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View footage of the Chairmans Welcome and Keynote Addresses, which opened the 5th Offshore Mariculture Conference in Naples, Italy on Wednesday, 9 April 2014.

26th June 2014

Exclusive footage of the conference opening session!

26th June 2014

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Growing Atlantic salmon in land-based, closed-containment is technically feasible, but its commercial viability remains to be proven, says a new report commissioned by the Nova Scotia government.

26th June 2014

Report on land-based aquaculture

26th June 2014

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Shipbuilder MCTAYS has invested more than £1million at its UK headquarters in upgrading a slipway which is now capable of accommodating vessels up to 2,000 tonnes.

26th June 2014

MCTAYS invests more than £1m in upgrade

26th June 2014

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

According to the European Commission’s latest report on the state of fish stocks, stocks in the North and West of Europe are recovering, but there are still serious problems of overfishing in…

26th June 2014

EC: The Mediterranean is heavily overfished

26th June 2014

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

Simrad Yachting has announced its next-generation sonar system, the Simrad BSM-3 Broadband Sounder with CHIRP (Compressed High-Intensity Radar Pulse), designed for commercial fisherman and recreational boaters.

26th June 2014

Simrad announces BSM-3 Broadband Sounder

26th June 2014

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

A fisheries centre of excellence has been launched in Scotland to improve sustainable fishing throughout the sector.

26th June 2014

Scotland launches centre of excellence

26th June 2014

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

HB Grandi hf. has entered negotiations with Turkish ship building company Celiktrans Deniz Ltd. on the construction of three wetfish trawlers, based on an offer from the ship builder.

26th June 2014

HB Grandi considers three more trawlers

26th June 2014

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Cermaq has confirmed that the ISA virus has been detected at its Langøyhovden sea site in Nordland, Norway.

25th June 2014

ISA detected at Cermaq site

25th June 2014

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Cellana, Inc. and Galil Algae Cooperative Agriculture Society Limited have entered into a letter of intent with the objective of partnering for the production of high-value algae products for aquaculture applications.

25th June 2014

Companies team up to produce high-value algae products

25th June 2014

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Members of the Belize Shrimp Growers Association are preparing for Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) assessment, thanks to funding from funding from the Enterprise Innovation Challenge Fund (EICF), a component of the Compete…

25th June 2014

Belize shrimp farms prepare for certification

25th June 2014

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Scotland has launched its Scottish Aquaculture Innovation Centre (SAIC) to help create jobs and support the growth, sustainability and profitability of the country’s industry.

25th June 2014

Scotland launches Aquaculture Innovation Centre

25th June 2014

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The health of the global ocean is in decline and a five-year integrated rescue package is what’s needed to bring it back to life, according to a new report by the Global…

24th June 2014

Rescuing the ocean from decline

24th June 2014

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Plastic waste is estimated to cause an estimated $13 billion in financial damage to marine ecosystems, according to two reports issued at the inaugural meeting of the United Nations Environment Assembly.

24th June 2014

Plastic waste causes $13bn in annual damage to marine ecosystems

24th June 2014

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

The Global Aquaculture Alliance (GAA) is calling on shrimp farms in Asia and Latin America to fill out a survey designed to collect information on early mortality syndrome (EMS).

24th June 2014

EMS survey now online

24th June 2014

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Pevaeche’s six purse seiners have successfully undergone a Friend of the Sea renewal audit.

24th June 2014

Tuna seiners confirmed Friend of the Sea

24th June 2014

FISHING GEAR

FISHING GEAR

Faroese trawl producer Vónin has reported that the crew of ‘Tummas T’ are very happy with their Vónin HEX trawl.

24th June 2014

Tummas T crew happy with Vónin trawl

24th June 2014

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The 2014 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) report has been released, and after four consecutive years on the Tier 2 Watchlist, the US Department of State has downgraded Thailand to Tier 3.

24th June 2014

Thailand downgraded in trafficking report

24th June 2014

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The gene responsible for Infectious pancreatic necrosis (IPN) resistance in salmon has been identified by Norwegian biologists at AquaGen.

20th June 2014

AquaGen identifies IPN resistance gene

20th June 2014

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

US President Barack Obama is enhancing the tools available to combat illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing and seafood fraud in the United States.

19th June 2014

President Obama tackles IUU fishing

19th June 2014

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Filet-O-Fish served by McDonald’s Canada are now 100% certified as sustainable by the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC).

19th June 2014

Canadian Filet-O-Fish MSC certified

19th June 2014