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INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The Fishermen’s Mission, a UK charity offering support to active and retired fishermen, will raise funds by auctioning ceramic fish painted by artists and celebrities.

21st March 2019

Celebrities paint fish for charity

21st March 2019

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Norwegian technology company Multi Pump Innovation (MPI) will supply net cleaning units for Shetland-based Ocean Farm Services’ (OFS) first service vessel.

21st March 2019

Ocean Farm Services orders net cleaning units

21st March 2019

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

The Westcon shipyard at Ølensvåg in Norway has delivered the latest pelagic vessel to join the Scottish fleet, the Rolls-Royce-designed Taits, built for the Klondyke Fishing Company.

20th March 2019

New pelagic catcher Taits heads home to Scotland

20th March 2019

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Seafood companies are making progress in stopping lost fishing gear killing fish and other marine animals according to a new report by the World Animal Protection.

20th March 2019

Industry starting to tackle ghost gear

20th March 2019

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Two new trustees have joined the International Pole & Line Foundation (IPNLF) to help guide its future progress, oversee its governance and inform its strategic direction.

19th March 2019

New trustees join IPNLF

19th March 2019

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The Spanish tuna fleet has begun the process of enabling canned tuna distribution and processing companies to earn the label of responsibly fished tuna from certification company, AENOR.

18th March 2019

Spanish tuna sustainable from sea to can

18th March 2019

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Seed hatchery and oyster grower, Hoopers Island Oyster Co, has unveiled the first high-speed, laser-guided oyster processing system designed and built in the United States.

18th March 2019

US tool grades oysters by laser

18th March 2019

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

The Tersan Shipyard in Turkey has launched its first crabbing vessel for Russian fishing operator Arktikservice to fish for Kamchatka and snow crab in North Atlantic waters.

18th March 2019

Tersan launches ST-184 crabber

18th March 2019

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Global tuna supply company, Tri Marine, has achieved Fair Trade certification for the Solomon Islands yellowfin and skipjack tuna fishery.

15th March 2019

Solomon Islands tuna now Fair Trade

15th March 2019

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

A Chinese owned longline yellowfin and bigeye tuna fishery in the Federated States of Micronesia has achieved Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certification for its bigeye tuna catch, the first time that bigeye…

14th March 2019

Bigeye tuna MSC certified for the first time

14th March 2019

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

The Marine Institutes Fish Health Unit has held a meeting on Pacific Oyster health to discuss the latest research and knowledge on oyster diseases.

14th March 2019

Irish oyster farmers discuss disease control

14th March 2019

NEWS IFC

NEWS IFC

Fish Waste for Profit will feature a case study from PT Etmieco Group based in Indonesia, a second-generation family business that has been in the fishing industry for 29 years.

13th March 2019

Fish Waste for Profit goes global

13th March 2019

NEWS IFC

NEWS IFC

IFFO, an international trade organisation that represents and promotes the marine ingredients industry, such as fishmeal, fish oil and other related industries, have confirmed that they will be delivering one of the…

13th March 2019

Keynote confirmed: IFFO

13th March 2019

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Blockchain could boost the transparency of the aquaculture sector by providing a means to trace and record the entire fish supply chain, according to a new report by classification society, DNV GL,…

13th March 2019

Blockchain can boost aquaculture confidence

13th March 2019

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

New stock assessments of summer flounder and Atlantic striped bass are ready for use by fishery managers and show that whilst summer flounder is overfished, stock levels of striped bass are healthy.

13th March 2019

Flounder and striped bass stocks assessed

13th March 2019

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

The CNP Freire shipyard in Vigo has completed the first of a pair of Rolls-Royce factory trawlers designed to catch and process shrimp for owners in Greenland.

12th March 2019

First of shrimper pair from Vigo yard

12th March 2019

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The first oyster fishery in the United States has entered the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) fisheries standard assessment.

11th March 2019

US oyster fishery MSC certification hopes

11th March 2019

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

NOAA Fisheries has implemented final measures to help end overfishing of the Atlantic shortfin mako shark whilst ensuring fishing opportunities for recreational and commercial fishermen.

11th March 2019

New NOAA measures to tackle mako overfishing

11th March 2019

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Norwegian shipyard Aas Mekaniske Verksted has awarded PG Flow Solutions a deal to deliver pump systems to a new vessel the yard is building for wellboat company, Sølvtrans.

8th March 2019

PG Flow delivers pumps to Sølvtrans vessel

8th March 2019

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

More than twenty women in Chile’s 10th region are working in Norwegian aquaculture industry supplier AKVA Group’s workshops. Their training for this work is due to a programme of feminine inclusion that…

8th March 2019

Puertto Montt’s female welders

8th March 2019