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AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Federal waters off the coast of southern California and in the Gulf of Mexico will become the first two regions to host Aquaculture Opportunity Areas, confirms NOAA Fisheries.

21st August 2020

US Aquaculture Opportunity Areas selected

21st August 2020

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Nueva Pescanova Group has been awarded the IPRA Golden World Awards 2020 for its documentary about a community in Namibia transformed by the fishing industry.

21st August 2020

Nueva Pescanova wins documentary award

21st August 2020

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

A unique new fishing vessel built to operate primarily as a longliner for Patagonian toothfish has been delivered by Båtbygg in Norway to Austral Fisheries. Cape Arkona also has capacity for pelagic…

20th August 2020

Taking versatility to a new level

20th August 2020

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

This year’s Holland Fisheries Event, which had been due to take place 2-3rd October and would have been the eleventh occasion the event has been held, has been cancelled amid rising uncertainty…

19th August 2020

Holland Fisheries Event cancelled

19th August 2020

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The Marine Institute is collaborating with scientists in Spain on a new project to monitor the digging activity and maintenance of burrows of the Dublin Bay Prawn, using the EMSO SmartBay Observatory…

19th August 2020

International Dublin Bay Prawn project

19th August 2020

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Intership has ordered a new wellboat and entered into a long-term contract with Mowi, operating in Eastern Canada.

19th August 2020

Intership orders new wellboat

19th August 2020

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The Western FPO, which was set up earlier this year, has appointed Chloe North as its manager.She steps into her new role on 5th October, ahead of the new PO becoming fully…

19th August 2020

New UK PO appoints manager

19th August 2020

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

A new whitepaper reveals how hydrolysed salmon peptides could replace nutritionally devoid glycerine in semi-moist pet snacks to deliver high nutritional protein value and great palatability.

18th August 2020

Salmon peptides valuable for pet snacks

18th August 2020

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

A new processing plant at the quayside in Dalvík in the north of Iceland brings together technology from a variety of Icelandic suppliers, with equipment and technology representing around half of the…

17th August 2020

Dalvík factory sets new standards

17th August 2020

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

There is just one more day until Nor-Fishing 2020 Digital goes live.

17th August 2020

One more day until Nor-Fishing 2020 Digital

17th August 2020

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Scientists in the Pacific Islands region have published new research that can help predict catch rates in the Hawai?i longline fishery.

17th August 2020

Phytoplankton size key to tuna catch rates

17th August 2020

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

Swedish filleting machine producer SEAC, which has already shown that small is no problem as its machines are capable of handling exceptionally small fish, has turned its attention to ensuring the belly…

17th August 2020

SEAC perfects belly cleaning

17th August 2020

NEW HORIZONS

NEW HORIZONS

The recent Virtual Ocean Dialogues conference confirmed that while the sector has made strong progress, some important obstacles still need to be overcome.

14th August 2020

Aquaculture’s crucial role to feed billions

14th August 2020

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

In the midst of the challenges presented by the global pandemic, The SMS Group has delivered a newbuild 24 metre aquaculture vessel to a tuna farm operator in Malta.

14th August 2020

Aquaculture workboat for Maltese fish farm

14th August 2020

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

A new task force has submitted recommendations to help level the playing field for US seafood exporters and importers when doing business with other countries.

13th August 2020

US seafood trade strategy

13th August 2020

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

A research consortium has taken a significant step forward in the development of anchoring technology that could help the aquaculture sector deliver sustainable growth and reduce its environmental impact.

13th August 2020

Anchoring technology takes a leap forward

13th August 2020

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

There was something of a delay in the delivery of Cuxhaven-registered pelagic trawler Kristin NC-336 to its Swedish owners, and despite the drawback of the delayed completion, this also brought some advantages.

12th August 2020

Karstensen delivers German-flagged trawler

12th August 2020

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

Kongsberg Digital’s K-Sim Fishery simulator has earned a well-deserved place on SAFETY4SEA’s 2020 Training Award shortlist.

12th August 2020

K-Sim simulator on SAFETY4SEA shortlist

12th August 2020

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

Satlink, which specialises in developing electronic monitoring technology for sustainable fishing, has launched an ambitious training program for on-board human observers who are responsible for compliance monitoring on vessels operating in various…

12th August 2020

Satlink to train observers for remote roles

12th August 2020

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The Taiwan International Fisheries and Seafood Show, originally planned for September, has postponed to a new December date.

12th August 2020

Taiwan Exhibition postponed

12th August 2020