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  • SFF elects new President
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    SFF elects new President

    2016-11-03T12:05:00Z

    Ian Gatt has added to his role as chief executive of the Scottish Pelagic Fishermen’s Association (SPFA) and takes over as the new president of the Scottish Fishermen’s Federation (SFF).

  • The guide was created following a review of worldwide fishing vessel claims
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    Safety guide for fishing vessels

    2016-11-02T10:44:00Z

    Leading insurer to the fishing industry, Sunderland Marine, has published a free to download new safety guide in order to promote safe working practices onboard fishing vessels.

  • The unit of certification includes the Icelandic Golden redfish commercial fishery
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    Continued IRF certification for golden redfish

    2016-11-02T09:29:00Z

    The Global Trust has granted the Golden redfish fisheries continued IRF certification, following its first certification back in 2014.

  • NETZSCH has a smart pump solution to convey de-watered Ascophyllum Nodosum
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    Smooth processing for seaweed harvester

    2016-11-01T19:22:00Z

    For one Canadian plant that processes hard-to-handle seaweed into agricultural fertiliser products, a successful trial of a NETZSCH progressing cavity pump led to a new installation.

  • Drive to increase harvests of Scottish salmon has received a £1.76m boost
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    Novel approach to sea lice control

    2016-11-01T15:46:00Z

    Following a successful application to the European Maritime Fisheries Fund (EMFF), the drive to reduce sea lice and increase harvests of Scottish salmon has received a £1.76m boost.

  • Gael Force becomes new preferred supplier of consumables to Scottish Salmon Company
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    Gael Force to supply Scottish Salmon Company

    2016-10-31T15:38:00Z

    Gael Force Group have signed a contract with The Scottish Salmon Company, as the preferred supplier of consumables to both farms and processing sites.

  • The EC's proposal for quotas in 2017 have been issued
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    Commission proposes 2017 quotas

    2016-10-31T11:10:00Z

    The European Commission has presented its proposal for 2017 fishing quotas in preparation for the December Fisheries Council, where Member States will negotiate Total Allowable Catches (TAC) in the Atlantic and North Sea.

  • New strategy to double size of Scotland’s aquaculture sector
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    Doubling Scotland's aquaculture sector

    2016-10-28T11:41:00Z

    An ambitious new growth strategy for Scotland’s aquaculture sector has been created, thanks to a group of leading businesses and organisations from the industry working together for the first time.

  • Huginn VE-55
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    A decade of DynIce Warps

    2016-10-27T18:04:00Z

    ‘People thought we were mad hanging expensive fishing gear on the ends of pieces of rope.’

  • NOAA Fisheries has released its Fisheries of the United States 2015 report
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    US Fisheries Figures 2015

    2016-10-27T16:54:00Z

    NOAA Fisheries has released its Fisheries of the United States 2015 report, to give a profile of the nation''s fishing and seafood by the numbers.

  • GSI is committed to achieving 100% certification across all of its member farms
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    100th GSI farm achieves ASC certification

    2016-10-27T14:35:00Z

    The Global Salmon Initiative (GSI) says that its members have achieved Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) certification for 100 farms, the equivalent of 20% of all GSI members.

  • The Islamic Republic of Iran is one of the most important aquaculture producing countries in the Persian Gulf Region Photo: FAO
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    Developing sustainable mariculture in Iran

    2016-10-26T13:08:00Z

    The Islamic Republic of Iran and Food and Aquaculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) are working together to explore the possibilities for developing marine cage culture in the country.

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    New shrimp feed from Cargill

    2016-10-26T09:36:00Z

    Cargill has introduced a new shrimp feed produced exclusively for automated feeders using acoustic technology.

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    MoB demonstration in Weymouth

    2016-10-25T14:32:00Z

    The RNLI and Selfish are hosting a fishermen’s safety event in Weymouth on 26 October to demonstrate a man overboard safety exercise.

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    Management changes at Marine Harvest

    2016-10-25T13:45:00Z

    Marine Harvest is strengthening the management structure of its farming division to take into account biological challenges and succession planning.

  • Vaki is focused on the design and manufacture of fish handling, counting and grading solutions
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    Pentair acquires Vaki

    2016-10-24T17:14:00Z

    Pentair Aquatic Eco-Systems Inc (PAES) has entered into an agreement to acquire Vaki, a leading aquaculture equipment manufacturer based in Kópavogur, Iceland.

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    Gæði auka verðmæti

    2016-10-24T16:15:13Z

    Um síðustu helgi var haldin móttaka hjá Vinnslustöðinni í Vestmannaeyjum (VSV) og á fimmta hundrað gesta var boðið að skoða nýjan vinnslubúnað uppsjávarafla en verksmiðjan hefur verið endurnýjuð og uppfærð með nýjustu blástursfrystingartækni og umtalsverðri sjálfvirkni í nýjasta hlusta hennar.Við hönnun á nýja uppsjávarhúsinu valdi VSV þá leið að ...

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    Quality means value

    2016-10-24T16:14:59Z

    A reception was held at Vinnslustöðin (VSV) factory last weekend, with more than four hundred guests invited to look over the company's pelagic processing factory following its having been re-equipped and upgraded with blast freezer technology, with a great deal of automation incorporated in the new facility.In designing its ...

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    Icelandair Group styður Íslensku sjávarútvegssýninguna

    2016-10-24T16:14:53Z

    „Icelandair Group hefur stutt okkur allt frá fyrstu Íslensku sjávarútvegssýningunni 1984 og það er okkur auðvitað mikið ánægjuefni að geta haldið áfram þessu langvarandi samstarfi við samsteypuna en innan hennar eru Icelandair, helsta flugfélag Íslands með afbragðsgott net áfangastaða til farþegaflutnings frá Íslandi til bæði Norður-Ameríku og Evrópu, og ...

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    Icelandair Group Sponsors IceFish

    2016-10-24T16:14:48Z

    “They have been behind us right from the inception of the Icelandic Fisheries Exhibition in 1984 and we are naturally very pleased to be able to continue this longstanding co-operation with Icelandair Group whose daughter companies are Icelandair, Iceland's premier air carrier which has an excellent network of routes ...