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FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The opening morning of Australia’s Bass Strait Central Zone Scallop fishery (BSCZSF) 2022 season brought the confirmation that it had achieved certification for its sustainable fisheries practices and management.

12th July 2022

Aussie certified scallops

12th July 2022

NEWS

NEWS

Salmon Scotland has marked a new milestone signing up nine new aquaculture and support companies.

12th July 2022

Scottish salmon garners support

12th July 2022

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

UK fishing vessel owners and skippers are being urged to take part in Seafish’s annual survey of the fleet which began in Peterhead, Scotland, on 11 July. 

12th July 2022

Fishing fleet survey

12th July 2022

NEW VESSELS

NEW VESSELS

Scotland’s Macduff Shipyards Limited has signed over its latest newbuild fishing vessel, Celestial Dawn BF 109, to owner George Hepburn and partners.

11th July 2022

North Sea newbuild arrives

11th July 2022

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Vietnam’s fisheries yield in the first half of 2022 increased by 2.5% year-on-year to almost 4.2 million tonnes, according to data released by the country’s Directorate of Fisheries.

11th July 2022

Vietnam production growth

11th July 2022

NEWS

NEWS

MainStream Aquaculture has expanded operations to include domestic production of barramundi with the purchase of a 1,100 acre (445 ha) fish farm in Arizona, US.

11th July 2022

US barramundi production

11th July 2022

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Síldarvinnslan hf has entered a deal to acquire the entire shareholding in fellow Icelandic fisheries company Vísir hf for ISK 20 billion.

11th July 2022

Síldarvinnslan to buy Vísir

11th July 2022

BUSINESS & FINANCE

BUSINESS & FINANCE

MEPs have voted to compensate EU fisheries and aquaculture businesses affected by the war in Ukraine.

8th July 2022

EU funding for war-affected fishers

8th July 2022

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The Association of Large Freezer Tuna Vessels (Asociación de Grandes Atuneros Congeladores, AGAC) has obtained Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certification for skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis) in the Indian Ocean after more than…

8th July 2022

Skipjack tuna eco-certified

8th July 2022

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Norwegian seafood exports have had a record breaking start to 2022, already exceeding volumes exported during the whole of 2015 in six months alone.

7th July 2022

Record rises for Norwegian exports

7th July 2022