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INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Nations bordering the Caspian Sea have agreed to extend the moratorium on commercial fishing for sturgeon, agreed at the Commission for the Conservation, Sustainable Use of Marine Resources and Management of Joint…

30th January 2019

Caspian countries extend sturgeon moratorium

30th January 2019

NEWS IFC

NEWS IFC

Fish Waste for Profit conference 2019 will be the 3rd edition of the Icelandic Fisheries Conference, which will run separately to the IceFish Exhibition for the first time.

29th January 2019

Introduction to Fish Waste for Profit:

29th January 2019

NEWS IFC

NEWS IFC

Early bird discount is now available for Fish Waste for Profit. If you book before 28 February, you can save €90 on your delegate place.

29th January 2019

Early bird: Book your place soon and save 20%

29th January 2019

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Construction has begun on the first of a series of new supertrawlers for the Russian Fishing Company, with the keel-laying of the lead vessel celebrated at the Admiralty Shipyard in St Petersburg.…

29th January 2019

Russian Fishing Company starts fleet renewal

29th January 2019

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Amid continued uncertainty in the UK, the European Commission has adopted two legislative proposals to help mitigate the impact of a no-deal Brexit on EU fisheries.

28th January 2019

EC proposals to mitigate ‘no-deal’ Brexit

28th January 2019

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Florida-based Trapananda Seafarms has joined the Global Sustainable Seafood Initiative (GSSI) as a funding partner.

28th January 2019

Trapananda Seafarms to fund GSSI

28th January 2019

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

The Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) third-party certification finished 2018 on a positive note, with more than 2,000 BAP-certified facilities worldwide, representing an increase of almost one third.

25th January 2019

BAP programme grows 29% in 2018

25th January 2019

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

A joint venture between aquaculture feed company, Skretting, and Mumbai-based West Coast Group is supporting India’s growing need for sustainable shrimp and fish feeds, says Skretting India’s general manager, Puneet Pokhriyal.

25th January 2019

Skretting boosts Indian aquaculture

25th January 2019

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The International Pole & Line Foundation (IPNLF), a charity committed to developing and supporting responsible one-by-one tuna fisheries and supply chains, has released a new film about Indonesia’s fisheries.

24th January 2019

IPNLF film applauds Indonesian tuna fishing

24th January 2019

NEWS IFC

NEWS IFC

Fish Waste for Profit is heading to the Grand Hotel Reykjavik from 10-11 April 2019 where a special room rate has been secured for conference attendees.

23rd January 2019

Fish Waste for Profit 2019: venue announcement

23rd January 2019

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Transparency must be improved to eradicate illegal fishing and prevent the collapse of Ghana’s fishing industry, according to a new report from the Far Dwuma Nk?do project.

23rd January 2019

Transparency is key, EJF tells Ghana

23rd January 2019

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Technology group Wärtsilä is to provide the ship design, main engine and other propulsion equipment for a new state-of-the-art fishing vessel.

23rd January 2019

Wärtsilä designs and powers fishing boat

23rd January 2019

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The Killybegs Fishermen’s Organisation (KFO) has called for a suite of mitigation measures for fisheries to be spelled out clearly by the Irish Government in the event of a hard Brexit.

22nd January 2019

Call for Brexit deal to protect Irish access

22nd January 2019

IC

IC

The Fish Waste for Profit Conference 2021 will be held during the 2021 Icelandic Fisheries Exhibition in Kópavogur.

21st January 2019

Venue and Accomodation

21st January 2019

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Norwegian company Aker BioMarine has launched its flagship purpose-built krill catching and processing vessel, Antarctic Endurance, which was christened at a ceremony in the port of Ålesund last week after being delivered…

21st January 2019

Aker BioMarine’s flagship krill hunter

21st January 2019

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The Seafood Exporters’ Association of Sri Lanka (SEASL) has been awarded the Monterey Bay Aquarium’s Good Alternative rating, marking a key milestone in its Blue Swimming Crab Fishery Improvement Project (FIP).

21st January 2019

SEASL marks FIP milestone

21st January 2019

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Seafish, the public body that supports the UK seafood industry, has released a guide to help seafood businesses prepare for Brexit.

21st January 2019

Seafish produces Brexit guide

21st January 2019

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

More than half of the world’s mahi-mahi products are already being sourced in a sustainable or improving manner, according to the latest sector report from Sustainable Fisheries Partnership (SFP).

18th January 2019

Over half of mahi-mahi sustainable, says SFP

18th January 2019

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Karstensens Skibsværft have delivered the second of a pair of almost identical pelagic vessels for Irish owners that have the capacity to work either singly or as a pair team.

16th January 2019

Irish pelagic vessel Girl Stephanie

16th January 2019

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

The Cemre Shipyard in Turkey has launched the world’s largest wellboat for owners Sølvtrans, which will on completion head for Tasmania for a ten-year lease to Huon Aquaculture.

16th January 2019

World’s biggest wellboat launched at Cemre

16th January 2019