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    Elsta eldsneytisfyrirtæki landsins

    2017-01-19T11:05:40Z

    „Skeljungur er elsta og stærsta eldsneytisfyrirtæki á landinu,“ segir Þorsteinn Pétursson sölustjóri. Félagið í núverandi mynd á rætur sínar að rekja allt aftur til ársins 1928 og þar áður hét það HF Shell, þannig að um er að ræða sölu á eldsneyti óslitið í heila öld. Þjónusta við sjávarútveginn ...

  • Greig Seafood deal with Skaginn for new chilling system
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    Norwegian market opens for Skaginn's Sub-Chilling system

    2017-01-19T10:17:00Z

    Grieg Seafood has become the first salmon producer In Norway to install the Sub-Chilling system from Skaginn 3X.

  • Sablefish landings will now be recorded using electronic fish tickets Photo: Alix Smith, NOAA
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    Electronic reporting for sablefish

    2017-01-18T12:26:00Z

    The US West Coast has adopted electronic reporting for all commercially caught sablefish which means that all landings will now be recorded on web-based electronic fish tickets instead of paper ones.

  • New partnership in China for the Global Aquaculture Alliance
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    GAA expands presence in China

    2017-01-18T11:34:00Z

    The Global Aquaculture Alliance has joined a cooperative agreement with the China Aquatic Products Processing and Marketing Alliance (CAPPMA).

  • The ROMoC is backed by a self-positioning control algorithm to ensure the entire pen is covered within the given time limit
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    Automated mort collector for offshore fish farms

    2017-01-17T16:38:00Z

    Dutch subsea technology company Seatools has completed a feasibility and conceptual design study on a Remotely Operated Mort Collector (ROMoC) for offshore fish farms.

  • The Eurobarometer survey on revealed that seafood consumption is increasing
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    EU study examines seafood consumption habits

    2017-01-16T16:46:00Z

    A recent investigation into EU consumers'' attitudes into seafood consumption habits has revealed that with seafood consumption up again, sustainable supply is even more essential than before.

  • Engey sail from the shipyard Photo: HB Grandi
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    HB Grandi's Engey sails for home

    2017-01-13T11:26:00Z

    HB Grandi’s Engey has finished construction in Turkey and is ready to travel back to Reykjavík, despite being delayed by heavy snow in Russia.

  • The IAFI Peter Howgate Award is a lasting tribute to Mr Howgate's work and career
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    Grant funding for young fish technologists

    2017-01-12T16:22:00Z

    Applications for the 2017 the International Association of Fish Inspectors (IAFI) Peter Howgate Award are now open.

  • Hamish Walker becomes new Sea Pact chairman
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    Sea Pact announces new chairman

    2017-01-12T10:43:00Z

    Sea Pact has elected Hamish Walker, director of purchasing at the Seattle Fish Company, as the new chairman for its advisory council.

  • Thorgerður Katrín Gunnarsdóttir
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    New government, new minister

    2017-01-11T15:20:00Z

    A long-awaited change of government has taken place in Iceland. Elections were held in October, but since then several parties have tried and failed to reach a consensus to form a coalition government.

  • Freitasmar’s tuna is caught through purse seine method in the Western Central part of the Pacific Ocean
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    FoS certification for Freitasmar

    2017-01-11T15:07:00Z

    Freitasmar, the Portugese expert in the production of canned seafood, has achieved the Friend of the Sea (FoS) certification for its Skipjack and Yellowfin tuna.

  • Tersan Shipyard announces the delivery of F/T SVEND C
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    Svend C delivered

    2017-01-11T10:09:00Z

    Tersan Shipyard has successfully delivered stern freezer trawler, Svend C, to Sikuaq Trawl AS.

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    Clearwater VP global marketing

    2017-01-10T14:01:00Z

    Canadian seafood expert, Clearwater Seafoods, has appointed Don Holdsworth as Vice President global marketing.

  • Illegal fisher charged with fisheries and environmental offences
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    Australia jails Vietnamese poachers

    2017-01-10T10:16:00Z

    Illegal foreign fishers have been convicted for breaches of the Fisheries Management Act 1991 (FMA Act) and the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act).

  • Patrick Hughes
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    New head for Seafood Scotland

    2017-01-09T11:55:00Z

    Patrick Hughes has been appointed as the new Head of Seafood Scotland, the organisation set up to increase the value of return to the Scottish seafood sector.

  • Ásbjörn
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    HB Grandi, volumes and values down

    2017-01-09T09:36:00Z

    According to information published by Icelandic fishing company HB Grandi its fleet landed 141,867 tonnes of fish valued at ISK14 billion during 2016. This a 19% reduction in volume compared to its 2015 catch levels, and catch values fell by 16%.

  • Investors are now in negotiation with Northlight Seafood
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    Taking mussel farming to another level

    2017-01-06T09:47:00Z

    Northlight Seafood is ready to start production and embark on its ambitious project after years of research.

  • Konráð Alfreðsson
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    Seamen’s dissatisfaction runs deep

    2017-01-05T14:02:00Z

    According to Konráð Alfreðsson, vice-chairman of Icelandic Seamen’s union Sjómannasamband Íslands (SÍ), there is deep dissatisfaction among seamen who are currently on strike.

  • The new vessel will be a tailored design for operation in heavy ice off the coast of Greenland
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    Trawler design contract for Skipsteknisk

    2017-01-04T13:44:00Z

    Skipsteknisk AS has secured the design contract for a new Arctic factory freezer trawler for Niisa Trawl Aps, located in Nuuk, Greenland.

  • Australia and Papua New Guinea fight illegal fishing in joint patrol
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    Australia and PNG in joint IUU patrol

    2017-01-04T10:50:00Z

    The Australian Border Force (ABF) and the Papua New Guinea (PNG) Defence Force Maritime Element conducted joint patrol to identify and intercept Vietnamese illegal fishing vessels.