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NewsEncountering anthropology
My first assignment in Africa, many decades ago, turned into a three-year course in social anthropology, writes Menakhem Ben-Yami. My teachers and examiners were the local people (fishermen, government officers, merchants, fish processors, and some others), and I had to pass many, almost daily exams. I went there as a ...
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NewsPublic urged to Mussel Up
The British public is being urged to ‘mussel up’ by seafood producers and organisations who have come together to launch the first ever National Mussel Day.
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NewsBrunvoll Volda contracted for trawler propulsion system
Brunvoll Volda will provide a gearbox and cp-propeller with control system for a new pelagic trawler.
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NewsFirst forum for tackling parasitic diseases takes place
Developments in fighting parasitic disease affecting aquaculture were discussed at the first ParaFishControl Industry Forum.
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NewsAller Aqua inaugurates its fifth fish feed factory
Aller Aqua will inaugurate its fifth factory in Zambia an important milestone for the fish feed producer to further strengthen its foothold in the African market.
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NewsCall for businesses to support Seafood Week
Seafish is urging businesses to become Seafood Week campaign partners as Lidl becomes the latest company to show its support.
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NewsNZ tuna association seeks to improve recognition for responsible fisheries
The Tuna Management Association of New Zealand (TMA) is uniting with an international network of supply chain stakeholders to improve management and recognition for responsible tuna fisheries.
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NewsBaldvin leaves Samherji fleet after 25 successful years
With a new Rolls-Royce designed factory trawler on the way later this year, Samherji’s German subsidiary DFFU has sold its factory trawler Baldvin. It has been sold to Poland and renamed Polonus.
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NewsInnovation is forefront at Marel Whitefish ShowHow
Marel has hosted its third Whitefish ShowHow conference bringing together global processors of both wild and farmed whitefish to discuss insight into the future direction of the industry.
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NewsWorld’s first blue mussel farm achieves ASC sustainability certification
Loch Fyne Oysters Ltd has become the first company to achieve the Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) Bivalve Standard Certification for responsible farming of blue mussels.
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NewsSeafish’s RFS marks certification milestones
Seafish’s Responsible Fishing Scheme (RFS), which recognises fishing vessels that demonstrate best practice in fishing operations and crew welfare, has certified its 100th vessel, marking a significant milestone for the scheme.
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NewsCarsoe acquire share in palletising partner
Danish factory deck specialist Carsoe has acquired 43% of the shares of its Norwegian supplier Holmek Palletering AS.
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NewsDanfish to bring the fishing industry together in Aalborg
Visitors to this year’s DanFish International exhibition which takes place next month in Aalborg can expect to see a bigger event with even more potential to do business.
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NewsSNG opens major Shetland division
Killybegs-based Swan Net Gundry (SNG) fishing gear manufacturers have officially opened a new state-of-the-art net loft and stores premises in Lerwick on the Shetland Islands which will enhance their current facilities and allow the company to extend its area of operations.
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NewsMacduff’s largest fishing vessel delivery
Macduff Shipyards Limited has completed its largest ever fishing vessel newbuild, the 29.80m LOA by 10.50m beam Venture III, built for Whitehills owner Mark Lovie, who expects to skipper the new trawler opposite longstanding relief skipper Alan Addison.
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NewsMSC Certification for Chilean langostino lobster fisheries
Camanchaca Pesca has obtained Marine Stewardship Council certification for its south Chilean lobster fisheries, certifying its operations are sustainable.
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NewsThe invisible 50%
The International Association for Women in Seafood Industry (WSI) made its first formal appearance at the IceFish exhibition and Marie Christine Monfort, the driving force behind the organisation becoming established, commented that it was great to launch WSI at an event in Iceland which has such a strong reputation for ...
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NewsFarming rainbow trout in Russia’s Kemerovo region
As many as ten species of fish and a production volume of 2500 tonnes are planned for an aquaculture complex in the Kemerovo region of Russia, announced Vasily Sokolov, deputy head of the Russian Federal Fisheries Agency, at the opening ceremony.
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NewsMSC awards more than £200,000 for research projects in small-scale and developing world fisheries
The Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) has awarded more than £200,000 in funding to five projects that will aid small-scale and developing world fisheries in achieving sustainability. The award is part of the MSC’s Global Fisheries Sustainability Fund that was established in 2015 in recognition of the difficulty that these fisheries ...
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NewsNAFO meets for the first time under new convention
The Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization (NAFO) has met for the first time under its new modernised convention where Greenland halibut was firmly on the agenda.
