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NewsGrowing interest in alternative feeds
Despite the limited supply of fish stocks, aquaculture continues to depend on wild-caught fishmeal and fish oil. By interacting with ingredient providers, researchers, fish farmers and feed companies, one collaborative effort, the Future of Fish Feed (F3), is working to offer some innovative solutions
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NewsGhana’s small-scale industry propose reforms
Ghana’s small-scale fishers, fish traders and processors have come together to present ten key points they feel should be included in the country’s fisheries law reforms.
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NewsUS-Chinese co-operation nets IUU driftnetter
A fishing vessel intercepted in international waters 860 nautical miles east of Japan was found to have eighty tons of salmon and a drift net measuring more than five miles long on board.
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NewsLandmark order for Valka
From its origins in founder Helgi Hjálmarsson’s garage, Valka has grown steadily and is now set to expand further, boosted by a landmark order for its fillet machines that utilise X-ray technology to locate and extract bones.
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News40th year for Scottish Sea Farms manager
Scottish Sea Farms’ longest serving employee Geoff Kidd has celebrated 40 years of service including more than three decades as farm manager of Loch Spelve on Mull.
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NewsFAO fish farm project provides livelihoods
Youths in Guinea-Bissau have learnt to farm fish in floating cages to help produce food, diversify income and employment prospects and boost the country’s sustainability.
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NewsHAPO to sponsor Greek aquaculture congress
The Hellenic Aquaculture Producers Organization (HAPO) is the gold sponsor of Greece’s first Hellenic Aquaculture Congress taking place on 22-23 June in Athens.
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NewsImproved antimicrobial protection
A new water treatment product is able to capture advanced oxidation technology in a cube of ice and provide continue antimicrobial protection while thawing.
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NewsScottish students win UK Chef competition
Two young chefs from West College Scotland have been crowned national champions at the 2018 UK Young Seafood Chef of the Year competition.
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NewsGuiding Light champions green fishing practices
New trawler Guiding Light became the latest symbol of industry optimism, as it sailed from the Parkol Marine Engineering shipyard in Whitby.
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NewsAS Fiskevegn protests Mustad takeover threat
AS Fiskevegn is calling for a reversal of Mustad Autoline’s purchase of Vetrhus Holding AS, which own 50% of the shares in AS Fiskevegn, claiming it is “not suitable” for one of its main competitors to be its owner.
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NewsScottish seafood sector to train talent
The Scottish Seafood Association (SSA) is leading a two-year pilot project to attract and prepare new entrants for a career in seafood processing and train and upskill the existing workforce to help raise industry standards and deliver sectoral growth.
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NewsNew IFFO director general
IFFO, The Marine Ingredients Organisation has appointed Petter Martin Johannessen as director general.
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NewsBattle rages to ban electric beaming
Marine environmental NGO Bloom has lodged a formal complaint to the European Commission that the Dutch authorities gave large subsidies of EU money to enable the Dutch beam trawl fleet to switch to electric pulse fishing that it did not declare, reports Tim Oliver.
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NewsOffshore farming – unlocking growth potential
Presentations and discussions at the Offshore Mariculture Conference in Singapore made clear the potential of the open ocean in creating a more dynamic and sustainable aquaculture industry
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NewsTop award for Loch Fyne Oysters
Seafood producer Loch Fyne Oysters has celebrated its 40th year of trading by scooping the top prize in the ‘Fish and Seafood’ category of the Scotland Food & Drink Excellence Awards 2018.
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NewsAtlantic Capes invests in Skaginn 3X IQF tunnel freezer and slurry ice delivery system
Leading scallop and surf clam producer, Atlantic Capes Fisheries (ACF) recently installed an IQF tunnel freezer as well as a slurry ice and delivery system from Skaginn 3X.
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News?Fingerlings and other lings
With the accelerating growth of fish consumption, more and more attention and efforts are being dedicated to the development of fish farming, both?? ?? marine and freshwater. To produce fish of edible size, in most cases fish farmers populate their ponds or fish cages with young stages of the preferred ...
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NewsLoch Duart boasts growing global sales
An independent Scottish salmon farming company has been listed at number 78 in the annual Sunday Times HSBC International Track 200 league table for fastest growing international sales.
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NewsNew Kongsberg simulator meets training demand for sustainable fisheries
The first contract for a state-of-the-art simulator covering navigation, fishfinding and catching has been signed with the Lofoten Vocational School in Northern Norway. The new K-Sim Fishery will support training, improving safety and sustainability within the fishing industry.
