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SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

?Polly Burns, Fisheries and Aquaculture Operations Manager, Customised Assurance at Lloyd’s Register, outlines the value of seafood assurance and its critical role in maintaining quality and mitigating the environmental impacts of fishing…

3rd January 2020

Seafood assurance in the global supply chain

3rd January 2020

ANALYSIS

ANALYSIS

A new report analysing the ever-increasing investment in recirculating aquaculture systems points to these technologies disrupting the salmon sector within the next decade.

2nd January 2020

Is RAS ready to shine?

2nd January 2020

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

While geopolitical tensions highlighted risks to shipping during 2019, quiet but profound change was being brought to the emergency services that keep around 1.6 million seafarers safe day in, day out.

1st January 2020

?Inmarsat’s RescueNET as the future of SAR

1st January 2020

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

When Vigo-based marine electronics specialists Nautical were asked to supply a fleet of trawlers with thermal cameras, they had no hesitation in recommending FLIR products.

31st December 2019

FLIR cameras increase safety margins

31st December 2019

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Tri Marine Group has announced that Juan Corrales will take over as Chief Executive Officer as of 1st January 2020, taking over from Renato Curto who is stepping down after 35 years…

31st December 2019

Tri Marine’s Renato Curto steps down

31st December 2019

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences (CAFS) have agreed to strengthen co-operation and build the capacity and sustainability of fisheries and aquaculture in developing…

31st December 2019

Partnership aims to build sustainability

31st December 2019

NEW HORIZONS

NEW HORIZONS

Microalgae-based feeds could avoid depleting the wild fish that farmed seafood consumes, steering aquaculture in a new direction.

28th December 2019

Sustainable aquaculture to feed the world

28th December 2019

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

iFarm monitors each salmon using machine vision, establishing a health record for each individual, and can select out any fish needing attention.

28th December 2019

Cermaq to launch iFarm project in January

28th December 2019

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Tri Marine has accomplished a major sustainability milestone by achieving MSC certification for longline caught albacore and yellowfin tuna from the Solomon Islands, adding to its certification for pole-and-line and purse seine…

24th December 2019

First multi-gear MSC tuna certification

24th December 2019

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

The latest delivery by Icelandic boatbuilder Trefjar is a 15 metre shelterdecked autoliner for owners in Myre in Norway.

24th December 2019

Cleopatra 50B for Norwegian fishing company

24th December 2019

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Belgian family fishing company Rederij Long Ships has contracted Damen Maaskant Shipyards Stellendam to build a new 38-metre long beam trawler to a new Maaskant BT3808 design, modified to deliver an additional…

20th December 2019

Damen Maaskant to build new Belgian beamer

20th December 2019

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Síldarvinnslan’s freezer trawler Blængur has docked at Neskaupstaður to start landing its last trip of the year.

20th December 2019

Tough trip ends record year

20th December 2019

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

In a world first for rope grown oysters, Maruto Suisan has achieved Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certification for its fishery in the Seto Inland Sea.

18th December 2019

World’s first MSC rope grown oysters

18th December 2019

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The European Commission has notified the Republic of Panama about the risk of being identified as a non-co-operating country in the fight against illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing. Panama had already…

17th December 2019

EU Commission notifies Panama over IUU

17th December 2019

FISHING GEAR

FISHING GEAR

The Lovie family, who fish out of Kinlochbervie with their two demersal trawlers Endeavour IV and Venture II, have been seeing excellent results with their new trawl doors since switching to the…

17th December 2019

Osprey doors’ success in Scotland

17th December 2019

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

Through mutually beneficial agreements between Russia and Norway, the Russian whitefish fleet has enjoyed access to the fishing grounds in the western Barents Sea and inside the Norwegian zone.

17th December 2019

Serving Russia’s Norwegian-based fleet

17th December 2019

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

A new collaboration has expanded the Danish Fish quality mark to fish from the aquaculture sector, in addition to wild-caught fish.

13th December 2019

Danish Fish brand extends to farmed fish

13th December 2019

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The WSI ‘women in the seafood industry’ video competition is open for the fourth time and is accepting entries from now until July 2nd.

13th December 2019

WSI video competition open to 2020 entries

13th December 2019

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Scottish Sea Farms’ new £55m Barcaldine Hatchery has achieved a critical milestone with the first smolts having gone safely out to sea pens.

12th December 2019

Major milestone for SSF’s new hatchery

12th December 2019

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Icelandic ship design company Skipasýn ehf. has developed a design for a 66 metre filleter freezer trawler. A contract has been signed for the first vessel, Baldvin Njálsson, to be commissioned for…

10th December 2019

Skipasýn presents filleter freezer design

10th December 2019