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AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

The Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) third-party certification programme has grown by more than 15 per cent in 2019, ending the year with 2,681 BAP-certified facilities in 39 countries.

24th January 2020

BAP certification programme grows 15%

24th January 2020

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

A new campaign has been launched to encourage young people in Scotland to take up careers in the thriving aquaculture sector.

23rd January 2020

Scottish drive to recruit aquaculture workers

23rd January 2020

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

The judges for the 2020 Aquaculture Awards, due to be presented at a ceremony in Aviemore, Scotland in May, have been announced.

23rd January 2020

Aquaculture Awards 2020 judges announced

23rd January 2020

NEWS IFC

NEWS IFC

Fish Waste for Profit 2020 will be the 4th edition of the Icelandic Fisheries Conference and will run alongside the IceFish Exhibition from 24-25 September 2020 at Smárinn, Fifan Halls Kópavogur, Iceland.

22nd January 2020

Fish Waste for Profit 2020: Save the date!

22nd January 2020

NEWS IFC

NEWS IFC

Founder & Chairman of the Iceland Ocean Cluster, Dr Thor Sigfusson, returns to chair this year’s event from 24-25 September 2020.

22nd January 2020

Iceland Ocean Cluster Founder to chair Fish Waste for Profit 2020

22nd January 2020

NEWS IFC

NEWS IFC

You can save 15% when you book your place at Fish Waste for Profit 2020. Get one and a half days of expert presentations and dedicated networking time for just €395!

22nd January 2020

15% early bird discount available for a limited time

22nd January 2020

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Sutton Harbour Group, which owns and operates Plymouth Fisheries, has made a £750,000 investment in the Sutton Harbour fish market complex upgrading and renewing existing fuel facilities and to create new metered…

22nd January 2020

Plymouth’s new fuel and power depot

22nd January 2020

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Pure Salmon is building a new 10,000 tonnes per annum recirculating aquaculture system (RAS) facility at Boulogne-Sur-Mer in northern France.

22nd January 2020

Pure Salmon expands its reach in Europe

22nd January 2020

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Based on experience gained during operations in Namibia, Samherji has taken steps to implement a corporate governance and compliance system.

22nd January 2020

Samherji to implement corporate governance

22nd January 2020

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Development of a concept for the establishment of an International Digital Council for Food and Agriculture has been welcomed at the Global Forum for Food and Agriculture (GFFA).

21st January 2020

Digital council backed at GFFA

21st January 2020

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Spanish seafood producer, Comercial Pernas, has been awarded certification for sustainable seafood production by Friend of the Sea.

20th January 2020

FoS certification for Coper

20th January 2020

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Fisheries officers in New Zealand have stopped a group of commercial fishers in the Thames region on North Island who were allegedly under-reporting catches and unlawfully supplying snapper to an Auckland fish…

17th January 2020

Clampdown on unlawful snapper supply in NZ

17th January 2020

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Piriou has just delivered three new longliners to Noumea in New Caledonia.

17th January 2020

Piriou delivers more longliners to Navimon

17th January 2020

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Cube Automation has acquired the assets of Oceatec, a company specialising in the design of automated equipment for the food processing and seafood industry.

15th January 2020

Cube Automation acquires Oceatec

15th January 2020

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Damen Maaskant Shipyards Stellendam is heading up a research project to investigate the application of hybrid and fully electric propulsion in the Dutch mussel farming sector.

14th January 2020

Electric propulsion steering mussel farming

14th January 2020

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Norwegian salmon farmer Flakstadvåg Laks, located in Senja, has chosen Skaginn 3X to supply its sub-chilling system.

13th January 2020

Flakstadvåg Laks chooses Skaginn chilling

13th January 2020

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Tersan Shipyard has signed the contract for its 99th new vessel to be built for Rimfrost in cooperation with Westcon Shipyard.

10th January 2020

Tersan and Rimfrost sign 99th vessel deal

10th January 2020

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Aller Aqua has opened a new factory in Serbia, focusing on the countrys main aquaculture species, carp.

9th January 2020

Aller Aqua opens Serbian factory

9th January 2020

FEED & NUTRITION

FEED & NUTRITION

A team of Scottish and international aquaculture experts is developing an oral vaccine for sea lice, helping the industry to tackle one of the biggest threats to the health and welfare of…

6th January 2020

Hopes of in-feed vaccine for sea lice

6th January 2020

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Iceland’s Minister of Fisheries Kristján Thór Júlíusson has confirmed alterations to regulations which license the use of all fish and aquaculture products for the production of fishmeal and fish oil for human…

6th January 2020

Iceland licenses fish waste for production

6th January 2020