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New Vessel for Spanish Canner – Galician shipbuilder Construcciones Navales P. Freire will be in charge of building a new 1,500 m3 capacity vessel for Spanish seafood canner, Grupo Calvo. This marks the beginning of the ...
Peterhead Fisherman for National Awards – Peterhead Fisherman up for Young Fisherman of the Year Award at National Fishing News Awards Peterhead based fisherman, William Mackenzie (25) has been recognised in the shortlist for a ...
Donegal Fisherman for National Award- Magheraroarty based fisherman, Colm O’Brien (25) has been recognised in the shortlist for a national fishing award for his determination and commitment to the industry and his dedicated hard work. ...
John Kerry Announced as Keynote Speaker at Ireland’s flagship blue economy conference Our Ocean Wealth at City Hall Cork on June 9th & 10th. Ireland’s Our Ocean Wealth Summit ‘Shared Voices from Island Nations’ Brings ...
New Interactive Web Mapping App – The European Atlas of the Seas, an Interactive marine web mapping application from the European Commission Visitors to Seafood Expo Global in Brussels next month will have the opportunity ...
MOWI Underlines Commitment to Plastic Recycling – Salmon farmer Mowi has developed a company-wide policy on plastic waste management, and according to the company, one of their important material value drivers is the goal to ...
Vietnam targets Romania for seafood exports – Romania is a market of great potential to Vietnam’s exports like seafood (frozen and canned), according to the Ministry of Industry and Trade. Romania has a seafood requirement ...
Loch Duart Make Shortlist – Loch Duart Shortlisted for Made In Scotland Exporter of the Year 2019 Loch Duart, the salmon farm based in Sutherland and the Uists, has been shortlisted as ‘Exporter of the ...
Nichola of Ladram joins SW fleet – South-West fishing company Waterdance has taken delivery of a new steel crabber, Nichola of Ladram E-1, which arrived in Brixham from the Luyt yard at Den Oever in ...
NFFO Calls for a Rethink on Catch Reporting for under-10 metre vessels – The NFFO backs the need for improved catch reporting but says the Government’s proposed approach has not been well-thought through. Consultation on ...
Johnshaven Fish Festival Seeks Sponsors – The Johnshaven Annual Fish Festival in Aberdeenshire will be held on 3 August this year, and the organisers are seeking sponsors for this great visitor event. Held in the ...
New financial assessment calculator for fishers makes it easier for fishing industry to compare gear performance Seafish, the public body that supports the £10bn UK seafood industry, has added an updated financial assessment calculator to ...
Majority of tuna catch from healthy stocks – Of the total tuna catch, 86% came from stocks at “healthy” levels an unchanged share since last reported in October 2018, according to the March 2019 International ...
Chilean fishing company achieves certification with Friend of the Sea Chilean fishing company Pesquera Friosur has achieved Friend of the Sea certification for three vessels and a processing plant. The firm targets Southern Hake, Hoki and Southern rays bream ( Brama ...
SSC Shortlisted for Three Awards – The Scottish Salmon Company (SSC) has been named as a finalist in three categories at the prestigious Scotland Food & Drink Excellence Awards 2019. SSC was shortlisted in the ...
Strategic Fish Farming Partnership Formed with MPI and BKW. The two Norwegian aquaculture equipment suppliers MPI AS (Multi Pump Innovation) and BKW AS enters into a strategic cooperation agreement to ramp up product development and ...
EC presents no deal mitigation plan for Brexit Fisheries The European Commissioner for Environment, Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Karmenu Vella has presented contingency measures to mitigate the impact on fisheries in case of a “no-deal” ...
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