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ISSF appoints new directors – The International Seafood Sustainability Foundation (ISSF) announced today three Board of Directors appointments: fisheries scientist Dr. Rohan Currey of the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC); “Law of the Sea” scholar and ...
Blue Whiting Fishery Picking Up – One of the skippers from Iceland’s HB Grandi’s fleet says there are signs that the Northeast Atlantic blue whiting fishery is picking up. ‘We’re hoping that the fishing gets ...
Fish Allergy Testing Unreliable, says new study – James Cook University scientists have found material commonly used for fish allergy testing is unreliable – potentially putting lives at risk. A team led by PhD candidate ...
Record Breaking Year for National Coarse Fish Farm – The Environment Agency’s National Coarse Fish Farm near Calverton, in Nottinghamshire, produced a record breaking number of fish in 2018. Over half a million (520,819) fish ...
Icelandic Fish Catch Falls in March The landed catch of Icelandic vessels in March 2019 was over 118 thousand tonnes which is a 25% decrease from March 2018. Much of the fall can be attributed ...
Citizen Science Guide for US Shellfish Growers – NOAA Fisheries staff from the Milford Laboratory in Connecticut have created a Citizen Science Guide to help growers capture high quality underwater footage of aquaculture gear. Terrestrial ...
Skipper Expo Intl Bristol postponed until 2020 – The next Skipper Expo Int. Bristol has been postponed from the original date in November this year and will now be held towards the end of 2020 ...
NZ fishing company fined for catch reporting failure. A commercial fishing company formerly owned by the Hawke’s Bay D’Esposito family has been banned from fishing for 3 years and fined $62,000 after failing to report ...
Scots food producers welcome Brexit extension. Scottish food producers, including seafood, say the EU Council decision on a flexible Brexit extension until 31 October is to be welcomed. David Thomson, CEO of Food and Drink ...
SSC announces significant operational investments. The Scottish Salmon Company (SSC) has announced major new freshwater projects that will see the Company invest approximately £10m in its operational infrastructure and Scotland’s rural economy. A new facility ...
Sales agreement for AKVA and Flatsetsund Engineering. AKVA group and Flatsetsund Engineering have entered into sales agreement for their salmon delousing system. “In AKVA group we believe in supplying technology that promotes good biology,” says ...
Championing seafood in the English regions, new regional managers and head of International Trade and Regions appointed by Seafish. Seafish, the public body that supports the £10bn UK seafood industry, is delighted to welcome a ...
Adaptive fisheries strategies will reap dividends, says EDF. New research published in the ICES Journal of Marine Science shows that adapting fishing intensity to the health of fish populations is key to making fisheries more ...
Intense year of activity for EFCA. 2018 was a year of intense activity, according to the European Fisheries Control Agency (EFCA), which is marking its tenth anniversary. The agency’s main achievements relate to the core ...
Vietnamese exports of tra fish to UK soar. Vietnam’s tra fish (also known as basa) exports to the UK in the first quarter increased by 69.5 percent to 11.9 million USD, according to the Vietnam ...
Mowi – customer engagement is key. In its recently released annual report, Mowi, the world’s largest salmon producer, says the company is keen to further build upon its strategy of engaging directly with customers. The ...
Innovative new sea bream feed enhances market value – Portuguese aquaculture nutrition company Aquasoja has developed a functional and naturally derived feed for gilthead bream, which ensures the harvested fish have a natural wild-look skin ...
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