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The European Parliament’s Fisheries Committee last week approved draft rules aimed at reducing impacts on the environment that include restrictions on new fishing methods such as pulse trawling. The draft text was…

27th November 2017

Draft rules get mixed reception

27th November 2017

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Scotland’s salmon and trout producers want to extend the usage and efficacy of the most environmentally-friendly sea lice treatments.

27th November 2017

Salmon and trout producers tackle lice treatments

27th November 2017

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The Conformity Assessment Body (CAB) conducting the reassessment of Parties to the Nauru Agreement’s (PNA) MSC tuna fishery has dismissed IPNLF concerns.

24th November 2017

CAB backs PNA MSC recertification

24th November 2017

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Lunar Fishing Company Ltd’s new purse seiner trawler will be fitted with a 4-stroke diesel Wärtsilä 31 engine.

23rd November 2017

Wärtsilä engine to power Lunar vessel

23rd November 2017

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Cermaq has released its latest fish survival rates which indicate better levels than last year, especially for Atlantic salmon.

23rd November 2017

Cermaq reports high global fish survival rates

23rd November 2017

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Spain’s Nueva Pescanova Group has joined the Sustainable Fisheries Partnership (SFP) in order to improve the sustainability of its supply chain.

22nd November 2017

Spanish producer commits to sustainability

22nd November 2017

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VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Dutch fishing company Ekofish Group has contracted Damen Maaskant Shipyards Stellendam to build a new twin-rig trawler. The design and equipment of the new vessel will all be in line with Ekofish’s…

22nd November 2017

Ekofish orders twin-rigger from Stellendam yard

22nd November 2017

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

A project to create fenders for a new pier using recycled tyres has won a Shetland Environmental Award.

22nd November 2017

Recycled tyre fender project wins award

22nd November 2017

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Brexit will almost certainly have a negative economic impact on large parts of Britain’s fishing industry and reliant coastal communities.

21st November 2017

Brexit poses “severe threat to Britain’s fishing communities”

21st November 2017

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INDUSTRY NEWS

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DS-Concept has announced a €2 million non-recourse factoring facility for a seafood processor based in Latvia, a deal that will help propel it into additional markets and allow it to focus on…

21st November 2017

Credit facility allows processor to break into new markets

21st November 2017

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Thai Union Group PCL has received the Stock Exchange of Thailand’s (SET) 2017 ‘Outstanding’ Sustainability Award in recognition of outstanding performance.

20th November 2017

Thai Union achieves recognition for its sustainability

20th November 2017

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The UK’s fishing federations in conjunction with the MCA Fishing Safety team have together developed a Fishing Safety Management (FSM) System that will assist fishermen with the imminent implementation of a generational…

20th November 2017

UK industry leads on ILO 188

20th November 2017

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Piriou has set up companies on La Reunion island and in Senegal to expands its global services.

20th November 2017

Piriou expands to La Reunion and Senegal

20th November 2017

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Policy stakeholders have formulated an action plan to improve fishing industry safety and labour conditions.

17th November 2017

Plan for safety and labour improvement developed

17th November 2017

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

The benefits of responsible aquaculture and fisheries and the need to mitigate their environmental impacts are increasingly in the public consciousness. Combine this with the globalisation of food chains and suppliers and…

17th November 2017

The World of Aquaculture Certification

17th November 2017

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Major feed breakthroughs have been made possible through research by Skretting Aquaculture Research Centre’s (ARC) Feed Technology Plant (FTP).

16th November 2017

Feed technology research crucial to development

16th November 2017

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Europe’s largest biggest fry breeder Kiliç Deniz has carried out a second live fish juvenile delivery to Oman. As a part of maintaining its dominant position in Middle Eastern markets, Kiliç Deniz…

16th November 2017

1.2 million juvenile fish in air shipment from Turkey to Oman

16th November 2017

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

The Marine Ingredients Organisation IFFO has appointed a new president and vice president following elections for its new management board for 2018/19.

15th November 2017

New president and vice president for IFFO

15th November 2017

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Bord Iascaigh Mhara’s (BIM) quality standard for Irish aquaculture production will enter the Global Sustainable Seafood Initiative (GSSI) benchmark process.

15th November 2017

BIM’s quality standard to enter GSSI benchmark assessment

15th November 2017