Latest News – Page 271
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NewsMajor 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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NewsThyborøn’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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NewsMaritech 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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NewsFAO’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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NewsKeeping 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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NewsAssessing 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.
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NewsTrials prove successful ROV tracking
Joint trials by Norwegian research institute, SINTEF Ocean, and marine resource technology company, Sonardyne International, have proven the ability for an acoustic positioning system to track underwater robots as they move through industrial-scale fish pens.
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NewsMassive biological ocean shifts
A new study shows how a warming ocean has led to unprecedented marine biological changes at the global level over the last decade, and that future changes will be stronger and have more severe effects on the living marine resources that we rely on.
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NewsDevelopment determines C02 impact on cod
Scientists have released results of a study showing that larval Pacific cod response to elevated carbon dioxide (CO2) levels and ocean acidification varies depending on its stage of development.
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NewsSulphur limits on track at IMO
The IMO has made substantial progress towards the its final preparations for the new global sulphur regulation which enters into force on 1st January 2020.
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NewsSea Delight joins IPNLF network
The global seafood distributor, importer and processor becomes the latest Member of the International Pole & Line Foundation. Sea Delight Group replaces its member company Sea Delight Europe that has been part of IPNLF’s fast-growing membership network since 2017.
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NewsTwin-rigger joins Fraserburgh prawn fleet
Ian Duthie brought the new Parkol-built Uberous FR-50 home to Fraserburgh following fishing trials carried out off Whitby, reports Dave Moore.
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News'No-deal' Brexit threatens Irish fishing
The Irish Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Michael Creed TD, has met the European Commissioner for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, Karmenu Vella, to discuss the threats to the Irish fishing industry from a ‘no deal’ Brexit.
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NewsGolden redfish enjoyed by German consumers
Iceland Responsible Fisheries (IRF) has introduced Icelandic golden redfish to German consumers at Grüne Woche, the food and agricultural trade show held annually in Berlin.
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NewsCetus AS opts for ABC powerplant
Less than two years after last ordering a new fishing vessel from Fitjar Mek Verksted, Cetus AS went back to both Salt Ship Design and the same yard for the new pelagic vessel Vikingbank.
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NewsBoosting EU fish breeding
European aquaculture is being taken to the next level through technological advances in breeding of six species in Europe.?
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NewsTransshipment data co-operation MoU signed
The Marshall Islands Marine Resources Authority has signed a landmark fisheries collaboration MoU with Thailand’s Department of Fisheries at last week’s GFETW conference in Bangkok.
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NewsFull trawl door control is here
The first full-scale trials with a pair of controllable Poseidon doors developed by Icelandic company Polar Trawl Doors has shown that the concept works and that adjustment of doors during a tow is here.
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NewsTraditional fishermen get priority under National Mariculture Policy
The Indian government aims to promote aquaculture and the Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRI) is working on introducing a national policy on mariculture, reports J Kumar
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NewsGut and dehead fish on board with the ‘Loppa’
Norway-based Havfront has revolutionised the processing of fish whilst on board fishing vessels with the world''s smallest gutting and deheading machine.
