News

NEWS

NEWS

Australian fish stocks are in good condition according to an independent assessment of the biological status of fish stocks managed jointly or solely by the Commonwealth across 22 fisheries.

7th October 2019

Australian stocks in good condition

7th October 2019

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

Bjørdal has contracted to deliver a complete system for processing, logistics and freezing of fish on board the new vessel for Norwegian fishing company Østerfjord, based in Austevoll.

4th October 2019

Bjørdal to fit out Østerfjord factory deck

4th October 2019

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Seafood Imports has become the latest member of the International Pole & Line Foundation (IPNLF), the non-profit association committed to developing and supporting responsible one-by-one tuna fisheries and supply chains.

4th October 2019

Seafood Imports becomes latest IPNLF member

4th October 2019

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

South Australia’s aquaculture sector is set to benefit from extensions to aquaculture lease terms from 20 to 30 years, reports Andrew Spence. Changes to the Aquaculture Act 2001 passed through the state’s…

3rd October 2019

Aquaculture leases extended in South Australia

3rd October 2019

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Demonstrating its commitment to sustainability and transparency, Aldi UK & Ireland has become the latest retailer to join the Ocean Disclosure Project (ODP).

2nd October 2019

Aldi joins Ocean Disclosure Project

2nd October 2019

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Danish suppliers are highly proactive in their approach to new industry demands, are very attentive to customer needs, innovative and focused on developing the right products in close collaboration with customers and…

2nd October 2019

Danish companies out in force at DanFish

2nd October 2019

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

A seminar examining the UK’s exit from the European Union will be one of the key events at this year’s DanFish exhibition. The seminar will be held in Danish and will take…

2nd October 2019

Brexit seminar at DanFish International

2nd October 2019

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Mexico and Ecuador have been identified in a NOAA Fisheries publication for reported IUU fishing activities, despite taking corrective action after being named in a 2017 NOAA report.

1st October 2019

Two countries twice flagged for IUU fishing

1st October 2019

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

In May and June this year around forty fishing boats from San Benedetto del Tronto, on Italys Adriatic coast, collected and brought ashore all the plastic recovered during fishing. A month after the…

1st October 2019

Fishing plastic from the Adriatic

1st October 2019

SAFETY & DISTRESS

SAFETY & DISTRESS

ACR Electronics has released a new automatic buoy marker light, a high-intensity LED strobe that provides brighter light in all directions for clear marking of a man-overboard site.

30th September 2019

ACR Electronics unveils new COB light

30th September 2019

BUSINESS & FINANCE

BUSINESS & FINANCE

Amid continued uncertainty around the UK’s exit from the EU, the European Fisheries Alliance (EUFA) and EU chief negotiator, Michel Barnier, have met to discuss all possible Brexit scenarios.

30th September 2019

EUFA and Barnier in crisis Brexit talks

30th September 2019

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Mantsbrite Marine Electronics has been appointed as UK and Irish Distributor for the FIFISH V6, the world’s first omnidirectional remotely operated underwater vehicle (ROV).

27th September 2019

World’s first omnidirectional ROV

27th September 2019

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Seafood Scotland is continuing its work to secure a frictionless transport route for Scottish seafood into Europe post-Brexit with an organised visit from Port of Boulogne sur Mer (BSM) representatives.

27th September 2019

Work continues to secure post-Brexit routes

27th September 2019

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

Icelandic food processing specialist Skaginn 3X has secured a milestone deal with Norebo’s Polar Sea+ LLC, supplying the company with an automated processing line for wet salted cod.

26th September 2019

Polar Sea+ to install Skaginn3X saltfish line

26th September 2019

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Mediterranean aquaculture company, Andromeda Seafood Group, has appointed a new group chief executive officer.

26th September 2019

Andromeda Seafood appoints new CEO

26th September 2019

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Norwegian salmon and trout farmer, Cermaq, is employing a new tool to combat sea lice in its operations in Chile.

26th September 2019

Cermaq deploys new delousing tool in Chile

26th September 2019

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

A Scottish consortium is taking a significant step towards the development of an early-warning detection system for potentially dangerous plankton and algae which could help the aquaculture industry tackle one of the…

25th September 2019

Early warning system detects toxic algae

25th September 2019

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Fishing industry leaders in EU North Sea member states and Norway are working together to try to find ways to ensure that the final TAC agreed after the autumn and December Fisheries…

25th September 2019

Joint efforts to head off North Sea cod cut

25th September 2019

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The US has put South Korea on a preliminary list of countries engaged in illegal fishing in a move which could result in trade sanctions on Korean seafood exports if immediate reforms…

24th September 2019

US lists Korea for illegal fishing

24th September 2019

FISHING GEAR

FISHING GEAR

A marine mammal caught in a trawl never fails to be a nightmare. Gear designers at Killybegs fishing gear company Swan Net Gundry have a simple innovation to avoid this situation –…

24th September 2019

SNG introduces new Excluder

24th September 2019