Latest News – Page 136
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NewsSiggi the Polar Bear’s ice-cold facts
Icelandic tech provider Skaginn 3X has taken a new approach to promoting what the company has to offer, with an advertising campaign that moves away from brushed steel and glinting machinery to a string of adverts that include a series of quirky facts.
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NewsSix auctions in Brittany opt for Kosmos
A group of auctions in Brittany which between them trade 50,000 tonnes of fish landed by 450 vessels are upgrading to an Aucxis Kosmos digital trading platform.
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NewsAce Aquatec boosts global presence
Ace Aquatec has expanded its North America team with two new senior appointments making the new Canada office the company’s fourth international base outside the UK in addition to Australia, Chile and Norway.
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NewsNorth America and Russia team up on salmon
Seafood consultancy firm, ForSea Solutions, is teaming up with several major North American seafood companies, notably The Fishin’ Company and Gorton’s, to promote fishery improvement in Russian Far East salmon fisheries.
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NewsAquaculture’s motor-driven potential
High-efficiency motors combined with variable speed drives hold the key to higher productivity, lower costs and sustainability for aquaculture plants. Torben Poulsen, Business Development Manager, Drives and Pumps, at ABB Motion, explains why.
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NewsJSC Okeanrybflot chooses Ibercisa deck setup
Ibercisa Deck Machinery is supplying the deck hardware for JSC Okeanrybflot’s new trawler under construction at Tersan.
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NewsFamiliar name - new designs
However, the current Viking designs are a long way from the original boats built back in the 1980s that established a reputation for strength and reliability. Today’s inshore fishing vessels are packed with sophisticated systems and have a carrying capacity far greater than the previous generation, as boatbuilders have responded to requirements for greater comfort and safety, more speed and higher fishing capacity.
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NewsVel þekkt nafn – ný hönnun
Hönnun Víking-bátanna í dag er hins vegar afar frábrugðin upphaflegu bátunum sem smíðaðir voru á níunda áratug síðustu aldar og urðu þekktir fyrir að vera áreiðanlegir og sterkbyggðir.
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NewsRAS Connector Series teams up with Denmark
Annex Business Media, host of the RAS Connector Series virtual events, has announced that Denmark has been selected as country partner. Through a strategic partnership with Danish Export Association, European land-based aquaculture will now be added to the upcoming RAS Connector Series.
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NewsResearching options for higher value products
As part of a drive to extend the scope of its activities, in line with Icelandic government guidelines, Matís is investing in a pelagic processing unit within Síldarvinnslan’s fishmeal plant in Neskaupstaður with the aim of increasing product values.
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NewsSamherji’s pelagic flagship
Only a couple of weeks after delivery by Karstensens Skibsværft, new Icelandic pelagic vessel Vilhelm Thorsteinsson was back alongside in Skagen, this time to land the catch from its first trip, 3400 tonnes of blue whiting caught in Faroese waters and landed to FF Skagen.
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NewsNaust systems for newbuilds and refits
Norwegian fishing company Carl Aamodt & Co has opted for Naust Marine deck equipment for its new Havvon, under construction at Karstensens Skibsværft and due for delivery in July.
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NewsCanadian industry figures clash over salmon
Responding to a call by John Risley for a moratorium on expansion of salmon aquaculture in Canada, the Atlantic Canada Fish Farmers Association’s executive director Susan Farquharson has accused the Clearwater Seafoods founder of failing to get his facts right.
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NewsCanadian government supports ‘tubbing’
Canada’s Fisheries minister has confirmed her support for an interim protocol allowing harvesters to freeze their Pacific prawn catch, helping ensure it is readily available for inspection and subsequent sale.
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NewsFirst Asian woman awarded World Food Prize
Dr Shakuntala Haraksingh Thilsted, global lead for nutrition and public health at WorldFish, has been named the 2021 World Food Prize Laureate for her groundbreaking research, critical insights and landmark innovations in developing nutrition-sensitive approaches to aquatic food systems, including fisheries and aquaculture, and integrated food production from land and ...
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NewsUsing science to combat striped bass decline
NOAA and its partners are using science to try to identify why the population of striped bass in Chesapeake Bay on the east coast of the US is declining.
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NewsZero antibiotics – a first for farmed fish
Scottish Sea Farms has achieved what is thought to be a first in farmed fish health – no antibiotics were used in any of its farming operations in 2020.
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NewsNew protein ingredient trialled by Skretting
Skretting is one step closer to realising its sustainability ambitions with the trialling of a new ingredient made by Finnish biotech start-up, eniferBio.
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NewsPelagic catcher’s long-life synthetic warps
The owners of Faroese pelagic vessel Finnur Friði, Gøta-based fishing and processing company Varðin, were early adopters when it came to synthetic trawl warps.
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NewsRecord April for Iceland’s seafood exports
Seafood exports last month from Iceland were up 54% compared to April 2020, reflecting the seriousness a year ago of the situation due to the early stages of the Covid-19 pandemic, but also highlighting the importance of capelin to Iceland’s fisheries.
