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INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Thai Union Group has reported first quarter sales of THB 31.1 billion, an increase of 5.9% year-on-year and its best first-quarter sales performance in three years.

6th May 2020

Thai Union: best Q1 results for three years

6th May 2020

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Inland fisheries are being overlooked by those shepherding the planet’s natural resources, according to new research.

5th May 2020

Value of inland fisheries overlooked

5th May 2020

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Demand for licences from industrial fishing vessels, some with records of illegal fishing, will threaten Senegalese fisheries, food security and livelihoods, says the Environmental Justice Foundation (EJF).

4th May 2020

New licences threaten Senegal fisheries

4th May 2020

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The Seafarers UK charity has created a £2 million emergency fund to help merchant seafarers and fishers through the COVID-19 pandemic.

4th May 2020

COVID-19: £2m charity fund for seafarers

4th May 2020

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

EW Group GmbH subsidary GenoMar Genetics AS has acquired the genetics and distribution assets of Brazilian tilapia breeding and distribution company AquaAmerica / AquaPorto.

1st May 2020

GenoMar acquires AquaAmerica and AquaPorto

1st May 2020

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Guðmundur Kristjánsson has stepped down as CEO of Icelandic fishing and processing company Brim.

30th April 2020

Brim CEO steps down

30th April 2020

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The UK government has launched a new Domestic Seafood Supply Scheme, which will fund projects to help seafood businesses in England increase the supply of local seafood to domestic markets.

30th April 2020

COVID19: Support scheme for supply projects

30th April 2020

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Brim’s pelagic vessels have both docked in Vopnafjörður, bringing around 5000 tonnes of blue whiting between them.

29th April 2020

5000 tonne haul of blue whiting

29th April 2020

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

With the threat of Covid-19 in Vladivostok, the Russian Fishery Company has introduced measures to prevent the infection spreading, and has since 22nd April been testing staff for coronavirus.

29th April 2020

RFC takes steps to tackle Covid-19 infections

29th April 2020

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

If you can’t meet your customers at an exhibition, it turns out you can bring the expo to them, as Marel has done by opening up its Brussels expo stand to the…

29th April 2020

Marel hosts global fish expo online

29th April 2020

FISHING GEAR

FISHING GEAR

Doctoral student Melissa Cronin of the University of California, Santa Cruz, is the Grand Prize winner in ISSF’s International Seafood Sustainability Foundation (ISSF) Seafood Sustainability Contest.

29th April 2020

Manta and devil rays proposal wins ISSF prize

29th April 2020

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The Canadian government has set up a CA$62.5 million package to support the fish and seafood processing sector through the COVID-19 pandemic.

27th April 2020

COVID-19: CA$62.5m fund for Canadian fishers

27th April 2020

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

AKVA Group has signed a NOK100 million contract for the delivery to seven locations in Norway of a patented solution to reduce sea lice infestation in salmon.

24th April 2020

AKVA Group secures large Tubenet deal

24th April 2020

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

A multicrusher made by Borger has helped the Western Isles local authority win the prestigious Scottish Environment Business VIBES award.

24th April 2020

Borger multicrusher helps win eco award

24th April 2020

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The National Federation of Fishermen’s Organisations (NFFO) has criticised a government support package to protect English businesses from the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, stating that the ‘three-month scheme could not be…

23rd April 2020

COVID-19: Scheme ungenerous, says NFFO

23rd April 2020

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

A range of companies, research organisations and individuals from around the world have made the shortlists for the 2020 Aquaculture Awards.

23rd April 2020

Aquaculture Awards 2020 shortlists announced

23rd April 2020

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

High-tech company Valka and seafood producer FISK Seafood have signed an agreement for a new batching and automatic packing system for light salted frozen fillets. The system automatically weighs, batches and packs…

23rd April 2020

Breakthrough in batching and robot packing

23rd April 2020

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

BioMar and Vietnam’s leading shrimp hatchery Viet-UC have signed a memorandum of understanding with the intention of BioMar becoming part owner and operational lead in the feed factory currently owned by Viet-UC.

23rd April 2020

?BioMar enters partnership in Vietnam

23rd April 2020

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Iceland’s Minister of Fisheries Kristján Thór Júlíusson has made a significant change to the regulations governing catch weight registration, treating catches landed without ice and chilled using iceless storage systems on board…

22nd April 2020

Regulations adapted for iceless catches

22nd April 2020

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

In response to the global COVID-19 pandemic, the PNA countries and Pacifical have implemented a temporary variation to its chain of custody (CoC) to reflect the unprecedented force majeure situation the world…

22nd April 2020

PNA suspends observer coverage requirements

22nd April 2020