World Fishing News – Page 225
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NewsCermaq adds to traceability with blockchain
Consumers in France can now get information about the provenance of their salmon; where it was farmed and by whom and even what food it was fed, thanks to Cermaq''s use of blockchain technology.
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NewsWärtsilä upgrades Norwegian fishing vessel
Technology group Wärtsilä is to supply a 12-year old fishing vessel with a Wärtsilä 32 engine, a NOx reducer selective catalytic reduction (SCR) system, and a shaft generator.
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NewsNew feed concept optimised for RAS
Over the coming months, Skretting will roll out the RCX concept for Atlantic salmon grown in recirculating aquaculture systems (RAS) - a range fully optimised for RAS.
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NewsAtlantic Sapphire ‘Star of Innovation’
Salmon farmer Atlantic Sapphire has been named ‘Star of Innovation’ at the annual European Small and Mid-Cap Awards 2019 held in Brussels.
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NewsRampant illegal fishing by Vietnam, says EJF
Child labour and illegal practices are rife in the Vietnamese fishing industry according to an investigation by the Environmental Justice Foundation (EJF).
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NewsExporting delousing systems to Russia
Flatsetsund Engineering is delivering four FLS delousing lines to Murmansk, mounted on the Enabler One barge which FSV Group is supplying to Russian Aquaculture.
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NewsSulphide levels: Better monitoring
An environmental monitoring tool that measures sulphide levels in sediment is expected to show great promise on Scottish fish farms
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NewsOyster reef to revive South Australian waters
A second large-scale reef system will be developed in South Australia’s Gulf St Vincent to improve water quality and revive wild native oyster populations.
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NewsDigitalising the aquaculture industry
Broodstock Capital has increased its ownership share in Maritech Systems to 98%, up from the 52% the seafood investor acquired in December 2017.
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NewsWA octopus gets MSC blue tick
Western Australia’s seafood industry has achieved another milestone with the MSC certification of its octopus fishery.
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NewsWaterdance adds workboat to fleet
UK fishing company Waterdance Ltd has added a former trawler converted to operate as a workboat to its expanding fleet.
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NewsMargaret Katie’s new lease of life
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 upgrade project of renewal and refurbishment of the trawler/seiner.
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NewsDoes sustainability depend on technology?
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 is in danger of becoming a literal falsehood.
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NewsDowntime costs money
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.
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NewsSFF seeks support for December 2020 CFP exit
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 and when in UK waters is restored to the country’s governments.
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NewsHook Marine’s southern England distributor
Engineering specialist Hook Marine has appointed Brixham company Tecmarine as its distributor for the south of England.
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NewsSAIC secures GB£10m aquaculture funding
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 and seafood production.
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NewsNew simulator for Greenland Maritime Centre
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.
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NewsBIM convenes natural capital seminar
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.
