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NewsGB£100m salmon producer supplier boost
Scottish Sea Farms spent over £100m – 85% of total supplier spend – procuring goods and services from local businesses in 2017.
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NewsFishing – what’s changed?
When Europe was inhabited by tribes of intelligent savages, fishing was one of the main sources of food. The associated seamanship and boat-building enabled the development of marine navigation and other sea trades.
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NewsOffshore Mariculture Conference launches in Southeast Asia
The regional industry in Southeast Asia is looking to adopt different approaches, recognising the strong potential of finfish production in Southeast Asia. For example, the Singapore government has announced their plan for a 9% increase in local contribution of quality farmed fish, the Indonesian government has invested in the creation ...
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NewsMaking the case for one-by-one fishing zones
The International Pole & Line Foundation (IPNLF) is making the case for ocean conservation and profitable fisheries highlighting the case for one-by-one fishing zones at St Helena''s first-ever international conference.
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NewsCapelin quota could be higher
Icelandic pelagic operators have reacted with disappointment at the capelin quota recommended by the Marine Research Institute following surveys carried out last month. The pelagic fleet has been fishing well on capelin since New Year and there had been hopes of a substantial boost on top of the provisional quota ...
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NewsPolish built pelagic trawler for Shetland
Nauta Shiprepair Yard in Gdansk has launched a partly outfitted pelagic trawler bound for operations in the Shetland Islands.
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NewsCargill opens first fish feed plant in India
Cargill has opened its first dedicated fish feed plant in India as it develops its aqua feed business across Asia.
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NewsÍsfell’s Streamline
The Streamline multi-purpose groundfish trawl from Icelandic fishing gear supplier Ísfell has its roots in the north of Iceland, where Rúnar Kristjánsson at the company’s Sauðárkrókur net loft fine-tuned the design of these high-efficiency trawls in co-operation with the skipper and crew of Fisk Seafood’s trawler Málmey.
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Newse-logs in South East Trawl Fishery
South East Trawl (SET) vessels will have to record their activity using electronic logbooks (e-logs) from 1 May.
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NewsFirst ASC Seriola certification
The Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) has inaugrally awarded its Seriola and Cobia Standard for responsible aquaculture to Japanese Seriola producers.
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NewsUS Foods joins GSSI
Foodservice distributor US Foods has joined Global Sustainable Seafood Initiative (GSSI) as a funding partner.
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NewsThe plastic problem
There’s no shortage of waste fishing gear, and there’s a growing number of ways of disposing of it as the problem of plastic waste becomes increasingly severe – and as it becomes the focus as steadily more attention.
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NewsMediterranean safeguarding strategy grows
Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) has joined 15 Mediterranean countries supporting a EU-backed strategy to safeguard Mediterranean fisheries.
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NewsSensor success in West Africa
As well as those around the world with a long background in making use of trawl technology from Scanmar, there are some newer big players who are also singing the praises of the Norwegian experts.
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NewsFisheries management can adapt to climate change risks
Climate change could significantly impact fisheries in the North East Atlantic but fisheries management can be adapted to meet challenges.
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NewsSeafood industry voices need for common standard certification
Stakeholders of the Indian seafood industry have voiced the need for a common standard certification to allay the burden of costs and effort in acquiring multiple certifications to remain credible in the business.
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NewsNew generation South Atlantic trawler
The Nodosa shipyard at Marín in Galicia last year delivered two new vessels to fish in the South Atlantic; first specialised toothfish longliner CFL Hunter, and now trawler Monteferro, designed to concentrate on squid but with capacity to also target some fish species.
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NewsNuevo Pescanova joins GSSI partnership
Spanish fishing and processing giant Grupo Nuevo Pescanova has joined the Global Sustainable Seafood Initiative (GSSI) as a funding partner.
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NewsDavid Gregory to chair SAIC
The Scottish Aquaculture Innovation Centre (SAIC) has appointed David Gregory as chairperson from 1 March.
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NewsMPEDA and COOP link to boost organic aqua farming in India
In a first-of-its-kind tie-up in India’s marine sector, COOP Cooperative, one of Switzerland''s biggest retail and wholesale companies, is partnering the Government of India''s Marine Products Export Development Authority (MPEDA) to develop export-oriented organic aqua farming in India to cater to the growing demand for organic seafood products across the ...
