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NewsDelousing salmon the environmentally-friendly way
Salmon farmers could benefit from a new sea lice treatment to delouse fish without harming the environment.
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NewsPacific tuna IUU investigations launched
Investigations into four serious breaches of vessel fishing licenses have begun after a surveillance sweep in the Pacific tuna fishery.
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NewsWorld's first hybrid propulsion for aquaculture vessel
A hybrid propulsion system supported by batteries is believed to be the first built for a fish farming vessel.
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NewsStudents benefit from Sea Harvest bursary
More than thirty students in various fields of study, ranging from musical theatre to civil engineering, received a Sea Harvest Foundation bursary during a handover event in Saldanha where the company is based.
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NewsElectric aquaculture vessel saves costs and emissions
A forward-thinking Norwegian aquaculture company has opted for battery technology for its vessels to save costs and preserve the environment.
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NewsLights below the surface
Using light to attract or repel fish looked to be an innovative strategy, until Dan Watson looked into it more closely as part of the development of the Pisces selectivity device.
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NewsMSC scholarships funding fisheries research in East Africa and Kenya
A Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) scholarship programme is supporting environmental improvement, supply chain management and fisheries management best practise research.
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NewsNew top boss for WorldFish
WorldFish has appointed a new director general who will bring more than 25 years’ experience in natural resource management to the organisation.
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NewsFeed barge order to boost Scottish salmon production
A Scottish salmon producer aims to boost business with three new 400t concrete feed barges and an offshore feeding system.
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NewsPelagic newbuild Grateful delivered to Fraserburgh owners
The new pelagic trawler Grateful has been completed by the Karstensens shipyard at Skagen, and delivered to owners Eshcol Fishing.
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NewsCryogenically preserved plankton feed reduces fish mortality
A plankton supplier is breaking new ground with its cryogenically preserved plankton feed which it says reduces mortality rates at fish farms.
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NewsEnergy efficient feed system help manage operations
Fish farm managers may be able to better manage the way they operate with a new energy efficient feed system.
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NewsSea Harvest acquires HB Grandi freezer trawler
HB Grandi has sold one of its freezer trawlers to a South African fish processor for a price of US$13.5 million.
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NewsNortheastern tuna fishery MSC certification upheld
Confirmation of MSC Fisheries Standard certification for Northeastern Tropical Pacific purse seine yellowfin & skipjack tuna fishery has been made.
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Bætt kjörhæfni í karfaveiðum með fjögurra hliða vörpupoka
Rannsóknarteymi Hafrannsóknarstofnunar og útvegs- og sjávardeild Memorial háskóla á Nýfundnalandi fylgdu Heimi Guðbjörnssyni skipstjóra og áhöfn ferskfisktogarans Helgu Maríu við karfaveiðar til að meta kjörhæfni T90 vörpupokans.Prófaður var búnaður sem samanstóð af vörpupoka úr tvöföldu 6mm PE-neti með 110 mm möskvastærð með uppsettum QuickLines frá Hampiðjunni. Utan um vörpupokann ...
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Better redfish selectivity with four-panel codend
A team from the Marine Research Institute and the Marine Institute of Memorial University of Newfoundland joined skipper Heimir Guðbjörnsson and HB Grandi's fresher trawler Helga María for a trip on redfish to assess the selectivity of a T90 codend.The test gear consisted of a codend made in double ...
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Sérfræðiþekking Íra hvað varðar búnað á þilfari í boði á Íslandi
Fyrirtækið hefur verið í örum vexti allt síðan Eunan Kennedy stofnaði það sem lítið fjölskyldufyrirtæki á 2100 fermetra svæði í verkstæði við Killybegs, helstu útgerðarhöfn Írlands.„Fyrirtækinu gengur vel og við stefnum að auknum umsvifum,“ sagði Rod McLeod hjá EK Marine. „Okkur sýnist Ísland geta orðið mikilvægt markaðssvæði okkar“.EK Marine ...
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Irish deck equipment expertise comes to Iceland
The company has grown steadily since it was established by Eunan Kennedy as a modest family business and now occupies a 2100 square metres of workshop space in Ireland's premier fishing port of Killybegs."The company is doing well and we're looking to expand," EK Marine's Rod McLeod said. "We ...
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Aðsókn sýnenda að Íslensku sjávarútvegssýningunni eykst um 41% frá 2014
Marianne Rasmussen Coulling sýningarstjóri segist upplifa mikinn áhuga víða um heim fyrir næstu sjávarútvegssýningu og segir engan vafa leika á að hún eigi eftir að vekja enn meiri athygli umheimsins á íslenskum sjávarútvegi.„Sýningin er gríðarlega mikilvægur viðskiptavaki,” bætti hún við.„Það eru tæpir tveir mánuðir fram að sýningu, sýningarstjórnin fær ...
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This year's IceFish 41% up on 2014
Receiving strong interest from around the world on the upcoming Icelandic Fisheries Exhibition and Events Director Marianne Rasmussen Coulling said there is no doubt this is Iceland's international showcase event."This is where business gets done," she added."There are less than one months to go and the exhibition team are ...
