Latest News – Page 179
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NewsJohn West unveils nutrient-rich tuna
John West is hoping to appeal to a younger, health-conscious market with the launch of a new tuna brand with a focus on nutrition.
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NewsDawnfresh axes Uddingston, expands Arbroath
Scottish food producer, Dawnfresh Seafoods is investing £5 million in expanding its Arbroath site in preparation for the closure of its Uddingston site near Glasgow.
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NewsWarming seas threaten Pacific economies
Climate change is driving tuna further to the east, threatening the economic security of several small island nations.
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NewsBrazilian fish farmers complain about EU ban
Once hopeful about President Jair Bolsonaro’s administration and the promise of long-awaited changes in the aquaculture legislation, Brazilian producers are now increasingly impatient with the government’s failure to push for a reopening of the European market for Brazil’s farmed fish, after three years of a ban, reports Eduardo Campos Lima.
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NewsFolla builds on Loppa’s success
The success of the Loppa heading and gutting machine developed by Måløy company Havfront has been such that a new machine for use in shore-based fish processing has been developed, with the prototype already in use.
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NewsBridge manufacturer plans market return
After several years of standstill, maritime workstations manufacturer, Flexibridge, is planning a triumphant return to the maritime market.
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NewsSberbank and RFC sign supertrawlers deal
Sberbank and the Russian Fishery Company (RFC) have jointly agreed to finance the construction of four large freezing fish trawlers.
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NewsDelousing systems fitted by Tórshavn yard
The MEST shipyard in Tórshavn earlier this summer completed the installation of an advanced delousing system for Bakkafrost and is working on outfitting a second vessel for operation in Scotland.
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NewsBeamy autoliner for Icelandic company
Looking to replace their older vessel with a newbuild offering more capacity and greater comfort, Icelandic fishing company Blakksnes earlier this year took delivery of new longliner Hulda GK-17, built by Trefjar.
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NewsCflow technology for wellboat conversions
Aquaship has selected technology supplier Cflow to deliver fish handling technology for two newly converted wellboats.
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NewsBiomega invests in biorefining capacity
The Biomega Group has expanded its manufacturing plant in Skaganeset, near Bergen in Norway, to help boost manufacturing and processing capacity.
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NewsThyborøn take door technology to a new level
The Bluestream Type 22 trawl doors introduced by Thyborøn Trawldoor four years ago have been highly successful, but now the company has pushed development even further, while also preparing for full door control of the doors in the water.
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NewsSkretting's new Sustainability Manager
Skretting has announced the appointment of Jorge Diaz as Sustainability Manager. This is a dynamic role that supports the company’s top-priority sustainability agenda, and which also complements the roll-out of Nutreco’s Sustainability Roadmap 2025 with its three pillars of Health & Welfare, Climate & Circularity and Good Citizenship.
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NewsFiskevegn appoints new CEO
Magne Fure is taking on the role of managing director at AS Fiskevegn.
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NewsPiriou to build netter/longliner for ACAV
Fishermen’s co-operative Armement Coopératif Artisanal Vendéen (ACAV) has returned to Piriou to order a 21 metre gill netter/longliner that will be delivered in late 2022 to Adrien Delevaud, who fishes from Ile d’Yeu.
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NewsSmall fisheries face bigeye burden
The International Pole and Line Foundation (IPNLF) has urged the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) to stand up for small fisheries regarding bigeye tuna fishing opportunities.
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NewsApp to reduce bycatch wins award
An app used by Scottish skippers to share real-time information about the location of hotspots of unwanted fish has scooped a sustainability award.
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NewsCleaner fish vaccine project benefits salmon
UK researchers have received funding to determine the best conditions for vaccinating ballan wrasse against a potentially fatal disease.
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NewsSvalbard standoff
A group of European fishing vessel operators are heading for a landmark legal case, taking the Norwegian government to court to seek a ruling on quota they see as having been stolen from them.
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NewsEndangered species tracking
Researchers are using tracking devices off the UK coastline to monitor an endangered marine species.
