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NEWS IFC

NEWS IFC

The 2nd Icelandic Fisheries Conference, Fish Waste for Profit, is fast approaching and the sponsorship brochure has been released.

14th June 2017

Right audience, right place, right time

14th June 2017

NEWS IFC

NEWS IFC

Fish skin has been making waves in both the pharmaceutical and fashion industries in recent years.

14th June 2017

A product that can heal damaged skin and answer our fashion needs?

14th June 2017

NEWS IFC

NEWS IFC

The IceFish Conference, Fish Waste for Profit, is pleased to announce its first speaker; Dr Hólmfríður Sveinsdóttir, Managing Director of Protis.

14th June 2017

Protis to speak at IceFish Conference

14th June 2017

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Fisheries inspectors from across the EU and the Nordic region are gathering this week in Gothenburg for a three-day conference, and are joined by Coastguard officers from Scotland, Germany and Sweden with…

13th June 2017

Fishery inspectors gather in Sweden

13th June 2017

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

BioMar Group has taken its next step into the shrimp feed market by acquiring 70% of the Ecuadorian shrimp feed producer Alimentsa.

12th June 2017

BioMar acquires Alimentsa

12th June 2017

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Sweden has made a USD$5.4m contribution to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations’ (FAO) activities to combat illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing.

12th June 2017

Sweden pledges USD$5.4m to help FAO tackle illegal fishing

12th June 2017

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

At last week’s United Nation’s Ocean Conference, the Republic of Indonesia becomes the first nation ever to publish Vessel Monitoring System (VMS) data revealing the location and activity of its commercial fishing…

12th June 2017

Making Indonesia’s fleet visible

12th June 2017

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

A 1.7m project conceived to get Scottish mussels to spawn in a hatchery environment has been visited by its Australian partner, Spring Bay Seafoods – operators of a commercial-scale mussel hatchery.

9th June 2017

Scottish mussel hatchery project receives international boost

9th June 2017

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Targets, proposed action and outputs towards the sustainability of Mediterranean and Black Sea fisheries (2017-2020) have been put forward.

9th June 2017

Med and Black Sea mid-term strategy

9th June 2017

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Calysta has pledged to support the UN’s Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 14: to “conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development.”

8th June 2017

Calysta commits to UN sustainable ocean goal

8th June 2017

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

The Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) Salmon Standard has been recommended by the Monterey Bay Aquarium Seafood Watch Program as equal to its Good Alternative recommendation.

7th June 2017

Seafood Watch kudos for ASC

7th June 2017

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The OSF Orkney brown crab creel fishery will undergo a full assessment against the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) fisheries standard over the next few months.

7th June 2017

Brown crab fishery to undergo MSC assessment

7th June 2017

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

As the international community focuses this week on preserving the health of global oceans and seas, the United Nations agencies on agriculture, environment and trade are committing to the sustainable trade of…

7th June 2017

UN agencies commit to cutting fishing subsidies

7th June 2017

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

With attention on fisheries with the SeaWeb Summit earlier this week and with the UN Ocean Conference currently in progress, the worldwide problem of ghost fishing gear problem has been raised to…

7th June 2017

Focus on ghost gear

7th June 2017

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Seawebs Seafood Summit celebration honoured five winners and 16 finalists for  advancing seafood sustainability and ocean health. The annual Seafood Champion Awards recognise individuals and organisations for excellence in promoting ocean health…

6th June 2017

SeaWeb’s 2017 Seafood Champion Awards

6th June 2017

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

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.

6th June 2017

Brunvoll signs new seiner contracts

6th June 2017

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Scottish Fishermen’s Federation (SFF) chief executive Bertie Armstrong has insisted that exiting the EU Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) is the only way forward for the industry.

6th June 2017

SFF: CFP exit the only way forward

6th June 2017

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

A new international treaty, which has been hailed as a milestone for the beginning of the end of rogue fishing, has taken another step forward with two new countries joining the agreement.

5th June 2017

Treaty to end rogue fishing progresses

5th June 2017

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) has published an analysis of the impact of sustainable seafood certification in safeguarding marine resources.

5th June 2017

Report highlights role of certification in delivering sustainability

5th June 2017

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Rolls-Royce has launched a V-Line version of its B33:45 engine series, designed to deliver 20% more power than the B32:40.

2nd June 2017

Rolls-Royce launches V-Line variant of B33:45 engine

2nd June 2017