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AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Broodstock Capital has increased its ownership share in Maritech Systems to 98%, up from the 52% the seafood investor acquired in December 2017.

20th November 2019

Digitalising the aquaculture industry

20th November 2019

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

Built in 1988, the French-built, Baudouin-powered Margaret Katie has been in Ireland for some years and was acquired just last autumn by skipper/owner Noel ‘Owenie’ O’Sullivan, who immediately set about a major…

19th November 2019

Margaret Katie’s new lease of life

19th November 2019

FISHING GEAR

FISHING GEAR

You don’t tend to hear the ‘plenty more fish in the sea’ phrase quite so often these days. Apart from this expression being a bland platitude, it’s more significant that the phrase…

19th November 2019

Does sustainability depend on technology?

19th November 2019

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

James O’Mahony’s background is in agriculture, and a quick repair gadget he invented initially for farming machinery is what brought him make an acquaintance with the fishing industry.

19th November 2019

Downtime costs money

19th November 2019

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

According to Scottish Fishermen’s Federation chief executive Elspeth Macdonald, it is clear to representatives of all political parties that the fleet would prosper when control over who gets to catch what, where…

19th November 2019

SFF seeks support for December 2020 CFP exit

19th November 2019

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

The Scottish Aquaculture Innovation Centre (SAIC) has received a GB£10m, five-year funding package to support the sustainable growth of the sector and help re-affirm Scotland’s position as a global leader in innovation…

19th November 2019

SAIC secures GB£10m aquaculture funding

19th November 2019

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

Nine commercial fishery companies have donated DKK3.2 million to Danish training institute, the Greenland Maritime Centre, for investment in a K-Sim Fishery simulator from Kongsberg Digital.

18th November 2019

New simulator for Greenland Maritime Centre

18th November 2019

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Bord Iascaigh Mhara (BIM) and the Irish Forum on Natural Capital have co-hosted a breakfast seminar Exploring Natural Capital Solutions for the Marine Environment in the Royal College of Physicians in Dublin.

18th November 2019

BIM convenes natural capital seminar

18th November 2019

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

As part of a £750,000 investment in gill health research projects, Scottish Sea Farms is set to take delivery of a new purpose-built workboat to increase response times.

15th November 2019

New workboat to combat gill health issues

15th November 2019

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Icelandic fishing company Samherji is at the centre of explosive allegations that over an extended period it paid bribes to prominent figures in Namibia, including two now former Ministers, to ensure access…

13th November 2019

Samherji in bribery allegation storm

13th November 2019