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Peterhead first port to receive new seafood certification. Seafish, the public body that supports the £10bn UK seafood industry, has announced the certification of Peterhead Port under the Responsible Fishing Ports Scheme (RFPS) Following the ...
Seafish workshops at Seafood Expo. Seafish, the public body that supports the £10bn UK seafood industry, is hosting a series of workshops for the seafood industry at the Seafood Expo Global in Brussels from 7 ...
Key Maine scallop fishery closed. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is closing down an important scallop fishing ground in the northern Gulf of Maine area for the next 11 months. The Northern Gulf of ...
Ace Aquatec scoops prestigious award. Ace Aquatec, the Dundee based aquaculture technology company, has won the Queen’s Award for Enterprise Innovation for the second year in a row in recognition of the positive impact their Humane ...
Value of Orkney marine environment. A new approach to valuing the marine environment will be piloted in Orkney by the Scottish Wildlife Trust, in collaboration with Heriot Watt University, over the next two years. The ...
Global warming hits sea creatures hardest. Global warming has caused twice as many ocean-dwelling species as land-dwelling species to disappear from their habitats, a unique Rutgers-led study found. The greater vulnerability of sea creatures may ...
Report shows good fishing sustainability conformance. The International Seafood Sustainability Foundation (ISSF) has released its ISSF Annual Conservation Measures & Commitments Compliance Report, which shows a 98.5 percent conformance rate by 25 ISSF participating companies with all 27 ISSF ...
Potato stocks down. Following the tough 2018 growing season, the latest estimates from the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) show British potato stock levels were down 13 per cent on the five-year average, which ...
Mowi welcomes largest Canadian aquaculture vessel. The largest and most technologically advanced vessel to ever serve the Canadian aquaculture industry is now in B.C. waters. Built by a specialized shipyard in Europe, Mowi Canada West’s ...
Climate change challenges discussed by Irish fish farmers. Climate change, survivability and genetics were among some of the challenges facing the Irish aquaculture sector being discussed at the recent Irish Aquaculture Technology and Innovation Platform ...
Modern Apprentice in Fisheries Management. Ref no: STR03432 Published: 23/04/2019 Closes: 07/05/2019 Location: Endrick House, Kerse Road, Stirling, FK7 7TE Salary: £13,905 – £15,402 per year Contract Type: Fixed Term Position Type: Full Time Hours: ...
Consumer targeted feed solutions. BioMar has completed the testing of insect meal in feeds for aquaculture and believe it shows promise as an alternative protein source. This is one among many other novel ingredients like ...
ASC helping Japanese amberjack producers to improve practices. ASC was the only certification scheme present at the recent general meeting of the Japanese Seriola Initiative (JSI), a group of producers working towards greater sustainability and ...
SeaFest launches its biggest free programme to date. SeaFest, Ireland’s largest free family-friendly maritime celebration, unveils its exciting 2019 programme today for Cork, with over 100 events taking place from 7 – 9 June. An ...
NAFC fish welfare course goes global. Online learning is enabling the NAFC Marine Centre UHI in Shetland to deliver its Fish Welfare training course to a global market, with students from Norway, Denmark, Switzerland, Spain, ...
BIM hosts seaweed farming workshop. Bord Iascaigh Mhara (BIM), Ireland’s seafood development agency hosted a ‘Farming Seaweed in Ireland’ workshop in Ennis recently. The aim of the workshop was to help develop a vision for ...
Capsize of fishing vessel Laura Jane. At 1311 on 7 May 2018, the single-handed C capsized off Mount Batten Breakwater in Plymouth and remained floating on its starboard side. Although around 20 vessels converged at ...
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