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INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

A North Sea brown shrimp fishery operating in Germany, Denmark and the Netherlands has achieved MSC sustainability certification.

20th December 2017

First brown shrimp fishery gets MSC certified

20th December 2017

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Marin Teknikk has entered into contracts with Frøyanes AS for delivery of design and engineering packages for two new longliner vessels.

20th December 2017

Marin Teknikk secures contracts for new longliners

20th December 2017

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

The 2018 Scottish Marine Aquaculture Awards are now officially open for entry, enabling individuals and companies from all aspects of the industry to pit themselves against the crème de la crème of…

20th December 2017

Scottish Marine Aquaculture Awards – open for entry

20th December 2017

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

BioMar Australia have released plans to develop a AUD 56 million aqua feed production facility in the state’s north, providing a significant boost to the local economy, job creation and the state’s…

19th December 2017

AquaFeed facility proposed for Northern Tasmania

19th December 2017

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The Fisheries Council has upped catch limits in the Atlantic and North Sea for 2018, but introduced stricter controls for seabass and eels.

18th December 2017

Atlantic and North Sea catch limits set

18th December 2017

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The Indian Ocean Tuna Commissions (IOTC) has hosted a workshop in Cape Town to present its proposed e-MARIS electronic monitoring and reporting information system, and to provide an opportunity for experts to…

18th December 2017

Silicon Valley comes to the Indian Ocean

18th December 2017

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Kames Fish Farming has withdrawn its application for a SEPA CAR (Controlled Activities Regulations) licence application for a trout farm in the Sound of Jura, Scotland.

14th December 2017

Sound of Jura trout farm plan scrapped

14th December 2017

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

A plaice gutting machine developed by Kroma and handled in Denmark by Hvide Sande Skibssmedie promises to make production faster and easier.

14th December 2017

Plaice gutting machine from Kroma

14th December 2017

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

A tuna Fishery Improvement Project (FIP) for the Eastern Atlantic Ocean has been formally launched, with the signing of an agreement and approval of an action plan between 15 organisations.

13th December 2017

East Atlantic Purse Seine tuna FIP launched

13th December 2017

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

UK fisherman will benefit from significant quota increases for key stocks following UK Government negotiations with the EU.

13th December 2017

Quota increases for UK fisherman

13th December 2017

INSIGHT

INSIGHT

At least three new centres for breeding fingerlings for nearly dozen fish species should be established in various parts of Russia within the next few years, the officials from the Russian Federal…

13th December 2017

Russian aquaculture industry seeks self-sufficiency in fingerlings

13th December 2017

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Spain-based Conservas Emperatriz has become the latest member of the International Pole & Line Foundation (IPNLF).

12th December 2017

IPNLF grows Spanish supply chain network

12th December 2017

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

The first commercial scale field trial of a sea lice treatment in Norway has showed 100% efficacy.

12th December 2017

Sea lice treatment shows 100% efficacy

12th December 2017

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Australia and Vietnam are to commence an in-country public information campaign to educate Vietnamese fishers about the consequences of illegally fishing in Australian waters and the Pacific.

12th December 2017

Australia and Vietnam work together to combat illegal fishing

12th December 2017

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

Alison Handling, Europe’s largest independent stockist of plastic containers, continues to support the fishing industry with its new range of Sæplast boxes following its recent acquisition of GW Containers.

12th December 2017

New range of Saeplast boxes

12th December 2017

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The European Parliament and the Council of the EU have reached a political agreement on the European Commission proposal establishing a multi-annual plan for demersal stocks in the North Sea, the second…

12th December 2017

Europeche welcomes new plans for sustainable North Sea fisheries management

12th December 2017

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Norwegian Rig Shuttle has entered another contract with Maritime Partner AS in Aalesund for the delivery of a new fisheries inspection vessel for the Norwegian Directorate of Fisheries.

11th December 2017

Second fisheries inspection vessel for the Norwegian Directorate of Fisheries

11th December 2017

FISHING GEAR

FISHING GEAR

Belitronic’s jigging machine has hardly changed for years – until now. According to brothers Thomas and Patrik Neuendorf who run the Lunde-based company, the BJ5000 jigging machine that has been in service since…

11th December 2017

Belitronic’s jigger gets an upgrade – after 23 years

11th December 2017

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Vard has secured contracts for the design and construction of two offshore fish farming operation platforms for Cermaq Norway.

8th December 2017

Vard to build Cermaq offshore platforms

8th December 2017

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Norwegian deck equipment specialist Rapp Marine has along background of co-operation with Russian fishermen that goes back to the Soviet era.

8th December 2017

Rapp Marine secures Russian contracts

8th December 2017