Latest News – Page 288

  • Sophie Smith
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    MSD Animal Health appoints UK aquaculture business manager

    2018-03-29T10:17:00Z

    MSD Animal Health has appointed Sophie Smith as its UK aquaculture business manager.

  • MIT
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    MIT to exhibit at Skipper Expo Int. Aberdeen

    2018-03-29T09:37:00Z

    MIT will be showcasing its driveline repair and service portfolio at Skipper Expo Int. Aberdeen 2018.

  • Winners of the 2018 Icelandic Fisheries Bursary Awards announced
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    Winners of the 2018 Icelandic Fisheries Bursary Awards announced

    2018-03-28T13:32:00Z

    Minister of Education, Science and Culture Lilja Alfreðsdóttir announced the winners of the 2018 Icelandic Fisheries Bursary Awards at a ceremony held at the Iceland Ocean Cluster in Reykjavik.

  • SAIC fish
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    Aquaculture companies urged to apply to innovation fund

    2018-03-28T10:20:00Z

    Aquaculture sector small to medium enterprises (SMEs) in the Scottish Highlands and Islands are being encouraged to apply for the GB£1m Accelerated Aquaculture Innovation (AAI) fund.

  • Fishboard
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    New electronic fish monitoring device

    2018-03-28T09:45:00Z

    Certified Quality Foods (dba Seafood Analytics) has launched an electronic fish-monitoring device capable of measuring and storing key information.

  • Mermaid Seafoods team
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    Business booming for UK seafood company with new shop

    2018-03-27T12:15:00Z

    A UK seafood company has opened a new shop to continue its growth following support from the Welsh government’s Seafood Cluster programme.

  • UK fishing vessel
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    NFFO: Brexit transition humiliating

    2018-03-27T10:16:00Z

    The National Federation of Fishermen''s Organisations (NFFO) has claimed the Brexit transition arrangement has “patently humiliating and disadvantageous terms on fishing” for the UK.

  • Remote community streams ahead with superfast broadband
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    Remote community streams ahead with superfast broadband

    2018-03-27T07:00:00Z

    Homes and businesses on the remote peninsula of Knoydart and Loch Nevis on Scotland’s west coast can now enjoy the benefits of superfast broadband, thanks to a collaboration between Scottish Sea Farms and rural broadband company HebNet CIC.

  • Energy-efficient Hardhaus ordered from Cemre
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    Energy-efficient Hardhaus ordered from Cemre

    2018-03-27T07:00:00Z

    The owners of Norwegian pelagic vessel Hardhaus have placed an order for a newbuilding, designed by Salt Ship design and to be built at Cemre in Turkey. The vessel will incorporate the latest in energy-efficient technology.

  • Acipenser Srl's plant
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    Acipenser obtains Friend of the Sea certification

    2018-03-26T13:27:00Z

    Italian company Acipenser Srl has been found compliant with Friend of the Sea''s standard for several species of farmed sturgeon.

  • EU fishing boats
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    EC proposes multi-annual sustainable plan

    2018-03-26T10:12:00Z

    The European Commission has proposed a multi-annual plan for fish stocks in western waters aimed at restoring and maintaining stocks at sustainable levels and ensuring fishermen’s social and economic viability.

  • WASSP Key Pulse and Interference Management System
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    WASSP launches interference management system

    2018-03-23T10:45:00Z

    WASSP has launched a Key Pulse and Interference management system including an automated frequency and bandwidth algorithm.

  • Gael Force group and Fusion Marine to join forces
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    Gael Force group and Fusion Marine to join forces

    2018-03-23T10:06:00Z

    Gael Force Group and Fusion Marine are jointly announcing today that they have agreed and signed Heads of Terms which will result in Gael Force’s acquisition of 75% of the outstanding share capital of the fish farm pen manufacturer. The deal, which is of an undisclosed value, is on course ...

  • Alaska fishermen gear up for halibut season
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    Alaska halibut fishermen gear up for March 24th season opener

    2018-03-23T06:00:00Z

    From Southeast Alaska to the Bering Sea, Alaska halibut fishermen are gearing up to head out to sea as the 2018 halibut season opens at noon on 24th March. It’s an annual ritual for both commercial fishermen and charter operators seeking to make their living through the pursuit of this ...

  • Penalties for Chinese operators
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    Chinese companies see subsidies cancelled and permits removed for illegal fishing

    2018-03-22T13:36:00Z

    The Chinese Ministry of Agriculture has announced measures against fishing vessels and their operators after a number of Chinese vessel shave been intercepted engaged in illegal fishing activities in West African waters.

  • Hatch Accelerator 1.0
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    Funding for aquaculture accelerator programme

    2018-03-22T11:07:00Z

    The first global accelerator programme dedicated to the aquaculture industry will have the opportunity to grow with investment from the first investment fund focused exclusively on sustainable aquaculture.

  • Loch Duart salmon
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    Sustainable wrasse use controls sea lice

    2018-03-22T10:11:00Z

    Loch Duart has reduced sea lice treatments significantly and recorded salmon growth on all its sites following efforts to source sustainable wrasse for use as cleaner fish.

  • News

    IceFish styrkir tvo afbragðs nemendur

    2018-03-21T15:24:53Z

    Við afhendingu styrkjanna tilkynnti Marianne Rasmussen-Coulling, framkvæmdastjóri Íslensku sjávarútvegssýningarinnar, að ákveðið hefði verið að veita áframhaldandi námsstyrki úr sjóðnum næstu tvö árin hið minnsta, en næsta IceFish-sýning er haldin árið 2020.Lilja Alfreðsdóttir, mennta- og menningarmálaráðherra: „Mér er það heiður að afhenda þessa veglegu styrki úr IceFish-námssjóðnum, enda skiptir miklu ...

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    Winners of the 2018 Icelandic Fisheries Bursary Awards announced

    2018-03-21T15:24:00Z

    The two winners, both students at the Icelandic College of Fisheries, were awarded ISK 500,000 towards their respective courses. The first winner, Þórunni Eydísi Hraundal, 22, is studying Quality Control within the fishing sector and the second winner Herborg Þorláksdóttir, 56, is studying towards her qualification as a Processing Technician ...

  • Carlos Diaz
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    BioMar 2017 revenue up 12%

    2018-03-21T10:15:00Z

    BioMar Group’s revenue was up 12% in 2017, boosted by significant capacity expansion in Norway and the acquisition of Ecuador-based shrimp feed producer Alimentsa.