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The UK has signed a fisheries framework agreement with the Faroe Islands, the second coastal state agreement negotiated since the UK left the EU.

29th October 2020

UK and Faroe Islands sign fishing agreement

29th October 2020

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Algae oil rich in omega-3 can successfully replace fish oil in the diet of farm-raised juvenile California yellowtail, research shows.

28th October 2020

Algae oil can replace fish oil in farm fish

28th October 2020

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Ten start-ups from backgrounds including technology and artificial intelligence have taken part in this year’s Bord Iascaigh Mhara (BIM) Aquaculture Workshop.

28th October 2020

Aquaculture workshop shows Irish innovation

28th October 2020

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Police in Iceland’s Westfjords district are interviewing crew and investigating as a criminal case a fishing company’s failure to respond to an outbreak of Covid-19 on board one of its vessels.

27th October 2020

Police investigate trawler’s Covid outbreak

27th October 2020

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Kongsberg Digital’s K-Sim Fishery simulator training solution has won the SAFETY4SEA 2020 Training Award.

26th October 2020

Kongsberg fishery simulator wins safety award

26th October 2020

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

More than 800,000 tonnes of imported fish will annually benefit from tariff exemptions even if the originating country has been shown to be involved in illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing if…

23rd October 2020

ATQs put EU producers at a disadvantage

23rd October 2020

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Samherji has agreed to acquire a 50% stake in Boston-based Aquanor Marketing, Inc., a premier importer, distributor and marketer of the finest quality fresh seafood.

22nd October 2020

Samherji buys into Aquanor Marketing, Inc.

22nd October 2020

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Friend of the Sea has renewed its certification of GC Rieber Oils for its Omega-3 concentrates. GC Rieber has recommitted to sustainable sourcing as part of the recertification process.

22nd October 2020

Renewed certification for GC Rieber Oils

22nd October 2020

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Marine services group Endúr has entered into an agreement to acquire BMO Entreprenør, a provider of maintenance and rehabilitation services for marine infrastructure projects in Norway.

22nd October 2020

Endúr acquires BMO Entreprenør

22nd October 2020

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Pingtan Marine Enterprise has completed construction of the Pingtan International Marine Industry and Logistics Park with operations expected to commence by the end of the year.

21st October 2020

Marine Industry Park opens in Pingtan

21st October 2020

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Kongsberg Maritime has signed a contract with Tersan Shipyard in Turkey to equip an 86m stern trawler with a large winch package for Faroe Islands fishing fleet operator JFK.

21st October 2020

Kongsberg to supply winches to Faroese trawler

21st October 2020

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Aqua Bridge has announced the aquaculture sector’s first commercial partnership between companies based in the United Arab Emirates and Israel, following the Abraham peace accord signed in Washington in September this year.

20th October 2020

UAE-Israeli aquaculture JV is a first

20th October 2020

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Europêche and the EU IUU Coalition have urged EU decision makers to enable a robust EU fisheries control system that ensures seafood products sold in the EU are sustainably sourced, fully traceable…

20th October 2020

Call for sustainable EU fisheries rules

20th October 2020

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

MAN Energy Solutions’ after-sales division, MAN PrimeServ, has completed the installation of a SCR (Selective Catalytic Reduction) system to a fishing vessel operated by Norwegian company Ivan Ulsund Rederi, slashing CO2 and…

20th October 2020

PrimeServ upgrade slashes emissions

20th October 2020

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

As the UK leaves the European Union and the CFP behind, DEFRA is launching consultations on the future of UK fisheries, including seeking views on expanding use of monitoring technology on fishing…

19th October 2020

DEFRA consults on monitoring technology

19th October 2020

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The governments of Liberia and Japan have signed a fishery grant agreement for the supply of Yamaha engines to local fishermen in Montserrado, Grand Cape Mount, Grand Bassa and Rivercess Counties free…

19th October 2020

Japan donates engines to Liberian fishermen

19th October 2020

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Australia’s Commonwealth fisheries continue to be well-managed and sustainable, according to a new report released today by the Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics (ABARES).

16th October 2020

Australia’s fisheries ‘well-managed’

16th October 2020

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Skretting has enhanced its suite of digital tools with a new growth model for barramundi.

16th October 2020

Skretting’s new growth model for barramundi

16th October 2020

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

Inmarsat and Cobham SATCOM have been awarded a new contract to connect 732 fishing vessels active in the Maldives Economic Exclusion Zone to Inmarsat’s Fleet One maritime broadband services.

16th October 2020

Maldives adopt Fleet One for VMS

16th October 2020

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Samherji Fish Farming has signed a letter of intent to purchase a site at Helguvík in the Reykjanes peninsula region of south-western Iceland currently owned by aluminium producer Norðurál.

15th October 2020

Samherji examines new salmon farm option

15th October 2020