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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

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