Latest News – Page 273
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NewsHB Grandi becomes Brim
HB Grandi’s shareholders approved a proposal by the board of directors to change the company’s name to Brim, as well as too acquire sales companies Icelandic Japan KK, Icelandic Hong Kong Ltd .and Icelandic China Trading Co. Ltd., for US$34,9 million.
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NewsHave your say on fishing vessel standards
Stakeholders across the seafood industry are being asked to respond to a public consultation by providing feedback on the draft standard criteria for the next iteration of the Responsible Fishing Scheme (RFS), to be called the Responsible Fishing Vessel Standard (RFVS).
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NewsUK fish food company goes global
Aquatic nutrition company, World Feeds, has launched a new range of products aimed at tackling one of salmon farming’s biggest issues – the control of sea lice.
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NewsAKVA Group appoints new board chairman
Knut Nesse has been appointed chairman of the board of AKVA Group following Hans Kristian Mong’s decision to step down.
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NewsCalling all aquaculture innovators
Fish feed company, Alltech Coppens, has devised a new programme aimed at supporting the aquaculture industry by discovering the unique ideas developed by farmers for farmers.
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NewsFuelgarden supplies LNG to Mowi Scotland
Norway-based LNG design and engineering firm Fuelgarden Energy has commissioned a temporary LNG installation on the Isle of Skye in Scotland to supply the gas to Mowi´s newbuilt fish feed factory at Kyleakin.
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NewsAquaculture forum in Timor-Leste
More than 100 stakeholders have gathered at the second National Aquaculture Forum in Dili, Timor-Leste, to discuss ways to continue developing the country’s growing aquaculture sector.
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NewsSeafood fraud puts consumer 'at risk'
In the wake of a five-year-long bait-and-switch scheme in which a Virginia-based seafood company intentionally mislabelled crabmeat, Lloyd’s Register (LR) is calling for the seafood industry to do more to combat rogue behaviour.
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NewsMarin Teknikk secures fishing vessel contract
Marin Teknikk has signed an agreement with Østerfjord, Torangsvaag in Austevoll and Tersan Shipyard in Turkey for the design and engineering for a new fishing vessel.
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NewsSeafood’s changing tide
While the global seafood trade is expected to continue to grow, recent analysis points to shifts in the market dynamics
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NewsFiji approves MOU with Adelaide University
The Fjiian cabinet has approved a memorandum of understanding between Fiji’s Department of Fisheries and the University of Adelaide on tilapia farming.
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NewsRFC and Agama build second Murmansk factory
The Russian Fishery Company (RFC) and the Agama Group have signed a co-operation agreement as part of the project to build the Russian Haddock onshore processing plant for cod and haddock in Murmansk. Construction is scheduled to begin in late August this year, with commissioning scheduled for next year.
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NewsQu Dongyu takes up post as FAO head
The UN Food and Agriculture Organizaton’s new Director-General vows to build on UN agency''s strengths, making it more dynamic, transparent and inclusive.
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NewsTime for a UK herring resurgence?
The growing trend for local and sustainable produce could be the key to UK consumers adopting a penchant for herring, the chairman of the Scottish Pelagic Processors Association has suggested.
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NewsCurio: matching the machine to the fish
Icelandic fish processing machinery speciality Curio continues to expand as its innovative range of fish processing machines grows.
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NewsThai Union reports profits up 13%
Thai Union has reported a 13.1% increase in gross profit in the second quarter of the year, with stronger performances from the frozen seafood and PetCare and value-added product businesses.
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NewsBIM supports safety training in Ireland
Sufficient safety training is “essential” for those working in the Irish fishing industry, Bord Iascaigh Mhara (BIM) has stressed.
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NewsFAU partners with USDA to boost aquaculture
Scientists from Florida Atlantic University’s Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute, one of the university’s four research pillars, will partner with future US Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists to address the problem of the US shortfall in aquaculture production.
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News?35,000 lobsters V-notched every year
Each year as many as 35,000 adult female lobsters caught by Irish inshore fishermen have a V-shaped notch removed from their tails.
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NewsPower Barge series for Canadian fish farm
Cooke Aquaculture in Atlantic Canada has a number of fish farms located in protected waters around the Maritime Provinces, and need to secure transport of supplies and gear between the farms and the shore.
