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  • Bluefront Equity partners
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    Billion for sustainable seafood

    2021-11-23T13:51:00Z

    Bluefront Equity has NOK 1 billion earmarked for sustainable seafood investments.

  • Processing cod at Vesterålen Havbruk’s processing factory in Myre. Photo: Vesterålen Havbruk
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    Norcod strikes harvesting agreement with Vesterålen Havbruk

    2021-11-22T13:16:00Z

    Norwegian aquaculture venture Norcod and Myre processing company Vesterålen Havbruk have entered into a partnership for the harvesting of all Norcod’s farmed cod from its Frosvika facility.

  • Zamakona Yards is building a new pelagic trawler for Shetland owners
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    Spanish yard to build pelagic vessel for Shetland owners

    2021-11-22T13:12:00Z

    Shetland fishing company Fiskebas Fishing Co Ltd, operators of pelagic vessel Antarctic II LK-145, have contracted Zamakona Yards in Bilbao to build a new 69.90 metre pelagic trawler, replacing their existing vessel which was delivered in 2004.

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    CEO of FishWise steps down

    2021-11-22T10:20:00Z

    The chief executive of sustainable seafood consultancy, FishWise, has announced he is stepping down.

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    Regal Springs brings Benchmark Genetics on board

    2021-11-22T10:06:00Z

    Regal Springs and Benchmark Genetics have joined forces to support Regal Springs’ breeding programmes for premium natural grown Tilapia.

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    New lightweight box design from Dolav

    2021-11-19T11:24:00Z

    Dolav and Industrial Solutions has launched a new box pallet design that is significantly lighter than traditional insulated boxes allowing for more catch to be transported.

  • One of the world’s major seafood players, FCF Co., Ltd, has opted for WiseFish for its PNG operations
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    Tuna giant selects WiseFish for PNG processors

    2021-11-19T11:20:00Z

    Taiwanese seafood group FCF Co., Ltd, one of the largest players in the global tuna industry, has given a green light to Wise Solutions to provide WiseFish as the ERP system for its affiliated production companies in Papua New Guinea.

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    New appointments at Seafood Scotland

    2021-11-19T09:27:00Z

    Seafood Scotland, the national trade and marketing body for Scottish seafood, has created two new senior roles to promote the industry both domestically and around the world.

  • New 32mm warp being spooled on board Brim’s fresher trawler Helga María. Photo: Hampiðjan
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    Warp spooling is pure genius, says Helga María’s skipper

    2021-11-18T14:07:00Z

    “This machine is pure genius. It went like a dream and the surprise was how quickly it was all done,” said skipper Friðleifur Einarsson of Brim’s fresher trawler Helga María, referring to Hampiðjan’s new mobile wire tensioning unit which is used to spool warps onto winch drums under constant tension.

  • Helga Sigurrós Valgeirsdottir, Senior Account Manager - Corporate & Investment Banking at Arion Banki, moderator Nick Lambert, Director & Co-Founder of NLA International Árni M Mathiesen, Senior Advisor at Iceland Ocean Cluster, and Árni Páll Einarsson, C
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    Looking into aquaculture’s crystal ball

    2021-11-18T13:00:00Z

    It’s a big ask to request a prediction of the future, but in the Blue Economy discussion of IceFish Connect, that’s exactly what moderator Nick Lambert wanted, and his panel were adamant that aquaculture is only going to grow.

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    Optimar focuses on fish health with new range of products

    2021-11-18T11:54:00Z

    Optimar has launched a range of sustainable solutions aimed at ensuring fish welfare and keeping produce as fresh as possible.

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    Smart salmon farm enters second phase

    2021-11-18T09:28:00Z

    A smart farm which uses AI and machine learning to improve fish welfare is entering its second phase, fully testing the concept and technology.

  • Icefish Connect – Capelin Quota Session
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    Capelin boom

    2021-11-17T14:42:00Z

    Capelin is booming in Iceland, but marketing and climate change remain challenges.

  • Tersan has delivered Georgiy Meshcheryakov to Okeanrybflot. Photo: Tersan Shipyard
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    Tersan delivers factory trawler to Russian owners

    2021-11-17T14:17:00Z

    Built at Tersan to a Skipsteknisk ST-191L design, factory trawler Georgiy Meshcheryakov has been delivered to Russian Far East fishing company Okeanrybflot.

  • Mørenot has ventured into the market for longline hardware with a compete system of electric deck equipment, including a hauler and rotobrush, hook splitter and baiting machine
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    Mørenot’s one-stop shop for longline gear

    2021-11-17T14:05:00Z

    By moving squarely into the market for longline deck hardware, Mørenot has placed itself as a complete supplier

  • Fish leather is just one of many valuable co-products that can be derived from fish processing
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    No such thing as fish waste – everything has a use

    2021-11-17T14:02:00Z

    Part of IceFish Connect, the Fish Waste for Profit Product Utilisation session brought together some diverse angles on co-products from fish production, ranging from fish oil to fish leather and beyond.

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    Skretting and Atlantic Sapphire team up on local feed facility

    2021-11-17T10:16:00Z

    Skretting is to construct a feed plant in Florida for land-based salmon to serve Atlantic Sapphire’s US operations with feeds specialised for Bluehouse farming.

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    DTU professor appointed to new Danish Biodiversity Council

    2021-11-17T09:51:00Z

    Professor Karen Timmermann from DTU Aqua has been appointed by the Danish government to participate in Denmark’s first Biodiversity Council.

  • Mehdi Abdollahi of the Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden, Vilhjálmur Jens Árnason of the Iceland Ocean Cluster, Frode Blålid of Nuas Technology and Baader’s Dennis Lohmann agree that the whole chain needs to be involved to make 100% utilisation
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    Towards 100% utilisation

    2021-11-16T12:21:00Z

    There’s no doubt there’s value to be extracted from elements of seafood production that are currently under-utilised, or even not used at all – and the key message from the first Fish Waste for Profit session held as part of the the IceFish Connect event is that the whole chain ...

  • New Sæplast tubs stacked on the quay at Dalvík. Photo: Sæplast
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    Tub manufacturer faces challenges and opportunities

    2021-11-16T09:38:00Z

    Sæplast has been producing a range of tubs, boxes and other products in Dalvík and was a pioneer in such storage systems for fish. But much has changed over the years and attitudes have also changed.