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INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Scottish Fisheries Secretary Richard Lochhead will take part in a question and answer session on the implications for fishing should there be independence for Scotland, at Skipper Expo Int. Aberdeen 2014 which…

27th May 2014

Q&A on Scottish independence

27th May 2014

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Compressed air specialist, BOGE, has launched a new range of oxygen generators it says will save users money by providing a complete system for generating oxygen in-house.

23rd May 2014

New oxygen generators launched

23rd May 2014

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Austevoll Seafood ASA has agreed to purchase a 140m Whooshh Innovations fish transport system for its Atlantic salmon processing plant in Storebø, Norway, Austevoll Laksepakkeri AS.

22nd May 2014

Austevoll Seafood to install innovative fish transport system

22nd May 2014

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The economic benefits from the Scottish aquaculture industry are wide ranging and are felt across the country, reveals a news report.

21st May 2014

Scottish aquaculture proves its worth

21st May 2014

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

American Tuna has announced that it is launching Pole & Line Tuna and Deck Hand Premium Cat Food, which will available exclusively at Whole Foods Market starting this spring.

21st May 2014

Sustainable tuna and cat food brands launched

21st May 2014

FISHING GEAR

FISHING GEAR

Dong Yang Rope of South Korea will be displaying its MirAcle rope – described as the world’s strongest fibre rope - at Nor-Fishing this year, in the hope of gaining a foothold…

21st May 2014

The world’s strongest fibre rope on display

21st May 2014

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Fusion Marine has been selected to develop a design concept for an economically and environmentally sustainable multiple use open sea platform as part of the European Commission project H2OCEAN.

21st May 2014

Offshore multi-use platform project, H2OCEAN

21st May 2014

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Marine Scotland Science has published the Scottish Shellfish Farm Production Survey 2013, which details statistics on the employment, production and value of shellfish from Scottish shellfish farms.

21st May 2014

Scottish shellfish survey

21st May 2014

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

A new Indonesian task force has been set up to drive the development of the country’s coastal tuna fisheries.

20th May 2014

New tuna task force

20th May 2014

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Researchers from the University of Strathclyde have published a report that says new rules banning fishermen from throwing away unwanted fish they have caught could harm wildlife and fail to improve fish…

20th May 2014

Concerns raised over discard ban

20th May 2014

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The new edition of FAOs ‘State of World Fisheries and Aquaculture’ has been released.

20th May 2014

Fish farming holds great promise as demand for food rises

20th May 2014

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Marine ecologists and oceanography experts from the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) embarked on a four week survey on 19 May, as part of ongoing work to improve scientific understanding of Scotland’s…

20th May 2014

Scottish marine survey

20th May 2014

FISHING GEAR

FISHING GEAR

Norway’s Mustad, together with the Dutch company SaveWave, has developed the SeaBird Saver which uses brand new technology to create bird free zones near fishing vessels.

20th May 2014

Laser solution to prevent seabird bycatch

20th May 2014

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Ireland’s inshore fisheries sector is to receive €1m in funding to develop sustainable, environmentally friendly fishing practices.

19th May 2014

Ireland receives €1m boost

19th May 2014

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Canada’s Cooke Aquaculture has bought Marine Harvest’ fully owned subsidiary Meridian Salmon Farms, Scotland’s leading salmon farming company.

16th May 2014

Cooke closes Scottish deal

16th May 2014

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The European Commission is calling for the banning of the use of any kind of driftnets for fishing in all EU waters as of 1 January 2015.

15th May 2014

Commission calls for driftnet ban

15th May 2014

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

R.H. Ward (Welton) Ltd.’s tilapia farm, The Fish Company, in the United Kingdom is Europe’s first tilapia farm to attain Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) certification.

15th May 2014

First European tilapia farm BAP certified

15th May 2014

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Mannos Brothers (Fratelli Manno) has become the first Italian company to achieve Friend of the Sea certification for it deep-water rose shrimps, which are caught in the Tyrrhenian Sea (GSA 9).

15th May 2014

Deep-water rose shrimps now Friend of the Sea

15th May 2014

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

The Armón Vigo shipyard has delivered a fishing and oceanographic research ship to the Mexico National Fisheries Institute (INAPESCA).

14th May 2014

Research vessel delivered to Mexico

14th May 2014

SAFETY & DISTRESS

SAFETY & DISTRESS

UK safety supplier, Ocean Safety, has delivered a second order of 300 PFDs (personal flotation devices) as part of a major contract with Seafish, the UK seafood authority.

14th May 2014

Second batch of lifejackets delivered

14th May 2014