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Shetland scallop and crab fishery’s sustainability commitment recognised with third MSC certification. A Scottish fishery that plays a major part in sustaining a whole island community has been certified to […]
ULMA Packaging UK supports Orkney Crab’s move to high-performance thermoforming. Leading packaging machinery manufacturer ULMA Packaging UK has successfully supported premium seafood producer, Orkney Crab, in upgrading its packaging operation […]
Harmonisation of brown crab sizes across the South West update. The decision on proposed harmonisation of brown crab minimum conservation reference sizes (MCRS) in English waters of the South West, […]
Escape hatch could spare undersized Arctic snow crabs. Researchers working in Norway’s Barents Sea say a simple modification to snow crab pots could sharply reduce the number of undersized animals […]
SFPA issues advice on re-opening of edible crab and spider crab fisheries in the biologically sensitive area. The Sea-Fisheries Protection Authority (SFPA) wishes to advise the fishing industry that the Minister […]
SFPA issues advice on closure of edible crab and spider crab fisheries in the biologically sensitive area. The Sea-Fisheries Protection Authority (SFPA) wishes to advise the fishing industry that the […]
Scientists trace pollutants from the brown crab back to the source. Author: Bente Kjøllesdal “This stable isotope approach has been previously used for mercury, in Norway, however our study is […]
New FIP Project for brown crab in the Eastern Central North Sea. A pioneering Fisheries Improvement Project (FIP) in the Eastern Central North Sea (ECNS) launched in December 2024 thanks […]
Fishing Master Pleads Guilty to Landing Undersized Brown Crab. SFPA Reports Court Decision taken on the 9th January 2025 The Master of a fishing vessel, Brian Leonard, from Co. Dublin, pleaded […]
Vietnam crab exports soar. Vietnamese crab exports in the first nine months surged 66% year-on-year to $227 million, the strongest growth recorded among major fishery products. Crab exports in the […]
Snow crab collapse due to ecological shift in the Bering Sea NA Fisheries scientists attribute the abrupt collapse of snow crab in Alaska to borealization, or an ecological shift from […]
Scientists trace pollutants from brown crab back to the source. “This stable isotope approach has been previously used for mercury, in Norway, however our study is novel in that it […]
Fishing master convicted and fined for brown crab claw landing offence. The master of the fishing vessel ‘Chaser’, Alan Hinchy, from Kilmore Quay, Co Wexford, was convicted and fined €300 […]
Fisheries Control Measures for brown crab, spider crab and velvet crab – SFPA publishes Fisheries Information Notice. The Sea-Fisheries Protection Authority (SFPA) recently published a new Fisheries Information Notice (FIN) titled […]
Scottish crab and lobster management improvements from May. From 12th May 2024, selected interim measures will be implemented in Scotland including: prohibition on landing of egg-bearing crab and lobster into […]
Russia modernises its crab fleet. Russia’s crab fishing fleet continues to be modernised, with the Russian Crab Group of Companies and the Okskaya Shipyard having entered into contracts for the […]
Blue Star Foods soft-shell crab season now operational Blue Star Foods Corp., an integrated Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) sustainable seafood company with a focus on Recirculatory Aquaculture Systems (RAS), […]
Range extension of invasive crabs in North-West Iceland A study conducted by Jón T. Magnússon, Stephen J. Hawkins, Lilja Gunnarsdóttir, Jörundur Svavarsson and Karl Gunnarsson, published in Journal of the Marine Biological […]
Publix crab packaging will debut traceable fishery IDs. On Monday at Seafood Expo North America, Publix announced that the supermarket’s crab packaging will feature SFP’s universal fish ID codes. Sustainable […]
True North Seafood crab dip scoops award Cooke Inc.’s True North Seafood Crab Dip has been voted the 2024 Product of the Year Canada Award winner for the Frozen Meals category. Award […]
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