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NEWS IFC

NEWS IFC

The topics have been released for the 4th edition of Fish Waste for Profit, taking place alongside the Icelandic Fisheries Exhibition, from 24-25 September 2020 in Kópavogur, Iceland.

18th February 2020

One week left to secure a speaking slot on the programme

18th February 2020

NEWS IFC

NEWS IFC

Do you want to promote your company to the right audience at the right time? Whether you’re in processing, commercial fishing & aquaculture, product development, trade or finance, this is the forum…

18th February 2020

2020 Conference sponsorship opportunities

18th February 2020

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The Kingfisher team at Seafish has released the latest updates of FishSAFE and KIS-ORCA datasets - a valuable navigation resource for fishermen.

18th February 2020

Latest FishSAFE and KIS-ORCA datasets

18th February 2020

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Plans by Icelandic aquaculture producer Arnarlax to increase production have been successful as a number of vessels have been made available for slaughtering and collection of morts at the Westfjords facilities.

18th February 2020

Production capacity boosted at Arnarlax

18th February 2020

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

A new, fully electric van is about to hit the streets of Auckland in New Zealand, transporting fresh fish with the lowest possible carbon footprint.

17th February 2020

NZs first fully electric chiller van

17th February 2020

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

A new memorandum of understanding (MoU) has been signed between the International Pole & Line Foundation (IPNLF) and NGO Dhivehi Masverin (Maldives Fishermen).

14th February 2020

Maldives fishermen and IPNLF sign MoU

14th February 2020

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Andfjord Salmon has entered into an agreement with Fjell Technology Group on the supply of recycling technology whereby all biomass will be recycled.

14th February 2020

Andfjord and Fjell in biomass recycling deal

14th February 2020

ICELANDIC FISHERIES EXHIBITION

ICELANDIC FISHERIES EXHIBITION

As Iceland’s fishing industry has been through some far reaching changes, the IceFish exhibition has evolved to meet the changing focus of the industry.

13th February 2020

Adapting to the needs of a changing industry

13th February 2020

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Aller Aqua is phasing out the use of South American soya to focus on purchasing from European markets where its factories are based.

13th February 2020

Aller Aqua to use only European soya

13th February 2020

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

The last of the trio of multi-purpose fishing vessels built at the Yantar Shipyard in Kaliningrad for RK Lenina in the Russian Far East is now undergoing trials.

12th February 2020

Udarnik on sea trials

12th February 2020

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

Alphatron Marine is enlarging its presence in the field of maritime closed circuit television systems.

12th February 2020

Alphatron Marine expands CCTV portfolio

12th February 2020

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

Aker BioMarine has launched an unmanned solar-powered ocean data drone to collect detailed data on the biomass of Antarctic krill.

11th February 2020

Solar-powered drone offers krill insight

11th February 2020

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

To meet the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the International Association for Women in the Seafood Industry (WSI) is calling for greater gender equality in the seafood industry.

10th February 2020

WSI calls for gender equality in seafood

10th February 2020

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

The Scottish Aquaculture Innovation Centre (SAIC) has bolstered its Independent Scientific Panel (SISP) by recruiting five industry experts to join the board, which provides objective scientific opinion to inform the innovation centre’s…

7th February 2020

SAIC strengthens scientific panel

7th February 2020

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Young fishmongers are being invited to apply for this year’s Master Fishmonger Standard Young Fishmonger Award, celebrating talent across the UK’s seafood industry.

7th February 2020

Calling all young fishmongers

7th February 2020

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Damen Shiprepair Amsterdam (DSAm) is converting a platform supply vessel into a fish feed carrier for Norwegian fish feed distributor, Eidsvaag.

6th February 2020

Damen wins conversion contract

6th February 2020

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

FishWise has announced new leadership and a US$934,000 grant from the Walmart Foundation to advance its work against labour abuses and modern-day slavery in the seafood industry.

6th February 2020

Fishwise casts its ethical net wider

6th February 2020

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The International Pole & Line Foundation’s (IPNLF) socio-economic manager has taken up the role of co-coordinator of the Building Evidence Working Group, established by the Global Ghost Gear Initiative (GGGI).

5th February 2020

IPNLF manager joins GGGI

5th February 2020

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The Spanish tuna fleet has shared its ‘Responsibly Fished Tuna’ sustainable fishing standard.

5th February 2020

Spain and North America share standards

5th February 2020

FISHING GEAR

FISHING GEAR

The final delivery in a series of five new twin-rigger/seine netters for the Osprey Fish Group in Urk has been completed by the Nodosa yard in Spain.

5th February 2020

New seiner/trawlers opt to go electric

5th February 2020