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AlgaPrime DHA boosts salmon’s omega-3
Specialist in algae-based food ingredients, Corbion, and aquaculture feed company, BioMar, announced at the North Atlantic Seafood Forum that over 350,000 tons of fish feed with AlgaPrime DHA has been delivered to Norwegian salmon farmers since 2016.
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Westminster promotes UK fishing
MPs and peers with a keen interest in the UK fishing industry have announced a new programme of activity for the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on fisheries to encourage discussions about the future of the industry and to promote UK fishing.
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Cefas expertise recognised by FAO
UK expertise in shellfish safety has been recognised by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) with the designation of the Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (Cefas) as a reference centre for bivalve mollusc sanitation.
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Minister Wilkinson presents completion certificates to Aboriginal Fishery Guardian trainees
Canada’s Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard Jonathan Wilkinson has presented completion certificates for 23 Aboriginal Fishery Guardian trainees from around British Columbia at a ceremony in Squamish.
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Shrimp industry breakthrough
"More shrimp, less ice, no cheating on the size" has became the unofficial buzzword of consultations between Bangladeshi suppliers and European buyers, most recently at an event in The Hague hosted by the Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO), Seafood Trade Intelligence Portal (STIP) and Solidaridad Network with the Bangladeshi Shrimp Market ...
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Thai Union reports strong 4Q2018 growth
Thai Union has reported 4Q2018 record quarterly sales of THB 36 billion, driven by strong volume growth with a very strong free cash flow performance which prompted debt repayment of THB 3.5 billion during 2018.
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Friend of the Sea certifies Cibel fishmeal
Complexe Industriel Bel Hassan (Cibel) has obtained Friend of the Sea international sustainability certification for its fishmeal and fish oil production.
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Maine's commercial harvests net US$600m
The value of Maine’s 2018 commercially harvested marine resources increased by more than US$60 million from the previous year, and for only the third time in history exceeded US$600 million.
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Iceland’s Skaginn 3X boosts management team
Icelandic food processing company, Skaginn 3X, has made changes to its management team to focus on the company''s continued growth.
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Electric propulsion gets relevant for fishing
While many types of ships has been using diesel-electric propulsion for many years now, few fishing vessels have so far gone in this direction.
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Keeping the fish moving, as seafood sector faces Brexit uncertainty
No matter what the final Brexit scenario is, it’s vital that every effort is taken to ensure that trade disruptions in seafood supply chains are kept to a minimum
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Every fish alive
Four panel codends, made in netting with a T90 configuration and rigged on Quicklines, have led to higher quality catches for one of HB Grandi’s fresher trawlers.
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Deliveroo takes shark fin soup off the menu
Sustainable fisheries certifier, Friend of the Sea, has secured an important victory for environmental and animal welfare campaigners in persuading food delivery company, Deliveroo, to remove shark fin soup from its menus.
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Hendrix Genetics opens Ecuadorian hatchery
Animal breeding and technology company, Hendrix Genetics, is establishing a state-of-the-art shrimp hatchery in Ecuador delivering Pacific whiteleg shrimp post larvae.
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Major boost for fish welfare in Scotland
AquaGen, the world-leading salmon breeder and supplier of eggs, has signed a deal to buy Scottish Sea Farms’ freshwater hatchery at Holywood near Dumfries as part of a long-term strategic investment that will further improve fish welfare in Scotland.
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Thyborøn’s trawl door technology leap
Switching to a pair of Type 23 Bluestream semi-pelagic trawl doors has boosted gear spread by an impressive 50 metres, reports Tonni Karlsen, skipper of Norwegian trawler Ole-Arvid Nergård.
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Maritech launches seafood market data tool
Marine software company, Maritech, and information provider, Sea Data Center, have joined forces to deliver benchmarking and analytics tools aimed at helping customers better understand the seafood market and pricing trends.
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FAO’s Atlantic sustainable fishing fund
The Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) has collaborated with the World Bank, Conservation International and Wilderness Markets to develop a fund to help promote sustainable fishing in the western central Atlantic.
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Keeping it simple with automatic feeding
Why make things complex when they can be simple? That’s the question engineer Sébastien Termet asked himself when he was approached by a fish farmer to come up with a feeding system.
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Assessing trawling effect in Australia
Figures just released show that less than 3.5% of the Australian seabed is affected by trawling. Although this figure varies regionally, it is among the lowest footprints recorded worldwide.