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INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Hampiðjan, the ropes and netting specialist, has appointed a new sales manager.

11th May 2020

Hampiðjan appoints new sales manager

11th May 2020

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Krill meal improves the welfare and fillet quality of salmon, according to a recent study by the Norwegian Institute of Food, Fisheries and Aquaculture (Nofima), in collaboration with Aker BioMarine.

11th May 2020

Krill meal improves salmon health

11th May 2020

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Damen Shipyards Group has delivered a Multi Cat 1908 Patricia Matheson to Inverlussa Marine Services. The company, based on the Isle of Mull in Scotland, will operate the vessel in the aquaculture industry.

11th May 2020

Damen delivers Multi Cat 1908

11th May 2020

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

US President Donald Trump has signed a new Executive Order designed to promote American seafood competitiveness and economic growth, and calling for the expansion of sustainable US seafood production.

8th May 2020

Trump signs seafood industry Executive Order

8th May 2020

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Seafood Scotland has written to the chief executives of the main UK supermarkets, urging them to reopen their fresh fish counters.

7th May 2020

Reopen fish counters, urges Seafood Scotland

7th May 2020

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

The BioMar-Tongwei JV in China has now begun commercial production of aqua feeds in the new factory based in Wuxi. The new facility has already proved its capacity to deliver high and…

7th May 2020

?BioMar’s China JV delivers first production

7th May 2020

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

The Karstensens Group has returned a positive result for 2019, with DKK31.50 million post-tax profit, but the company warns that as Covid-19 affects the yard, its suppliers and its customers, a reduced…

6th May 2020

Positive results for Skagen yard

6th May 2020

FISHING GEAR

FISHING GEAR

Funded through the Australian Federal Government’s Our Marine Parks Grants Programme, the Tuna Australia project uses beacons and satellites to help prevent the accidental drift of lines into no-fishing areas of marine…

6th May 2020

Tech benefits longliners and environment

6th May 2020

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

The new Ilivileq built at Astilleros Armon in Spain has docked in Reykjavík. Originally ordered by HB Grandi before it became Brim, the trawler is owned by Brim’s subsidiary in Greenland.

6th May 2020

Brim takes delivery of new Ilivileq

6th May 2020

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Sales of certified sustainable tuna have more than doubled in the last five years, according to a new report published by the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC).

6th May 2020

Sustainable tuna success as sales soar

6th May 2020