Latest News – Page 194
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NewsSulphide levels: Better monitoring
An environmental monitoring tool that measures sulphide levels in sediment is expected to show great promise on Scottish fish farms
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NewsOyster reef to revive South Australian waters
A second large-scale reef system will be developed in South Australia’s Gulf St Vincent to improve water quality and revive wild native oyster populations.
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NewsDigitalising the aquaculture industry
Broodstock Capital has increased its ownership share in Maritech Systems to 98%, up from the 52% the seafood investor acquired in December 2017.
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NewsWA octopus gets MSC blue tick
Western Australia’s seafood industry has achieved another milestone with the MSC certification of its octopus fishery.
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NewsWaterdance adds workboat to fleet
UK fishing company Waterdance Ltd has added a former trawler converted to operate as a workboat to its expanding fleet.
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NewsMargaret Katie’s new lease of life
Built in 1988, the French-built, Baudouin-powered Margaret Katie has been in Ireland for some years and was acquired just last autumn by skipper/owner Noel ‘Owenie’ O’Sullivan, who immediately set about a major upgrade project of renewal and refurbishment of the trawler/seiner.
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NewsDoes sustainability depend on technology?
You don’t tend to hear the ‘plenty more fish in the sea’ phrase quite so often these days. Apart from this expression being a bland platitude, it’s more significant that the phrase is in danger of becoming a literal falsehood.
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NewsDowntime costs money
James O’Mahony’s background is in agriculture, and a quick repair gadget he invented initially for farming machinery is what brought him make an acquaintance with the fishing industry.
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NewsSFF seeks support for December 2020 CFP exit
According to Scottish Fishermen’s Federation chief executive Elspeth Macdonald, it is clear to representatives of all political parties that the fleet would prosper when control over who gets to catch what, where and when in UK waters is restored to the country’s governments.
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NewsHook Marine’s southern England distributor
Engineering specialist Hook Marine has appointed Brixham company Tecmarine as its distributor for the south of England.
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NewsSAIC secures GB£10m aquaculture funding
The Scottish Aquaculture Innovation Centre (SAIC) has received a GB£10m, five-year funding package to support the sustainable growth of the sector and help re-affirm Scotland’s position as a global leader in innovation and seafood production.
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NewsNew simulator for Greenland Maritime Centre
Nine commercial fishery companies have donated DKK3.2 million to Danish training institute, the Greenland Maritime Centre, for investment in a K-Sim Fishery simulator from Kongsberg Digital.
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NewsBIM convenes natural capital seminar
Bord Iascaigh Mhara (BIM) and the Irish Forum on Natural Capital have co-hosted a breakfast seminar ''Exploring Natural Capital Solutions for the Marine Environment'' in the Royal College of Physicians in Dublin.
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NewsNew workboat to combat gill health issues
As part of a £750,000 investment in gill health research projects, Scottish Sea Farms is set to take delivery of a new purpose-built workboat to increase response times.
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NewsSuspected illegal fishing detected off Darwin
An Indonesian fishing vessel has been apprehended northeast of Darwin in Australia’s Northern Territory, for suspected illegal fishing in the country’s waters.
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NewsExperience the future of salmon processing
Icelandic food processing company, Marel, will be demonstrating its knowhow and expertise in Copenhagen next year.
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NewsIFFO appoints management board presidents
IFFO, the Marine Ingredients Organisation, has announced the names of its new president and vice president, effective from 1 January 2020.
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NewsSamherji in bribery allegation storm
Icelandic fishing company Samherji is at the centre of explosive allegations that over an extended period it paid bribes to prominent figures in Namibia, including two now former Ministers, to ensure access to quotas for horse mackerel in African waters.
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NewsTales of Irish salmon in new visitor centre
A new visitor centre telling the story of Irish salmon has opened in the Burren Smokehouse in Co. Clare.
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NewsBaader expands UK presence with Rugby office
German food processing company, Baader, has opened a new office in Rugby, England, increasing the company''s warehouse footprint tenfold and expanding its local market presence.
