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AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

170 facilities were certified by Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) in the first half of 2017, bringing the total number of certifications in the programme to 1,674 worldwide.

26th July 2017

BAP certification nears 1,700

26th July 2017

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

A renovated trout egg incubation facility has opened in Washington, US, with the ability to incubate as many as 100m trout eggs at one time.

24th July 2017

US trout incubation facility opened

24th July 2017

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

To prepare for the implementation of ILO C188, the first meeting of a Fishing Industry Safety Group (FISG) to develop a voluntary safety management code has been held.

24th July 2017

Safety management code in progress

24th July 2017

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Denmark-based Tuco Marine has launched a boat which carries out high pressure net cleaning of remotely operated underwater vehicles (ROVs), to be used for fish farm operations in Norway.

21st July 2017

ROV net cleaning boat launched

21st July 2017

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The opening of a £16.5m quay at Lerwick Harbour will boost the offshore and cruise sectors and benefit white fish and pelagic fishing businesses.

20th July 2017

£16.5m Lerwick Harbour quay opened

20th July 2017

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

A new cross-border Spanish and Portuguese collaboration aims to optimise the production and exploitation of microalgae across different sectors, including aquaculture.

20th July 2017

Cross-border collaboration on microalgal research

20th July 2017

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Síldarvinnslan’s trawler Barði has been sold to new owners in Russia and has sailed to its new home port in Murmansk.

20th July 2017

Barði sold to Russia

20th July 2017

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The Marine Stewardship Council has given North Sea cod certification as a sustainable fishery.

19th July 2017

Blue tick for North Sea cod

19th July 2017

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

The Piriou shipyard has an order from French fishing company Comata for a new 63m freezer longliner for fishing toothfish in the French TAAF EEZ in the Southern Ocean.

18th July 2017

Comata orders new toothfish longliner

18th July 2017

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Tom Aliotti’s new Bristol Bay gillnetter Mariola did 36 knots on sea trials. Asked the secret of getting that speed, he replied, ‘I’m not going to tell you my secret,’ he said,…

18th July 2017

Built by fishermen for fishermen

18th July 2017

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Following on from Operation Albacore that saw Sea Shepherd partnering with the Gabonese authorities last year to inspect fishing vessels, resulting in the arrests of three Congolese trawlers and a Spanish longliner…

17th July 2017

Sea Shepherd and Gabonese Navy arrest IUU trawlers

17th July 2017

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Norwegian boatbuilder Jemar Norpower has developed a GRP-hulled workboat designed to meet the needs of fish farm staff, combining speed and power to cope with a variety of roles.

17th July 2017

Jemar Norpower builds fish farm workboat

17th July 2017

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA) has welcomed fifteen fishery fellows from eight Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (IOTC) member nations as part of a professional development course

13th July 2017

Insight sharing visit for fishery fellows

13th July 2017

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Sjávarútvegsráðstefnan The Icelandic Fisheries Conference, „Fiskúrgangur skilar hagnaði“ (Fish Waste for Profit), fer fram 14. september 2017 samhliða Íslensku sjávarútvegssýningunni, IceFish17, sem nú er haldin í tólfta skipti.

12th July 2017

Dagskrá sem ryður brautina – bókaðu núna!

12th July 2017

NEWS IFC

NEWS IFC

The conference programme is packed with sessions from the Icelandic pioneers in fish processing by-product reutilisation, including individuals from the fashion and beauty industry. The Icelandic Fisheries Conference, Fish Waste for Profit,…

11th July 2017

A pioneering programme – book now!

11th July 2017

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The Icelandic Fisheries Conference is pleased to have the following Media Supporters: World Fishing Official Supporting Publication READ more       Tel: +44 1329 825335info@icefish.is

11th July 2017

Media Supporters

11th July 2017

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Official Supporting Publication

11th July 2017

World Fishing

11th July 2017

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Brunvoll Volda has signed contracts with Stadyard in western Norway for delivery of propulsion systems for two fishing vessels. The equipment will be delivered in December 2017 and February 2018.

11th July 2017

Brunvoll signs new contracts

11th July 2017

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Norwegian deck machinery specialist Rapp Marine has been contracted to supply a suite of electric deck equipment for its first krill vessel.

10th July 2017

Krill vessel first for Rapp

10th July 2017

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The European Commission (EC) has launched its annual consultation on setting fishing opportunities for 2018, with a new overview on the progress made towards the achievement of the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP)…

10th July 2017

Europe issues CFP update

10th July 2017