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  • Pulse trawl
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    Electric pulse fishing debate heats up

    2018-01-15T15:38:00Z

    Europêche have criticised campaigners against electric pulse fishing ahead of a European Parliament vote on 16 January.

  • Kochi International Marina
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    Satellite data strategy to help India

    2018-01-15T12:22:00Z

    Scientists will meet this month to discuss how best to utilise satellite data to identify areas of fish abundance.

  • fishing vessel
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    MacGregor acquires Rapp Marine

    2018-01-12T09:31:00Z

    MacGregor will acquire Rapp Marine Group (RMG) from Nord Kapitalforvaltning to strengthen its fishery and research vessel segment.

  • Official launch: Offshore Mariculture Asia
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    Official launch: Offshore Mariculture Asia

    2018-01-11T11:04:00Z

    Marine finfish production in Southeast Asia has huge potential due to a regional preference for seafood, declining wild captures and a desire to further develop seafood export markets. In light of this, Singapore has been chosen to host the first edition of Offshore Mariculture Asia which will take place 15-17th ...

  • Roy Norum and Steve Paulsen
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    PG Flow Solutions appoints CEO

    2018-01-11T09:14:00Z

    PG Flow Solutions has promoted chief operating officer (COO) Steve Paulsen to chief executive officer (CEO).

  • The research from the University of Maine reveals that many Americans know very little about the US aquaculture industry stalling its growth
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    Study says education key for US aquaculture growth

    2018-01-10T14:06:00Z

    A new study shows that a general understanding and acceptance of farmed marine foods by the American public is key to growing the US aquaculture industry.

  • Loch Duart salmon
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    Loch Duart tackles food fraud

    2018-01-10T12:58:00Z

    Salmon farming company Loch Duart is harnessing scientific traceability to expose food scams and protect its brand.

  • Ronjafisk
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    PG Flow Solutions wellboat pump systems order

    2018-01-09T11:16:00Z

    PG Flow Solutions will supply a seawater circulation pump and engine room pumps for a new wellboat.

  • The automatic freezing line from will mean that the vessel will be able to freeze 100 tonnes of krill a day Photo: Carsoe
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    Carsoe breaks into the Chinese market

    2018-01-08T16:04:00Z

    Carsoe has broken into the Chinese market with the order of a complete processing plant for a one of the world’s largest newbuild krill trawlers.

  • Optimar generated a revenue of around €115 million in 2017
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    Optimar acquired by investment firm

    2018-01-08T14:26:00Z

    A global investment company has acquired Optimar a leading provider of automated fish handling systems from its Norwegian financial investors Credo Partners.

  • Vardin Pelagic's new factory
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    Skaginn 3X to deliver new Vardin Pelagic plant

    2018-01-08T10:19:00Z

    Skaginn 3X will design a new automated Vardin Pelagic plant, which allows for initial capacity of 1300t per day.

  • Western Australia’s new multi-species mollusc hatchery
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    Western Australia’s new multi-species mollusc hatchery

    2018-01-07T18:41:00Z

    A big win for Western Australia’s aquaculture industry and the the state’s economy was marked as Premier Mark McGowan and Fisheries Minister Dave Kelly opened the new multi-species mollusc hatchery in Albany. The hatchery, fully operational in 2018, will see over 350 WA jobs created over the next ten years ...

  • First cobia farm becomes ASC certified
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    First cobia farm becomes ASC certified

    2018-01-05T10:00:00Z

    The Open Blue farm in Panama has become the first cobia producer in the world certified to the Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) standard. To attain certification, the farm was assessed by an independent auditor against a set of robust requirements stipulated by the ASC Seriola and Cobia Standard.

  • Loch Duart fish feed
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    Loch Duart signs contract with EWOS

    2018-01-05T09:15:00Z

    Independent salmon farming business Loch Duart has signed a three-year salmon feed deal with aqua feed supplier EWOS.

  • Pingtan’s fish products on JD.com
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    Pingtan’s fish products on JD.com

    2018-01-05T07:00:00Z

    Pingtan Marine Enterprise has announced that its fish products have gone online on JD.com and will be available to consumers. The Company has first launched three of its fish products including pomfret, yellow croaker and ribbon fish cuts on JD.com, and it expects to launch more products in the future.

  • Eros chooses Fleet Xpress
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    Eros chooses Fleet Xpress

    2018-01-04T18:26:00Z

    Norwegian fishing company Eros A/S has signed a contract with Inmarsat Maritime to install Fleet Xpress on three fishing vessels operating in the North Sea, Norwegian Sea and Barents Sea.

  • SAIC
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    Videos show Scottish aquaculture support

    2018-01-04T13:33:00Z

    A video case study campaign highlights how the Scottish aquaculture industry is embracing support to innovate and grow.

  • Australia’s seafood sector continues to grow
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    Australia’s seafood sector continues to grow

    2018-01-04T10:41:00Z

    Assistant Minister for Agriculture and Water Resources Anne Ruston has welcomed the ABARES Australian fisheries and aquaculture statistics 2016 report setting out that the value of the Australian fisheries and aquaculture sector increased by 9% to $3 billion in 2015-16, injecting an additional $270 million into rural and regional economies.

  • Marine Harvest acquires Northern Harvest
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    Marine Harvest acquires Northern Harvest

    2018-01-04T10:30:00Z

    Marine Harvest has reached an agreement to acquire Northern Harvest, a salmon farming company in eastern Canada.

  • Fukushima
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    Fukushima radiation: Study shows migratory fish not affected

    2018-01-04T07:00:00Z

    Following the massive 2011 earthquake and tsunami in Japan, the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant in Fukushima Prefecture released vast quantities of radioactive materials into the atmosphere and ocean, raising concerns over the consumption of seafood from the Pacific