Latest News – Page 164
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NewsAndfjord Salmon on track with Andøya site
Andfjord Salmon is on track to finalise construction of first 1000 tonnes maximum allowed biomass (MAB) land-based capacity pool at Kvalnes in Norway’s arctic archipelago during the second half of 2020.
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NewsNo fish oil or meal in farmed fish diet
Researchers in Hawaii have made a breakthrough in the quest to develop a cost-effective, fish-free feed for farm-raised Kampachi, or almaco jack, a carnivorous marine fish.
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NewsCleaning the beaches in Russia
The first stage of the Clean Coast Ecological Marathon for clearing the coast of rubbish has been held on the sea coast of Schitovaya Bay in Russia.
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NewsPartnership pushes technical skills for women
Women in Maritime Africa, South Africa chapter (WIMA-SA), and Global Fishing Watch (GFW) have joined forces in a partnership that seeks to develop technical skills for women working in the maritime sector.
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NewsNorebo lead trawler launched
The lead vessel in a series of ten 81.60 metre by 16 metre breadth factory trawlers has been launched at the Northern Shipyard in St Petersburg with its delivery date scheduled for the second half of 2021.
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NewsIbercisa supplies Olupale’s deck systems
A new trawler taking shape at the Armón Navia Shipyard for Namibian company Seacope Freezer Fishing is being outfitted with electric winch systems designed and produced by Ibercisa Deck Machinery.
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NewsNew CEO at Seafood Industry Australia
An exhaustive executive search and interviewing process has culminated in Seafood Industry Australia naming Veronica Papacosta as its new Chief Executive Officer.
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NewsAnnual exhibition celebrates the sea
Generations of artists have sought inspiration from the sea and that tradition continues today as the Royal Society of Marine Artists Annual Exhibition features around four hundred paintings, with a large number documenting commercial fishing and fishermen at work.
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NewsLongline Survey goes to Plan B, then Plan C
Scientists will install and test a new data collection system on two Massachusetts fishing vessels for the twice-yearly Gulf of Maine Bottom Longline survey. It’s a story of perseverance and flexibility in the face of difficult challenges.
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NewsAquaculture vital for coastal communities
The aquaculture industry contributes to the long-term viability of many communities, according to a new report commissioned by Marine Scotland, which finds that the sector provides year-round, well-paid jobs and supports economic growth in rural, coastal and island areas.
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NewsIndustry proves its resilience
The marine ingredients industry has proved its resilience in the face of the Covid-19 pandemic, according to IFFO president Anne Mette Baek.
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NewsA better take on toothfish
“?We are fishermen,” was the simple reply when asked why a group of Norwegians would go all-in for longline fishing in Antarctic waters, oceans apart from their North Sea home base.
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NewsResuming Pacific aerial surveillance
Fisheries ministers at their 17th Forum Fisheries Committee meeting earlier this month recognised the importance of aerial surveillance, including through the Pacific Maritime Security Program–Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency (PMSP/FFA), after noting the increased risk of illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing.
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NewsSølvtrans adds third wellboat order
Myklebust Verft has signed a deal with Sølvtrans for a the third in a series of Kongsberg-designed wellboats.
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NewsGrasshoppers and crickets – protein for salmon
Based in Norway, Salmon Group and Metapod are trialling a new, locally produced feed for salmon made from grasshoppers and crickets
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NewsNative flat oysters to be produced on land
Scotland’s Orkney Shellfish Hatchery plans to produce native flat oysters on land, as it completes the first translocation of native flat oyster broodstock from its offsite quarantine area, to its hatchery.
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NewsHigh-performance knotless UHMWPE netting
With testing carried out, high-tech materials company Teijin and fishing gear manufacturer Kinoshita Fishing Net Mfg. Co are now making available the first high-performance knotless fishing net made with an ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) film
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NewsTesting Thyborøn’s controllable Type 22 doors
Pelagic trawler Themis S-144 has been the test bench for testing controllable pelagic trawl doors, and an initial round of tests earlier this year is now being followed up before the doors become available commercially.
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NewsCharisma completes herring survey
Shetland pelagic fishing vessel Charisma recently returned to its home port of Symbister on the island of Whalsay after carrying out acoustic survey work for west coast herring.
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NewsTilapia breeding centre construction begins
The GenoMar Genetics Group has begun building a new tilapia breeding and genetics centre in the state of Tocantins, Brazil.
