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AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Operations began this week at the world’s first research facility to grow both food and fuel, using desert lands irrigated by seawater.

9th March 2016

Desert facility for growing fish and fuel

9th March 2016

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

Icelandic processing equipment manufacturer, Valka, has launched the second generation of the Valka Cutter machine, for automatic bone and portion cutting.

8th March 2016

Showcasing the second generation water jet cutter

8th March 2016

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Taylor Shellfish Farms has become the first US grower to achieve Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) certification for a farming operation in Washington State.

8th March 2016

First US farm achieves ASC certification

8th March 2016

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

An action plan has been adopted by the European Commission to boost fisheries control in the Netherlands.

8th March 2016

Action plan adopted for Dutch fisheries control system

8th March 2016

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The European Fisheries Fund (EFF) has funded 142 projects in Fraserburgh between 2008 and 2015.

7th March 2016

£18m EFF funding for Fraserburgh

7th March 2016

HEME

HEME

Have you booked your place? OMC 2016 takes place in just 4 weeks; network with key industry stakeholders from across the globe in Barcelona and be informed about the latest legislation, technology,…

4th March 2016

Join fish farmers, government bodies, investors, research institutes, feed & nutritionists, technology & equipment suppliers

4th March 2016

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Marine Harvest has experienced a severe algae bloom in its Chilean operations in Region X.

3rd March 2016

Marine Harvest loses fish to algal bloom

3rd March 2016

ANALYSIS

ANALYSIS

Menakhem Ben-Yami shares his opinion on Pauly and Zeller’s recent paper on fish catches.

3rd March 2016

Fishing down marine food webs?

3rd March 2016

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Vietnam’s fisheries are expected to have produced 827,000MT in the first two months of 2016, representing a 3.1% increase on the same period last year, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and…

3rd March 2016

Rise in Vietnamese fisheries’ production

3rd March 2016

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The Global Aquaculture Alliance has announced that Paraiso Springs Aquaculture Guatemala has become qualified to offer four-star Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) tilapia.

3rd March 2016

First Latin American company offers four-star BAP tilapia

3rd March 2016

FISHING GEAR

FISHING GEAR

The NPF Industry Pty Ltd (NPFI) is offering $20,000 in prize money for skippers, owners or crew who can develop strategies to help reduce bycatch in the Commonwealth Northern Prawn Fishery by…

3rd March 2016

$20,000 prize for bycatch reduction solutions

3rd March 2016

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Traditional defrosting methods introduce a number of difficulties directly related to the heat transfer mechanisms, says Stalam, a developer, designer and manufacturer of radio frequency (RF) equipment.

3rd March 2016

Rapid in line defrosting of fish and seafood

3rd March 2016

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

At Seafood Processing Global, NOCK will exhibit two ‘highlights’ from its range of high quality fish skinning machines ‘Made in Germany’.

3rd March 2016

Fish skinning technology from NOCK

3rd March 2016

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

UK authority Seafish has responded to Greenpeace’s latest report which calls for UK seafood companies to stop buying cod from the Barents Sea or risk having it tainted with arctic destruction, describing…

2nd March 2016

Seafish responds to Greenpeace’s ‘arctic destruction’ report

2nd March 2016

HEME

HEME

In recognition of the importance of mariculture in feeding the world’s population the highest authorities – DG Mare, NOAA, FAO and World Ocean Council will be presenting. Can you afford to miss…

2nd March 2016

Industry legislators, leaders and lobbyists to present in Barcelona

2nd March 2016

HEME

HEME

Between the COFASP Aquaculture Case Study and Kilic Seafood, delegates will learn about the similarities and differences that are limiting growth of Mediterranean sea bass/sea bream industry and atlantic salmon industry –…

2nd March 2016

Knowledge sharing: practices in Northern Vs Southern Europe – what can be learned?

2nd March 2016

HEME

HEME

In 2014, the Offshore Mariculture Conference attracted delegates from 28 countries from a plethora of sectors that make up the offshore mariculture and aquaculture industry. 51% of attendees came from Europe, whilst…

2nd March 2016

Join Fusion Marine, FISA, Badinotti and more to reach industry leaders and key stakeholders

2nd March 2016

HEME

HEME

U.S. East Coast supermarket company, ShopRite, has committed to sourcing four-star Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) products, as part of its sustainable seafood procurement policy.

2nd March 2016

ShopRite commits to sourcing 100% four-star BAP

2nd March 2016

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

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…

2nd March 2016

Colombia signs aquaculture agreement with GAA

2nd March 2016

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Fishing fleets that supply major consumer brands are contributing to Arctic destruction and threatening vulnerable species, according to a new Greenpeace investigation.

2nd March 2016

Sustainable fish linked to Arctic destruction

2nd March 2016