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POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

When Russian trawler LLV Kaprodon was docked in Norway for a refit, the news that a vital spare part could take four months to obtain took the owners instead to Marine Shaft…

24th February 2021

Time-saving repair job for Russian trawler

24th February 2021

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Organic pacific oyster producer, Angel Seafood, has reported a net profit of AUS$719,000 for the six months to 31 December after shifting its focus from restaurants to retail amid Covid-19 pandemic shutdowns.

24th February 2021

Booming oyster sales help Angel spread wings

24th February 2021

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA) Commission has welcomed the news that the Redleg Banana Prawn sub-fishery in the Joseph Bonaparte Gulf will close from April to mid-June each year to ensure…

24th February 2021

AFMA welcomes prawn fishery closure

24th February 2021

NEWS

NEWS

The European Commission has formally warned the Republic of Cameroon that it must do more to tackle illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing (IUU) or face being denied future access to EU markets.

23rd February 2021

EU warns Cameroon over illegal fishing

23rd February 2021

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Authorities in the United States are reassuring consumers that food and food packaging is not a likely source of Covid-19 infection.

22nd February 2021

Covid-19: food and packaging is safe

22nd February 2021

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

Marel has launched a new automated fish processing solution, combining intelligent batching software with robotic technology.

22nd February 2021

Marel unveils new robotic packing system

22nd February 2021

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Thai Union has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with two community groups in Songkhla in southern Thailand to provide them with a solar-powered fish-house dryer that will double the amount of…

19th February 2021

Thai Union signs coastal community MoU

19th February 2021

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Pump manufacturer, Framo, is teaming up with fish farming company, Lingalaks, on the Stadion Basin project which aims to develop a closed, floating production system for salmon.

18th February 2021

Framo invests in salmon project

18th February 2021

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

AqualisBraemar and the East China Sea Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences (ECSFRI-CAFS) have teamed up to develop offshore aquaculture.

18th February 2021

AqualisBraemar in Chinese partnership

18th February 2021

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

Needing to install a substantial production and storage capacity for flake ice, a Danish processor went to KTI-Plersch Kältetechnik GmbH in Germany with the challenge of supplying a plant that would meet…

18th February 2021

100-tonne/day ice capacity for Danish factory

18th February 2021

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

South Africa’s hake trawl fishery is celebrating 16 years of Marine Stewardship Council certification following the announcement of its fourth successful assessment on 12th February 2021.

17th February 2021

SA hake celebrates MSC renewal

17th February 2021

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Five industry stakeholders are calling for urgent action to combat illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing, a practice which costs the seafood sector up to US$36.4 billion annually.

17th February 2021

Nowhere to catch, nowhere to land

17th February 2021

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

A repeat order is always the sign of a satisfied customer and the fact that twin-rig trawler Jacqueline Anne FR-243 is the fourth new vessel in only twelve years for Adam Tait…

17th February 2021

Fraserburgh twin-rigger Jacqueline Anne

17th February 2021

FISHING GEAR

FISHING GEAR

Norwegian pelagic vessel Rav docked in Norðfjörður on Monday last week, with a badly damaged capelin purse seine. The gear had been damaged while shooting away, catching on a walkway above the…

16th February 2021

New net loft’s first purse seine repair job

16th February 2021

NEWS

NEWS

The tuna fishing industry represented by Europêche is calling on the EU and Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (IOTC) parties to take action on large-scale pelagic drift net fishing during the next IOTC…

16th February 2021

Action needed on pelagic drift net fishing

16th February 2021

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

As Royal Greenland continues to invest in resources in Canada, Chile, and beyond, the company also continues to invest in its sales and marketing capabilities in the North American market.

16th February 2021

Investing in the North American market

16th February 2021

ANALYSIS

ANALYSIS

For much of the UK’s fishing industry and for seafood buyers in Europe, the final act of Britain’s departure from the European Union has been a rough landing.

15th February 2021

Assessing the Brexit fallout

15th February 2021

FEED & NUTRITION

FEED & NUTRITION

Scottish Sea Farms is piloting a bespoke hybrid power system on board one of its feed barges, reducing fuel consumption, carbon emissions and operating costs.

15th February 2021

Hybrid powered feed barge ‘fantastic’

15th February 2021

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Managing crab and lobster catches could offer long-term benefits to fishermen and the environment and make the industry more sustainable, according to a new study.

15th February 2021

Pot density crucial for sustainability

15th February 2021

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Despite challenges presented by the pandemic, Piriou’s yard in Vietnam has completed a new metre tuna purse seiner, with delivery on time.

12th February 2021

First Piriou tuna seiner for Via Océan

12th February 2021