fund is targeting US$120 million in total commitments.

23rd September 2021

First closing of SE Asia salmon fund

23rd September 2021

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

PG Flow Solutions will supply two of its PG-Tornado fish pumps to a former PSV being converted to operate as a delousing vessel for Norwegian shipowner Buksér og Berging,

22nd September 2021

Delousing vessel gets PG-Tornado pumps

22nd September 2021

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The Yalu Estuary Manila clam fishery in the China Yellow Sea has become the first of its kind in China to achieve MSC certification.

22nd September 2021

Chinese clam fishery’s landmark certification

22nd September 2021

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Thai Union Group has made a 10% strategic investment of around US$90 million in R&B Food Supply (RBF), a food ingredients company specialising in flavours, colours and coatings.

22nd September 2021

Thai Union invests in ingredients company

22nd September 2021