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NewsSkretting committed to leading sustainability
Skretting’s latest sustainability report showcases strategies that the company has undertaken over the past year to develop and support sustainable fish and shrimp production.
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NewsFish farming grows in Brazil
Despite challenging economic conditions, fish farming grew 4.90% in 2019 in Brazil, with 758,000 tonnes of fish produced in the country, reports Eduardo Campos Lima.
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NewsDespite ban, trawlers to join Ghanaian fleet
Three trawlers have arrived in Ghana from China and have been registered to the Ghanaian flag, despite the country’s moratorium on adding more fishing vessels to the fleet. The Ghanaian government’s own Fisheries Management Plan states that 48 trawlers are the most that the fishery can sustain, yet 76 trawlers ...
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NewsSAIC appoints new business director
The Scottish Aquaculture Innovation Centre (SAIC) has hired a new director of business engagement to help encourage innovation and support growth across the sector.
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NewsGenetics key to TiLV resistance
A new study has found that resistance to Tilapia Lake Virus (TiLV) appears to be due to differences in genes between families of the same fish.
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NewsCOVID-19 highlights importance of fishing
The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the importance of the UK’s fishing industry in ensuring food security for the nation, says the chief executive of the Scottish Pelagic Fisherman’s Association.
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NewsNew longliner for Norwegian company
The largest dedicated longliner in the North Atlantic region, the new Geir has been delivered by Vaagland Båtbyggeri and christened in its home port of Ålesund.
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NewsStreamlining fish farm ops with robotics
Want to find out more about how robotic systems can streamline fish farm operations? Tune in to Deep Trekker’s Think Tank Friday on 5th June.
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NewsTrawler handover under lockdown conditions
With the Tersan shipyard ready to hand over new factory trawler Calvert to its Canadian owners, every precaution was taken to comply with Covid-19 restrictions.
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NewsNew leadership for Thai Union North America
Bryan Rosenberg has been appointed president and CEO of Thai Union North America (TUNA), responsible for its two North America operating companies, Chicken of the Sea International (COSI) and Chicken of the Sea Frozen Foods (COSFF).
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NewsMaintaining Vigo’s fisheries value chain
On almost any given day, at four-thirty in the morning, while most people are still sleeping, Europe’s biggest fishing port in Vigo is in full swing.
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NewsRussian fish producers call for support
Leading fish producers and processors have called on the Russian government to provide support this year, to help them to avoid massive losses due to COVID-19 and any possible suspension of catching activity, reports Eugene Gerden.
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NewsMonitoring fisheries amid COVID-19 situation
As Pacific nations face the threat of coronavirus to their health and economic growth, the Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA) has taken action to continue to monitor and control fishing of the world’s largest tuna stocks.
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NewsNew DG at Maritime Affairs and Fisheries (MARE)
The European Commission has appointed Charlina Vitcheva as Director-General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries (MARE).
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NewsExporting Europe’s environmental debt
The EU Commission’s new biodiversity strategy is sending shockwaves through the European fishing industry, and no crystal ball is needed to see why the industry is alarmed. The Commission’s blueprint for the future is seen as a wholesale handover of fishing grounds to the energy and leisure sectors, at the ...
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NewsNew fishing safety officer for Wales
Jane Devereux has been appointed Wales Fishing Safety Project Officer by Seafish.
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NewsEJF launches ghost gear project in Thailand
The Net Free Seas project, run by the Environmental Justice Foundation (EJF) and funded by the Norwegian Retailers’ Environment Fun, is aiming to rid Thailand’s waters of discarded fishing nets.
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NewsIbercisa back at work after COVID-19 shutdown
Ibercisa Deck Machinery is back at work after a brief period of obligatory closure as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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NewsAquaculture UK postponed until May 2021
Diversified Communications UK, the new owners of Aquaculture UK, has confirmed that this year’s event has been postponed as a result of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
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NewsNew support for Canada’s fish harvesters
Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced up to $469.4 million in new measures to support fish harvesters, left economically disadvantaged by the pandemic but unable to access existing federal measures. This investment builds on the $62.5 million for the new Canadian Seafood Stabilization Fund announced last month to help ...
