Latest News – Page 253
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NewsBPA manifesto to boost UK fishing
The British Ports Association (BPA) has launched its ''fisheries manifesto'' aimed at boosting UK fishing ports and coastal communities.
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NewsBraving Antarctic winter to study toothfish
A New Zealand ship has recently returned from a six-week winter research voyage to the Ross Sea where scientists have made the first observations of developing Antarctic toothfish embryos.
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NewsSustainable cockles from Thames Estuary
An independent assessment of the Leigh Port Partnership cockle fishery in Essex, UK has found it meets the Marine Stewardship Council’s standard for sustainable fishing.
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NewsOHLEH wins environmental award
A Landia pasteuriser that processes waste salmon for an AD/biogas plant on Stornoway has helped the Outer Hebrides Local Energy Hub (OHLEH) win the Scottish Environment Business VIBES award.
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NewsLoch Duart MD retires
After five years as managing director of Scottish salmon farming Loch Duart, Alban Denton has announced his retirement, effective from the end of 2019.
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NewsMPI signs cage cleaner thruster deal
Provider of cage washing equipment for the aquaculture industry, Multi Pump Innovation (MPI) has signed a US$2 million deal with the Kraken Power company for the provision of T160 RIM-driven thrusters and control systems for use in MPI’s new JetMaster automated cage cleaner.
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NewsEnergy efficient slurry ice from Thor Ice
With a background in specialised slurry ice machines for the fishing industry, Icelandic company Thor Ice sidestepped into the meat business, coming up with some highly innovative systems to meet an extremely demanding industry’s needs – and is now bringing these advanced machines to fishing and aquaculture for the first ...
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NewsRussian Aquaculture, back on track
Russian fish farming company Russian Aquaculture is back on its feet after a series of devastating salmon louse outbreaks nearly wrecked its salmon business in 2015
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NewsMPI ramps up cage cleaning technology
Norwegian company MPI (Multi Pump Innovation) knew it had an exciting new product on its hands with its new JetMaster but it was only when the prototype went on show at the AquaNor exhibition at Trondheim that they realised what this technology means for the aquaculture industry worldwide.
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NewsKleifaberg’s Hemmer a hit for every fishery
“It’s an all-round, low-maintenance trawl that catches well,” said Kleifaberg’s Víðir Jónsson, describing the T90 Hemmer trawl used on board for fishery they take part in.
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NewsScottish Sea Farms steps up sustainability
?Scottish Sea Farms is to restructure its farming operations to help accelerate progress towards the company’s goal of setting the benchmark for sustainability in its sector.
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NewsTersan delivers Ervik Havfiske longliners
The Tersan Shipyard has delivered a pair new longliners to Norwegian fishing company Ervik Havfiske.
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NewsNew Gitte Henning goes green
Ending speculation that he was about to leave the industry, Danish skipper and fishing vessel owner Henning Kjeldsen has placed an order for a new Gitte Henning.
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NewsNew lobster catcher from Dongara Marine
Geraldton-based David Perham is the latest operator from Australia’s Western Rock Lobster fishery to order a new ?lobster boat from Dongara Marine.
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NewsWorld’s largest LFC build underway
Schottel will supply thrusters to the world’s largest live fish carrier (LFC) as well as a 67m longliner, under construction in Turkey and due to be delivered to Norwegian owners.
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NewsWestcon to build Rimfrost krill vessel
Norwegian krill processor Rimfrost has awarded a contract to Westcon for the building of a new krill fishing vessel worth more than NOK1 billion.
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NewsRussia launches national fish brand
To boost Russian''s competitiveness and profile in the global market, the government and industry have launched a single national brand, Russian Fish, a quality mark for fish products in the country.
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NewsBatteries reduce fish farm’s energy costs
A large-scale storage system developed by Tesvolt and Kverneland Energi is helping aquaculture company, Kvarøy, reduce diesel emissions by 60% and cut operating costs by up to €200,000 per cycle.
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NewsMorenot expands in Lithuania
To create a more efficient value chain for the production of aquaculture nets, Morenot is building a new production factory in Lithuania.
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NewsDTU appoints new fish stocks statistician
DTU has appointed a new professor to focus on the statistical modelling of marine systems and, in particular, models for fish stock reassessment.
