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INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Child labour and illegal practices are rife in the Vietnamese fishing industry according to an investigation by the Environmental Justice Foundation (EJF).

21st November 2019

Rampant illegal fishing by Vietnam, says EJF

21st November 2019

ANALYSIS

ANALYSIS

Fish farming can thrive in this new age of tech disruption.

20th November 2019

Aquaculture’s time is now

20th November 2019

INSIGHT

INSIGHT

An environmental monitoring tool that measures sulphide levels in sediment is expected to show great promise on Scottish fish farms.

20th November 2019

Sulphide levels: Better monitoring

20th November 2019

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

A second large-scale reef system will be developed in South Australia’s Gulf St Vincent to improve water quality and revive wild native oyster populations.

20th November 2019

Oyster reef to revive South Australian waters

20th November 2019

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Broodstock Capital has increased its ownership share in Maritech Systems to 98%, up from the 52% the seafood investor acquired in December 2017.

20th November 2019

Digitalising the aquaculture industry

20th November 2019

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

Built in 1988, the French-built, Baudouin-powered Margaret Katie has been in Ireland for some years and was acquired just last autumn by skipper/owner Noel ‘Owenie’ O’Sullivan, who immediately set about a major…

19th November 2019

Margaret Katie’s new lease of life

19th November 2019

FISHING GEAR

FISHING GEAR

You don’t tend to hear the ‘plenty more fish in the sea’ phrase quite so often these days. Apart from this expression being a bland platitude, it’s more significant that the phrase…

19th November 2019

Does sustainability depend on technology?

19th November 2019

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

James O’Mahony’s background is in agriculture, and a quick repair gadget he invented initially for farming machinery is what brought him make an acquaintance with the fishing industry.

19th November 2019

Downtime costs money

19th November 2019

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

According to Scottish Fishermen’s Federation chief executive Elspeth Macdonald, it is clear to representatives of all political parties that the fleet would prosper when control over who gets to catch what, where…

19th November 2019

SFF seeks support for December 2020 CFP exit

19th November 2019

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

The Scottish Aquaculture Innovation Centre (SAIC) has received a GB£10m, five-year funding package to support the sustainable growth of the sector and help re-affirm Scotland’s position as a global leader in innovation…

19th November 2019

SAIC secures GB£10m aquaculture funding

19th November 2019

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

Nine commercial fishery companies have donated DKK3.2 million to Danish training institute, the Greenland Maritime Centre, for investment in a K-Sim Fishery simulator from Kongsberg Digital.

18th November 2019

New simulator for Greenland Maritime Centre

18th November 2019

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Bord Iascaigh Mhara (BIM) and the Irish Forum on Natural Capital have co-hosted a breakfast seminar Exploring Natural Capital Solutions for the Marine Environment in the Royal College of Physicians in Dublin.

18th November 2019

BIM convenes natural capital seminar

18th November 2019

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

As part of a £750,000 investment in gill health research projects, Scottish Sea Farms is set to take delivery of a new purpose-built workboat to increase response times.

15th November 2019

New workboat to combat gill health issues

15th November 2019

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Icelandic fishing company Samherji is at the centre of explosive allegations that over an extended period it paid bribes to prominent figures in Namibia, including two now former Ministers, to ensure access…

13th November 2019

Samherji in bribery allegation storm

13th November 2019

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

A new visitor centre telling the story of Irish salmon has opened in the Burren Smokehouse in Co. Clare.

13th November 2019

Tales of Irish salmon in new visitor centre

13th November 2019

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

German food processing company, Baader, has opened a new office in Rugby, England, increasing the companys warehouse footprint tenfold and expanding its local market presence.

13th November 2019

Baader expands UK presence with Rugby office

13th November 2019

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Built for Urk-based fishing company EkoFish, now with the majority of its shares held by pelagic freezer operator van der Zwan, Spes Nova UK-205 was christened at a ceremony in Scheveningen.

12th November 2019

Spes Nova joins EkoFish fleet

12th November 2019

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Navimon is due to receive three tuna longliners from Piriou by the end of the year.

12th November 2019

Three new longliners for Navimon

12th November 2019

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

After months of research and development, Skaginn 3X is ready to supply Scottish firm Denholm Seafoods with a newly designed multifunctional ValuePump.

11th November 2019

New pump moves 60 tonnes per hour

11th November 2019

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The European Fisheries Control Agency (EFCA) has adopted the single programming document for 2020 – 2024, comprising a complete overview of the agency’s resources and its plans for the coming years.

8th November 2019

EFCA outlines plans for next five years

8th November 2019