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Proposal to axe 50 jobs at Scottish seafood processing plant – Significant investment in new technology at the Young’s Seafood owned Macrae Foods processing plant in Livingston, Scotland, has led […]
MSC Fisheries Standard Review Details Announced – The Board of Trustees for the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) has confirmed the list of 16 topics that will be reviewed in the […]
EC adopts contingency proposals to mitigate no-deal Brexit on EU fisheries – Given the continued uncertainty in the UK surrounding the ratification of the Withdrawal Agreement, the European Commission has […]
Moroccan Fisheries Stand Still according to an article published in The North Africa Post. Morocco’s fisheries output stood at 1.31 million tons in 2018, a figure the same as output […]
Icelandic Lemon Sole Achieves MSC Standard – The Icelandic fishery for Lemon sole (Microstomus kitt) has achieved Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certification as a sustainable and well-managed fishery. The fishery lands around […]
SSPO Urges Rejection of No Deal Brexit – The Scottish Salmon Producers Organisation has joined the lead bodies representing Scotland’s £14 billion farming, food and drink industry to call on all parties to […]
World’s Largest Wellboat Launched in Turkey – The World’s largest wellboat, the Ronja Storm, was launched yesterday from the Cemre shipyard in Turkey where it was purpose built, and is […]
SIA Blasts West Australian Government – Seafood Industry Australia (SIA), the national peak-body representing the Australian seafood industry, has blasted the West Australian Government for providing an inadequate public consultation process […]
AKVA Group Land Based new offices in Denmark – The new office and workshop have been renovated before the move and now makes up a functional and representable location for AKVA […]
Morgere Trawl Doors to Exhibit at Galway – Morgere has strong historical links with Ireland and their trawl doors have been widely used by Irish fishermen for many years. Morgère […]
Rock Lobster Fishers Oppose Plan – Western Australia’s rock lobster fishers are united in their opposition to the State Government’s plan to seize a 17 per cent commercial stake in […]
EU coastal and maritime tourism strategy – The Commission’s “European Strategy for more Growth and Jobs in Coastal and Maritime Tourism” is almost five years old. Adopted in February 2014, […]
New Quad Rig Technology Demonstrated – During a recent trip to Hirtshals in Denmark to the North Sea Centre’s flume tank, a group of visitors organised by Hampiðjan were introduced […]
EU Aquaculture Profits Doubled -The 2018 Economic report of the EU Aquaculture Sector shows a strong and growing sector. In 2016, the EU aquaculture sector has produced and sold 1.4 […]
Experts from Louisiana State University (LSU) Sea Grant College Program and LSU AgCenter will cover the latest trends, best practices, and new equipment in micro-processing at the upcoming Beyond the […]
Bringing fish heads and bones back to the dinner table. A new project is currently underway that will convert residual by-products into high-quality, functional ingredients, using efficient and sustainable processing […]
SalMar forges ahead with plans to farm fish in open waters – MariCulture AS and SalMar ASA decided last month (December 2018) not to appeal against the Norwegian Directorate of […]
Aquaculture Key to Meeting US Seafood Needs – USA per capita seafood consumption increased by 1.1 pounds to 16 pounds in 2017, reaching the 16-pound mark for the first time […]
Canadian initiative for sustainable marine fisheries – The Government of Canada is making targeted investments in deploying clean technology solutions that will help fisheries related businesses in British Columbia (BC) […]
Growing numbers of bluefin tuna appearing in UK waters – Increasing numbers of bluefin tuna are now appearing in UK waters because of the warming impact of a long term […]
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