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WORLD FISHING EVENTS

WORLD FISHING EVENTS

Presentations and discussions at the Offshore Mariculture Conference in Singapore made clear the potential of the open ocean in creating a more dynamic and sustainable aquaculture industry.

17th June 2018

Offshore farming – unlocking growth potential

17th June 2018

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Seafood producer Loch Fyne Oysters has celebrated its 40th year of trading by scooping the top prize in the ‘Fish and Seafood’ category of the Scotland Food & Drink Excellence Awards 2018.

15th June 2018

Top award for Loch Fyne Oysters

15th June 2018

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

Leading scallop and surf clam producer, Atlantic Capes Fisheries (ACF) recently installed an IQF tunnel freezer as well as a slurry ice and delivery system from Skaginn 3X.

15th June 2018

Atlantic Capes invests in Skaginn 3X IQF tunnel freezer and slurry ice delivery system

15th June 2018

ANALYSIS

ANALYSIS

With the accelerating growth of fish consumption, more and more attention and efforts are being dedicated to the development of fish farming, both?? ?? marine and freshwater. To produce fish of edible…

15th June 2018

?Fingerlings and other lings

15th June 2018

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

The first contract for a state-of-the-art simulator covering navigation, fishfinding and catching has been signed with the Lofoten Vocational School in Northern Norway. The new K-Sim Fishery will support training, improving safety…

14th June 2018

New Kongsberg simulator meets training demand for sustainable fisheries

14th June 2018

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

The company expects to begin producing a high protein animal feed ingredient later this summer as a major construction at the Flint Hills Resources Fairmont ethanol plant is approaches completion.

13th June 2018

Flint Hills Resources Fairmont nears completion of coproduct upgrading project construction

13th June 2018

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The NSW and Australian Governments are merging the NSW managed Southern Fish Trawl and the Commonwealth managed South East Trawl fisheries to resolve management inefficiencies.

13th June 2018

Australian fisheries merge over inefficiency

13th June 2018

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

More than a hundred organisations have formally announced their united opposition to industrial ocean fish farming in US waters. According to Friends of the Earth, the move comes as some members of Congress…

13th June 2018

Coalition opposes industrial ocean fish farming

13th June 2018

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Rolls-Royce Marine has signed a landmark contract with US shipyard Thoma-Sea Marine Constructors for the development of a 100 metre state-of-the-art pelagic trawler for the Seattle-based Arctic Storm Management Group.

13th June 2018

Rolls-Royce design for US pelagic catcher

13th June 2018

SAFETY & DISTRESS

SAFETY & DISTRESS

Lloyds Register Foundation, a charity helping to protect the safety of life and property by supporting education, research and public engagement, has announced the launch of its Insight Report on safety in…

12th June 2018

Safety in the fishing industry: providing insight into a global safety challenge

12th June 2018

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

US sustainable seafood alliance Sea Pact is to fund three new aquaculture projects to help drive sustainability in the industry.

12th June 2018

Sea Pact funds three new aquaculture projects

12th June 2018

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

The European Commission and the General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM) have secured a 10-year pledge to rebuild the Black Sea fish stocks, protect the regions ecological and economic wealth and…

11th June 2018

Black Sea countries pledge sustainability

11th June 2018

HEME

HEME

Fibras Industriales SA, commercially known as FISA, is a leading producer and distributor of fishing nets, ropes and twine with more than 70 years of experience in the fishing and aquaculture markets.

8th June 2018

Fibras Industriales S.A. (FISA)

8th June 2018

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Fitco SA has been named as a gold sponsor of the 2018 High Energy Mariculture Europe conference.

7th June 2018

Fitco is High Energy Mariculture sponsor

7th June 2018

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Scottish-registered fishing vessels landed 464,000 tonnes of sea fish and shellfish with a value of GB£559m in 2017, representing an increase of 10,600t (2%) and GB£2.6m (

4th June 2018

2017 Scottish fishing haul worth GB£559m

4th June 2018

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

A European Commission (EC) proposal for a new set of rules to revise the Union Fisheries Control System will be at the expense of the sector, claims Europêche.

4th June 2018

Proposed Fisheries Control System a burden

4th June 2018

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

Fisherman could benefit from better target detection, deeper depths and greater screen clarity with WASSP’s new F3X multibeam sounder featuring more energy and better processing than its previous F3 model.

1st June 2018

Better target detection with WASSP F3X

1st June 2018

OMA

OMA

Did you miss OMC Asia? The papers and presentations from the inaugural conference are now available to download from the conference website.

31st May 2018

Benefit from the fantastic line up of OMCA speakers after the event

31st May 2018

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Coastal states at a recent Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (IOTC) meeting have rejected an EU proposal for 85% of the future allocation to be based on historical catches – regardless of which…

31st May 2018

IOTC coastal states reject EU allocation proposal

31st May 2018

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Thai Union Group PCL has won major awards in several Thailand categories in the 18th Asia’s Best Managed Companies survey by FinanceAsia.

30th May 2018

Thai Union Group wins big in Best Managed Companies survey

30th May 2018