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FEED & NUTRITION

FEED & NUTRITION

Corbion has made three new appointments to its Algae Ingredients team, increasing the impact of the company”s omega-3 algae feed ingredient, AlgaPrime DHA.

29th June 2020

Corbion expands algae feed team

29th June 2020

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

The owner and operator of a coho salmon farm in Onagawa in northeast Japan, Marukin Co., has become the first in Japan to acquire Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) certification.

29th June 2020

Japanese coho salmon farm in ASC first

29th June 2020

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Seafood Scotland and Seafish as part of the Scottish Seafood Training Network, have brought the industry together for a webinar with Helen Muir, chair of the Scottish Seafood Training Network, to establish…

26th June 2020

Seafood sector convenes to discuss safety

26th June 2020

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Thai Union Group and its subsidiaries, Thai Union Manufacturing, Thai Union Feedmill, Asian-Pacific Can and Okeanos Food have donated THB1 million to the ‘Samut Sakhon Fights for COVID-19 Fund’.

25th June 2020

Thai Union donates THB1M to COVID fund

25th June 2020

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

For many small vessels in the EU, seabass represents more than 10% of landing value, peaking at 50% in the Netherlands and 40% in France, according to a new report released today…

25th June 2020

Report highlights key status of seabass

25th June 2020

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The Canadian Fish and Seafood Opportunities Fund (CFSOF) has been re-opened by Minister of Fisheries, Oceans, and the Canadian Coast Guard Bernadette Jordan, to support the industry in accessing new consumer markets.

24th June 2020

Canada re-opens Opportunities Fund

24th June 2020

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Initiatives to improve job prospects and safety at sea for fishing observers has been a key focus of the 114th Forum Fisheries Committee (FFC114) meeting which brings together the 17 members of…

24th June 2020

Safety and security on FFA’s agenda

24th June 2020

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

The World Health Organisation, UN Food and Agriculture Organisation and food safety agencies are seeking to reassure consumers that seafood is safe and is in no way related to the global Covid-19…

24th June 2020

Covid-19: Seafood is safe

24th June 2020

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

The first new beam trawler to join the UK fleet for almost twenty years has docked in Brixham after being handed over by its Dutch builders. Georgina of Ladram has been built…

23rd June 2020

Brixham’s brand-new beamer

23rd June 2020

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Aqua Bridge Farm’s Company hatchery in Al-Lith, Makkah Province, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has achieved an important milestone by becoming the first hatchery to produce the juveniles of European sea bream and…

22nd June 2020

Commercial bream and bass in Saudi Arabia

22nd June 2020

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Cflow has appointed Stig Bjørkedal as its new managing director to focus on further industrialisation of the company.

19th June 2020

Cflow appoints new MD

19th June 2020

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

High use of trimmings and the use of novel ingredients has enabled BioMar Group to achieve a five-year average of 1:1 or below Forage Fish Dependency Ratio for its raw material usage.

18th June 2020

BioMar achieves FIFO ratio of 1:1

18th June 2020

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Nordlaks has purchased a SUB-Fighter 15K remotely operated vehicle (ROV) from Sperre for securing mooring systems in addition to being available for operations on the Havfarm project.

17th June 2020

Second Sperre ROV for Nordlaks

17th June 2020

FISHING GEAR

FISHING GEAR

Increasing the volume of mesh in the side wing panels of its trawls has paid off for Swan Net Gundry’s customers, and the response to these trawl designs for herring, mackerel and…

17th June 2020

SNG gears up for tuna season

17th June 2020

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

IFFO’s market research director Enrico Bachis predicts that global marine ingredients supply should be just short of 5 million tonnes of fishmeal and around 1 million tonnes of fish oil.

17th June 2020

2020 fishmeal and oil production prediction

17th June 2020

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The UK trawler operator holding the country’s remaining whitefish quotas in Nordic waters has called on the UK government to negotiate more access to these waters now that the UK is an…

15th June 2020

UK firm wants more NE Atlantic quota

15th June 2020

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Faroese fishing company Havborg has placed a design contract with Norwegian naval architect Skipsteknisk for a new factory trawler to be built at Tersan. The designer and yard have a strong relationship…

15th June 2020

Skipsteknisk secures new design contract

15th June 2020

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

The latest report from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) on fishing shows that the majority of landings come from biologically sustainable stocks and credits robust fisheries management…

15th June 2020

Management key to sustainability, says FAO

15th June 2020

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

A government project in India is helping communities in Tamil Nadu empower themselves through seaweed and marine ornamental fish farming.

12th June 2020

CMFRI helps empower Tamil Nadu fishers

12th June 2020

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

CageEye has unveiled an autonomous feeding solution that helps fish farmers increase production, whilst lowering feed waste and improving animal welfare in aquaculture.

12th June 2020

Autonomous feeding improves welfare

12th June 2020