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NewsFisheries APPG discusses coastal wellbeing
The All Party Parliamentary Group on Fisheries has held a virtual meeting to discuss the health and wellbeing of coastal communities.
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NewsNorwegian seafood reaches all-time high
The export value of Norwegian seafood has reached an all-time high for the first half of 2020.
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NewsBrim invests €85m in Greenland
Brim''s board of directors has made the decision to invest €85 million in Greenlandic seafood company Arctic Prime Fisheries (APF).
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NewsMCA appoints new UK certifying authority
The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) has appointed a new fishing vessel certifying authority for commercially registered fishing vessels in the UK.
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NewsWAFIC CEO steps down
The Western Australia Fishing Industry Council’s CEO Alex Ogg has resigned, although he will remain in his post for three months while his replacement is recruited.
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NewsSafety campaign aims to save lives
A new safety campaign has been launched in the UK to lower the fatality rate in the fishing industry and highlight the measures that can be taken to stay safe.
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NewsNew equipment for shellfish processing
Hoopers Island Oyster Co. has unveiled new oyster handling equipment for high-production shellfish processing.
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NewsSTIM handed double patent victory
The European Patent Office (EPO) has significantly expanded the patent rights held by STIM for its smoltification feed SuperSmolt FeedOnly.
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NewsAquafeed production plant opens in Chongqing
The first commercial-scale plant in the world fully-funded through the Calysseo joint-venture between Adisseo and Calysta will be built in Chongqing’s Changshou district, an important milestone for the Feedkind project.
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NewsJapan launches first red bream AIP
Seafood Legacy Co., Kumamoto Seawater Culture Fisheries Cooperative and Urata Suisan Co. have launched Japan’s first red sea bream aquaculture improvement project (AIP), encompassing two farms owned and operated by Urata Suisan in the Amakusa area of Kumamoto Prefecture.
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NewsKorean fisheries need reform, claim NGOs
An extensive investigation by NGOs Advocate for Public Interest Law (APIL) and the Environmental Justice Foundation (EJF) have led to demands for Korea to make some substantial reforms to fishing industry practices, based on evidence of frequent physical and verbal abuse suffered by migrant workers in Korea’s distant water fleet.
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NewsUK Fisheries Bill enters the House of Commons
The UK’s first major piece of fisheries legislation in nearly forty years has passed the House of Lords and has now entered the House of Commons for further scrutiny.
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NewsNor-Fishing goes digital
When Covid-19 struck, the world became a very different place. The management of the Nor-Fishing Foundation hoped for a long time that it would be possible to run Nor-Fishing 2020 as planned, but these plans were ended when the Norwegian government announced that no gatherings of more than 500 persons ...
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NewsJackson and Partners joins NFI Crab Council
Chicago-based Jackson & Partners has become the latest member of the National Fisheries Institute’s Crab Council.
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NewsBioMar upgrade sees production up a quarter
BioMar’s new recirculating aquaculture system (RAS) and fry aquaculture feed production line in Brande in Denmark is now fully operational.
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NewsBranded claw bands promote Welsh lobster
A Welsh project which aims to encourage collaborative working in the seafood sector has launched a ‘branded claw band’ scheme for lobsters.
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NewsDouble fishing vessel order for DuroWipers
A double order of DuroWipers pantographs has kitted out two newbuild fishing vessels from Arklow Marine Services in Ireland.
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NewsTackling overfishing in the Med and Black Sea
The Global Environment Facility (GEF) has endorsed two projects of more than US$12 million to reverse the overexploitation of select commercial fisheries in the Mediterranean and the Black Sea.
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New dates confirmed for 13th edition of Icelandic Fisheries Exhibition and Awards
Marianne Rasmussen-Coulling, Events Director of Mercator Media Ltd, explained the decision, "Given the global restrictions on travel and the effects that social distancing requirements will have on the operation of the exhibition, the team at Mercator Media has been examining alternatives and seeking the opinion of exhibitors. There is ...
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NewsNew dates for Icelandic Fisheries Exhibition
Mercator Media Ltd has confirmed that, as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the 13th Icelandic Fisheries Exhibition (Icefish) will now be held 15-17th September 2021.
