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AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Biomar Norway will appeal a court’s decision that it infringed a smoltification patent on the basis that a patent shouldn’t exist for the methodology concerned.

18th March 2020

Biomar to appeal against patent ruling

18th March 2020

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Hamish Macdonell, director of strategic engagement for the Scottish Salmon Producers Organisation (SSPO) has issued a statement on the impact of the COVID-19 crisis on the sector.

16th March 2020

COVID-19: SSPO issues statement

16th March 2020

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Tersan Shipyard has signed a new contract for a second freezer stern trawler with JSC Okeanrybflot Russia.

16th March 2020

Second Tersan freezer stern trawler

16th March 2020

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

In a newly launched project, scientists from Nofima are hoping to find out how wild fish can be caught as gently as possible to safeguard fish welfare, good quality and financial gain.

11th March 2020

Conducting research into ethical fishing

11th March 2020

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The Government of the Republic of Cabo Verde is applying to become a member of the Fisheries Transparency Initiative (FiTI).

11th March 2020

Cape Verde joins transparency initiative

11th March 2020

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

It’s the biggest event of its kind and a key date in the worldwide seafood industry’s calendar – but the spread of the coronavirus outbreak has forced organisers of Seafood Expo Global…

10th March 2020

COVID-19 forces Brussels Expo postponement

10th March 2020

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Following the 2014 Icelandic Fisheries Exhibition, the organisers of the exhibition recognised the need to re-invest in the future of the fishing sector and introduced bursaries awarded to those currently in education…

10th March 2020

2020 IceFish Bursary winners announced

10th March 2020

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The fishmeal production plants run by Síldarvinnslan in the Icelandic east coast ports of Seyðisfjörður and Neskaupstaður have been busy since the company’s pelagic vessels made their first landings of blue whiting…

10th March 2020

Blue whiting – top quality raw material

10th March 2020

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Annual figures published by the Scottish Salmon Producers Organisation (SSPO) show that the sector had an average monthly survival rate of 98.60% for 2019, a slight reduction from the previous years figure…

9th March 2020

Scottish salmon survival rates dip in 2019

9th March 2020

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

A seafood trader has been found guilty of smuggling around 5.3 million critically endangered European eels from Europe to Asia over a two-year period.

9th March 2020

Seafood trader guilty of eel smuggling

9th March 2020

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Parliamentarians and representatives from across the fisheries sector have met in Westminster to discuss the socioeconomic challenges and opportunities facing UK fishing communities.

6th March 2020

APPG discusses UK fishing sector challenges

6th March 2020

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Fish processing company Valka has appointed a new director of sales.

5th March 2020

Valka appoints new director of sales

5th March 2020

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

After 30 years of working with local trout producers at Lake Arapa, in the Andean highlands, with a strong focus on sustainable development and organic production, Peruvian company Truchas Arapa now aims…

5th March 2020

Organic trout from the Andean highlands

5th March 2020

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Organisers of Seafood Expo North America have announced that this year’s event has been postponed, while other options are examined.

4th March 2020

Boston Seafood Expo postponed

4th March 2020

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Fisherman in Mooloolaba in Queensland, Australia have welcomed Maritime Safety Queensland’s (MSQ) decision to dredge the inner harbour of the Mooloolah River.

4th March 2020

Dredging begins in Queensland harbour

4th March 2020

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

A 25-day study is underway in the Strait of Gibraltar aimed at better understanding the connectivity of selected commercial species in the region.

4th March 2020

Fish stocks study in Strait of Gibraltar

4th March 2020

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Flow Water Technologies has developed the FlowSafe DCD 2000 Combined Drinking Water and Disinfection Unit to cater for all types and sizes of fishing vessel.

4th March 2020

Doing away with bottled water on board

4th March 2020

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Scottish Sea Farms is looking to trial Scotland’s first open ocean farm; the next step in the company’s ongoing push to maximise fish survival and minimise environmental footprint.

3rd March 2020

Sights set on Scotland’s first ocean farm

3rd March 2020

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

To help simplify and improve local navigation markings, Bord Iascaigh Mhara (BIM), in association with the Commissioners of Irish Lights (CIL), has launched a new standard operating procedure.

2nd March 2020

Marker scheme aims to simplify navigation

2nd March 2020

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

Box pallet manufacturer, Dolav, has unveiled a new fish box designed to provide better value for customers.

2nd March 2020

Lighter box, more efficient cooling

2nd March 2020