News

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Faroese aquaculture is now growing at a formidable speed and exports may soon surpass those of traditional fisheries.

31st March 2016

Aquaculture growth in the Faroe Islands

31st March 2016

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Carrefour Italy has committed to supply its customers with seafood products carrying the blue Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) label.

31st March 2016

Carrefour Italy collaborates with MSC

31st March 2016

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Xelect limited and the EOS Technology Investment Syndicate have announced the completion of an equity investment round.

30th March 2016

Investment for Xelect

30th March 2016

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Changes in ocean conditions in the northwest Atlantic have altered the food web, changing the quantity and quality of important prey species, according to a recent study on salmon foraging.

30th March 2016

Ocean conditions affect salmon prey

30th March 2016

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Thai tuna processor, Sea Value PLC, has become the newest member of the International Pole and Line Foundation (IPNLF).

29th March 2016

Sea Value joins the IPNLF

29th March 2016

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Cuba’s accession to the Agreement on Port State Measures to Prevent, Deter and Eliminate Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing means that adherence is needed by just one more party before coming into…

29th March 2016

Agreement on Port State Measures close to coming into force

29th March 2016

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The Pew Charitable Trusts has written a Letter to the Editor in response to the article ‘Europeche rejects claims that EC plan will lead to overfishing’ published on 16 March.

29th March 2016

Letter to the Editor

29th March 2016

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Thai Union Group Public Company Limited (TU) has entered into a joint venture agreement to acquire a 40% equity stake of Avanti Feeds Limited’s wholly owned shrimp processing unit, Avanti Frozen Foods…

29th March 2016

Thai Union to acquire 40% of Avanti Frozen Foods

29th March 2016

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

Carsoe will equip M.V. Osprey Ltd’s new shrimp trawler, ‘Northern Osprey III’, with the most modern state-of-the-art equipment.

29th March 2016

Carsoe to equip state-of-the-art shrimp trawler

29th March 2016

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Blue Harvest Fisheries has announced the acquisition of seven scallop vessels and related shoreside assets from Harbour Blue Seafood.

24th March 2016

Blue Harvest acquires assets from Harbour Blue Seafood

24th March 2016

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

Simrad has launched the R2009 & R3016 dedicated Radar Control Units with integrated 9-inch portrait and 16-inch widescreen display options.

24th March 2016

New Radar Control Units launched by Simrad

24th March 2016

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Thai Union PCL (TU) has welcomed a new initiative on ‘Combatting Unacceptable Forms of Work in the Thai Fishing and Seafood Industry’.

24th March 2016

Thai Union welcomes new labour initiative

24th March 2016

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

New Zealand’s Snapper 1 trawl fleet of 15 vessels has achieved 100% camera coverage.

24th March 2016

100% camera coverage achieved in NZ fishery

24th March 2016

HEME

HEME

OMC 2016 takes place next week in Barcelona, there’s still time to book to join fish farmers, producer, government bodies, investors, research institutes, feed & nutritionists, technology & equipment suppliers from around…

24th March 2016

One week to go, still time to book!

24th March 2016

HEME

HEME

The Global Aquaculture Alliance (GAA) and the Federación Colombiana De Acuicultores (FEDEACUA) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to ensure that Colombian aquaculture operations are able to access the Best Aquaculture Practices…

24th March 2016

Colombia signs aquaculture agreement with GAA

24th March 2016

HEME

HEME

The 2016 Offshore Mariculture Conference technical visits will include visits to the Mercabarna Fish Market and IRTA, Research & Technology, Food & Agriculture, a multifunctional platform in aquaculture and aquatic ecosystems.

24th March 2016

OMC technical visits

24th March 2016

HEME

HEME

Cooke Aquaculture Scotland has ordered new fish farm pens from Fusion Marine, bringing Cooke’s total investment in new equipment to almost £1m in the last eight months.

24th March 2016

New pens for Cooke Aquaculture Scotland

24th March 2016

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

Globavista has launched BigOceanData – a next-generation vessel tracking system for the professional market.

23rd March 2016

BigOceanData launches next-generation vessel tracking system

23rd March 2016

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Skretting has unveiled salmon feed formulations made completely fishmeal-free, which also deliver equal performance levels of fish growth and health.

23rd March 2016

Skretting announces fishmeal-free breakthrough

23rd March 2016

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The European Parliaments Fisheries Committee has empowered the European Fisheries Control Agency (EFCA) to use the data provided by its ship reporting systems to detect vessels carrying migrants.

23rd March 2016

EFCA to help detect migrant boats

23rd March 2016