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VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Geraldton-based David Perham is the latest operator from Australia’s Western Rock Lobster fishery to order a new ?lobster boat from Dongara Marine.

3rd December 2019

New lobster catcher from Dongara Marine

3rd December 2019

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Schottel will supply thrusters to the world’s largest live fish carrier (LFC) as well as a 67m longliner, under construction in Turkey and due to be delivered to Norwegian owners.

3rd December 2019

World’s largest LFC build underway

3rd December 2019

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

To boost Russians competitiveness and profile in the global market, the government and industry have launched a single national brand, Russian Fish, a quality mark for fish products in the country.

2nd December 2019

Russia launches national fish brand

2nd December 2019

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

A large-scale storage system developed by Tesvolt and Kverneland Energi is helping aquaculture company, Kvarøy, reduce diesel emissions by 60% and cut operating costs by up to €200,000 per cycle.

29th November 2019

Batteries reduce fish farm’s energy costs

29th November 2019

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

DTU has appointed a new professor to focus on the statistical modelling of marine systems and, in particular, models for fish stock reassessment.

28th November 2019

DTU appoints new fish stocks statistician

28th November 2019

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Sweeping changes in the United States’ West Coast groundfish fisheries adopted this week will reopen access for fishermen to productive fishing grounds where fish populations have rebounded.

27th November 2019

Rebound in groundfish brings new flexibility

27th November 2019

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

Seafood investor Broodstock Capital has acquired four fifths of the shares in Therma Industri, the Norwegian supplier of refrigerant and energy systems for industry, including aquaculture.

27th November 2019

Broodstock acquires 80% of Therma Industri

27th November 2019

FISHING GEAR

FISHING GEAR

With pelagic and semi-pelagic trawl door designs available, Icelandic trawl door manufacturer EKKÓ is seeing a growing interest in the advantages its gear offers, according to Smári Jósafatsson.

27th November 2019

Ekkó doors make a splash

27th November 2019

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

One of the industry’s famous names has just celebrated a hundred years in business that has seen the company weather enormous changes to remain firmly among the top tier of suppliers to…

27th November 2019

Baader: a century of technology

27th November 2019

INSIGHT

INSIGHT

INVE Aquaculture’s latest technologies aim to further improve the production of Artemia cysts and maintain product quality.

27th November 2019

Pioneering tech to improve Artemia production

27th November 2019

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Achieving new management measures for tropical tuna fisheries was a key objective of the 2019 ICCAT annual meeting, where a one-year interim measure was adopted to end overfishing of bigeye tuna, to…

27th November 2019

Tuna measures adopted at ICCAT meeting

27th November 2019

ANALYSIS

ANALYSIS

A new scientific study detailing the continued escalation of ‘harmful’ fisheries subsidies has cranked up the pressure on world leaders to deliver reform, writes Jason Holland

26th November 2019

The clock is ticking on subsidy action

26th November 2019

ANALYSIS

ANALYSIS

After two years of heavy production, the international markets for Argentine red shrimp now seem to be overloaded and the prices are continually going down, reports Eduardo Campos Lima.

26th November 2019

?Argentine red shrimp producers expect to see market recovery

26th November 2019

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

In answer to the requirements of the F-Gas regulations, Tucal launched a compact horizontal plate freezer with secondary refrigerant (Temper 55, Glycol, Tyfoxit) in 2018.

26th November 2019

Tucal responds to F-Gas regulations

26th November 2019

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Ahead of the FAO Fisheries Responsibility Symposium which brought together 800 experts in Rome earlier this month, Meryl Williams and WSI, the International Organisation for Women in the Seafood Industry, prepared a…

26th November 2019

Fishing sector’s equality shortfall

26th November 2019

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

An important Memorandum of Understanding has been finalised between the International Pole & Line Foundation and the Maldives Seafood Processors and Exporters Association, defining significant long-term objectives on joint sustainability initiatives

26th November 2019

Protection and support for Maldives’ tuna

26th November 2019

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Consumers in France can now get information about the provenance of their salmon; where it was farmed and by whom and even what food it was fed, thanks to Cermaqs use of…

25th November 2019

Cermaq adds to traceability with blockchain

25th November 2019

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

Technology group Wärtsilä is to supply a 12-year old fishing vessel with a Wärtsilä 32 engine, a NOx reducer selective catalytic reduction (SCR) system, and a shaft generator.

25th November 2019

Wärtsilä upgrades Norwegian fishing vessel

25th November 2019

FEED & NUTRITION

FEED & NUTRITION

Over the coming months, Skretting will roll out the RCX concept for Atlantic salmon grown in recirculating aquaculture systems (RAS) - a range fully optimised for RAS.

22nd November 2019

New feed concept optimised for RAS

22nd November 2019

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Salmon farmer Atlantic Sapphire has been named ‘Star of Innovation’ at the annual European Small and Mid-Cap Awards 2019 held in Brussels.

21st November 2019

Atlantic Sapphire ‘Star of Innovation’

21st November 2019