Latest News – Page 253
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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.
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NewsNatural eel recruitment increasing
A new independent report states that the recruitment of the depleted European eel has been increasing since 2011 at a statistically significant rate. The ICES Advice on Fishing Opportunities, Catch, and Effort for European Eel report revealed that the number of glass eels entering European waters is no longer falling, ...
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NewsSpes Nova joins EkoFish fleet
Built for Urk-based fishing company EkoFish, now with the majority of its shares held by pelagic freezer operator van der Zwan, Spes Nova UK-205 was christened at a ceremony in Scheveningen.
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NewsThree new longliners for Navimon
Navimon is due to receive three tuna longliners from Piriou by the end of the year.
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NewsNew pump moves 60 tonnes per hour
After months of research and development, Skaginn 3X is ready to supply Scottish firm Denholm Seafoods with a newly designed multifunctional ValuePump.
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NewsEFCA outlines plans for next five years
The European Fisheries Control Agency (EFCA) has adopted the single programming document for 2020 – 2024, comprising a complete overview of the agency’s resources and its plans for the coming years.
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NewsAtlantic Sapphire joins UN Global Compact
Norwegian salmon producer, Atlantic Sapphire, has joined the United Nations Global Compact, the world’s largest voluntary corporate sustainability initiative.
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NewsScottish government aids women in aquaculture
An initiative designed to promote diversity in aquaculture is set to benefit from support from the Scottish government, to help boost career opportunities for women in Scotland’s seafood industry.
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NewsBioMar ranked top by sustainability alliance
The BioMar Group has achieved the highest-ranking feed supplier in the first ever Seafood Stewardship Index from the World Benchmarking Alliance, which helps the private sector work towards the United Nations'' sustainable development goals.
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NewsValka appoints new head of service division
Icelandic seafood company, Valka, has appointed a new head of its rapidly growing global service division.
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Marel predicts a more automated future
Speaking at the event, Marel Fish EVP Sigurður Ólason examined the growth in robotics and digitisation across the industry and how this is leads to new ways to make fuller use of raw materials.It's no coincidence that Marel has doubled its investment in software RandD in the past year ...
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Marel spáir aukinni sjálfvirkni
Sigurður Ólason, framkvæmdastjóri fiskiðnaðar hjá Marel, skoðaði vöxtinn í róbótavæðingu og gagnastýringu í greininni og hvernig sú þróun leiðir til aukinnar fullnýtingar hráefna.Hann segir það enga tilviljun að Marel hafi tvöfaldað fjárfestingar sínar í hugbúnaðarþróun og -rannsóknum á síðasta ári. „Við erum í fararbroddi í greininni og við þurfum ...
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Ekkóhlerarnir vekja athygli
Ekkó-hlerarnir hafa verið útvegaðir togurum á Íslandi, í Svíþjóð og á Bretlandi. Smári segir að hlerarnir frá Ekkó veði ekki aðeins jafn vel eða betur en sambærilegur búnaður á markaði, heldur hafi þeir verulegan eldsneytissparnað í för með sér.„Árangurinn er nánast ótrúlegur,“ segir hann. „Þetta er næstum því of ...
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NewsZephyr features Vónin blue whiting package
New pelagic vessel ‘Zephyr’ has been supplied with a full package of Vónin gear for blue whiting.
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NewsHerring season draws to a close
Icelandic seafood company, BRIM, has finished herring fishing for the year.
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NewsNorth Sea fishery awarded MSC certification
A collaboration of fisheries from Denmark, Sweden, Germany and the Netherlands have met the requirements for sustainable fishing set by the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC).
