World Fishing News – Page 266
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NewsNet cleaning robot boosts efficiency
Chilean aquaculture service operator Yagan Chile has ordered two Racemaster net cleaning robot systems from MPI (Multi Pump Innovation) to boost operational efficiency, save time and reduce costs.
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News39% more fish in the sea than in 2003
Fish populations have been generally increasing, reaching biomass levels 39% higher in 2016 than in 2003.
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NewsKatronic flow metering aids lumpfish facility
Katronic’s ultrasonic KATflow 200 flowmeter has been used to monitor water flow between the fish tanks and filtration systems within Ocean Matters’ lumpfish breeding facility on Anglesey, Wales.
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NewsNew efficient email solution
GTMaritime has launched an intuitive email management solution that is specifically optimised for fishing vessels to communicate with shore more efficiently and cost-effectively.
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NewsGenome research for all-female shrimp breeding
Enzootic and NRGene have completed the sequencing and assembly of the world’s first high-quality genome of freshwater shrimp, M. rosenbergii, to study the performance superiority of female shrimp and enhance the breeding of the all-female broodstock.
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NewsLangley Gace to chair High Energy Mariculture in Corfu
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NewsIceland Seafood International acquires Solo Seafood
ISI has announced that its acquisition of Solo Seafood ehf has been completed, stating that this transaction creates an integrated European industry powerhouse with excellent future growth prospects across the whole group.
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NewsSoftware tool to help aquaculture efficiency
A new software tool is being designed to gather and process data from aquaculture stakeholders with the aim of improving environmental footprint and optimising processes in fish farming.
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NewsMaersk equipment aids container loading
Tri Marine Group, Maersk Line and Solomon Islands Ports Authority (SIPA) have announced the addition of two Maersk Line Star Loaders at SIPA’s wharf in Noro, Solomon Islands to maximise efficiency in new reefer container loading operations for tuna.
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NewsKuldeteknisk and FrioNordica to merge
Perfect Temperature Group AS (PTG) has entered into an agreement to acquire Norway’s FrioNordica company and is combining ownership of this company and Kuldeteknisk in a new group.
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NewsSustainable progress for MSC ‘Leaders’ group
12 companies in the ‘Leaders for a Living Ocean’ group have reported on their sustainability work as they work towards the Marine Stewardship Council’s (MSC) ‘20 by 2020’ goal.
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NewsIllegal activity on Taiwanese vessel highlighted
The Environmental Justice Foundation (EJF) has documented gross human rights violations and serious illegal fishing offences aboard the Taiwanese ‘Fuh Sheng 11’ following a ‘botched investigation’ by Taiwan into ILO violations.
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NewsHuge increase in sustainable fish oil supply
The size of the global omega 3 supplement industry has grown enormously in recent years with an increase of over 400% in companies compliant with the Friend of the Sea standard within the last three years.
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NewsSmoltification feed patent near completion
The European Patent Organisation (EPO) has issued an ‘Intention to Grant’ relating to the smoltification feed known as SuperSmolt FeedOnly, developed by Europharma.
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NewsRussia seeks to boost domestic aquaculture
Over the past decade Russian aquaculture has doubled its output from 105,000 tonnes in 2007 to 219,000 tonnes in 2017, much of the credit for which can be attributed to successful government policies supporting fish farming
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NewsNew 1,274t Orkney salmon farm
Scottish Sea Farms (SSF) has been granted approval for a new GB£3m salmon farm in Orkney waters with consent to grow 1,274t of salmon and jobs for six skilled workers.
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NewsSMS win Malta aquaculture workboat contract
Southampton Marine Services (SMS) has won a contract to build a 24m aquaculture workboat for tuna farm operator Fish and Fish Ltd in Malta.
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NewsHB Grandi to buy Ögurvík
HB Grandi hf has agreed to buy the entire shareholding in fishing company Ögurvík ehf from Brim hf. A correction is expected to be applied to the €95 million purchase price once the results of the company’s financial performance to 31st August 2018 is available.
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NewsSiam Canadian aims for new markets with meat division
Siam Canadian, which has a thirty-year track record as a frozen seafood supplier has now upped its interest in the frozen meat business and officially established a new entity, Siam Canadian – Meat Division, headed by Justyna Popielska and managed from Szczecin.
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NewsTradewind provides credit facility for Peruvian fishmeal producer
Tradewind has announced the closing of a $2.5 million export factoring facility for a producer of fishmeal based in Peru. The aquaculture company sells to buyers in Asia, Europe, South and North America. Tradewind finances the client’s sales on 30 to 60-day terms.
