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AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Moving from inefficient nearshore production approaches to higher energy offshore industrial methods can be a success, according to the first session of this years Offshore Mariculture Conference. Erik Vis, Director of Farming…

15th May 2018

OMC Asia: tackling the shift to offshore

15th May 2018

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

The Official Mariculture Conference 2018 began this morning with Conference Chairman Alessandro Lovatelli, Regional Fisheries and Aquaculture Officer at the FAO beginning his introduction. Also on the podium were Lukas Manomaitis, Conference…

15th May 2018

OMC Asia keynote; producing more with fewer resources

15th May 2018

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

New research undertaken as part of New Zealand’s first Sustainable Seafood Day shows New Zealanders rate ocean pollution such as plastics as the highest perceived threat to ocean health, followed by overfishing…

15th May 2018

Research shows New Zealanders value seafood sustainability

15th May 2018

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

A day before the Offshore Mariculture Conference kicks off in Singapore, World Fishing & Aquaculture sat down with Dr. Guillaume Drillet, Immediate Past- President of the World Aquaculture Societys Asia Pacific Chapter,…

15th May 2018

Interview: Dr. Guillaume Drillet, President, World Aquaculture Society Asia Pacific Chapter

15th May 2018

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

The latest additions to the revitalised Icelandic groundfish fleet, fresher trawlers Páll Pálsson and Breki, are expected to dock in Iceland as World Fishing goes to press, as their long delivery trip…

14th May 2018

Breki and Páll Pálsson: big propeller, high-efficiency

14th May 2018

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Western Rock Lobster plans to establish an Australasian Institute for spiny lobster research in a bid to double the industry’s economic contribution to $1 billion in the next decade.

14th May 2018

Doubling western rock lobster industry’s value

14th May 2018

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Faroe Islands-based salmon producer Bakkafrost will invest in a new biogas plant in collaboration with other Faroese fish farmers and local dairy farmers, using waste products from fish and dairy farming to…

14th May 2018

Salmon waste to fuel Faroese energy

14th May 2018

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

atg UV Technology’s WF range of UV systems has been awarded Norwegian Veterinary Institute (NVI) approval for disinfection of intake water and wastewater from aquaculture installations.

11th May 2018

atg UV gains NVI approval for disinfection of intake water and wastewater

11th May 2018

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Aggreko will be exhibiting at Aquaculture UK and plans to discuss how it can save fish farms time and cost, plus how it is responding to concerns in the industry surrounding a…

10th May 2018

Aggreko to demonstrate cost-saving technology at Aquaculture UK

10th May 2018

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

DS-Concept, a global provider of trade finance solutions for small and medium-sized enterprises, has changed its name to Tradewind. The company is a leader in international export factoring, and the change of…

9th May 2018

DS-Concept becomes Tradewind and expands its service range

9th May 2018

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

In the latest phase in development of Lerwick’s fishing industry hub, construction of a replacement white fish market is scheduled to begin this month – in a project expected to more than…

9th May 2018

Contract awarded for new Lerwick market

9th May 2018

OMA

OMA

Investors, operators, farmers, service providers and many more have signed up for the first Offshore Mariculture Asia Conference.

8th May 2018

Final week: last chance to book!

8th May 2018

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Damen Maaskant Shipyards Stellendam (Maaskant) has delivered a new 41m beam trawler with twin Optima nozzles for Hakvoort Brothers in the Netherlands.

8th May 2018

Damen delivers beam trawler with twin Optima nozzles

8th May 2018

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

A report on the performance of the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) has concluded that stocks status has significantly improved although the rate of progress has slowed in the last few years.

8th May 2018

CFP performance report shows improved stock status but progress slowing

8th May 2018

NEW HORIZONS

NEW HORIZONS

With its long coastline and large markets along coastal cities and towns, the potential for oyster culture in Brazil is high. Last year, a study in Pará state along the eastern Amazon…

7th May 2018

Oyster culture in Brazil: An emerging sector along the Amazon mangrove coast

7th May 2018

ANALYSIS

ANALYSIS

The UK Government will put sustainable fisheries and marine conservation at the heart of its fisheries management regime after Brexit. It says adherence to sustainable fishing practices will be a pre-condition of…

7th May 2018

UK set to take control of its waters – but ready to co-operate on management

7th May 2018

ANALYSIS

ANALYSIS

Sitting down to write this, I can’t help noticing that the date is Friday 13th, so a look at superstition seems appropriate. What a crazy idea! Me and superstitions? I consider myself…

7th May 2018

Born on Friday 13th – superstition and the sea

7th May 2018

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Small scale coastal fishermen are at risk of going out of business, the chairman of the Coastal PO and executive director of the Low Impact Fishers of Europe has warned.

4th May 2018

Small UK fleet at serious risk with prolonged and weak Brexit quota negotiation position

4th May 2018

OMA

OMA

Tran Van Manh is the Sales Manager for the Asian Market for Steinsvik. He has 5 years of experience in aquaculture technology for difference species in Asia.

3rd May 2018

Tran Van Manh

3rd May 2018

OMA

OMA

Offshore Mariculture Asia will act as a forum for aquaculture companies, both local and global, to showcase their latest successes to an international audience of experts.

2nd May 2018

Join diverse attendee profile and government-level delegates at OMC Asia 2018

2nd May 2018