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New Seafish website offers easy to use industry-wide resource. Seafish, the public body that supports the £10bn UK seafood industry, previously managed a number of separate sites for different initiatives, […]
EC welcomes new multi annual fisheries plan. The European Commission has welcomed the agreement reached by the European Parliament and the Council on a multi-annual plan for fisheries in the […]
Stirling contributes to new handbook on salmon welfare. The aquaculture industry is set to benefit from the new handbook – created in collaboration with the University of Stirling – which […]
African fishing communities face ‘extinction’ as blue economy grows, taking away common rights to land and water, experts warn, it was reported by Thomson Reuters Foundation. Fishing communities along Africa’s coastline […]
The Scottish fishing industry demands full control of UK waters be taken back from the EU. Politicians from all parties at Holyrood and Westminster are being urged to sign a […]
Insufficient evidence for salmon farm moratorium. Calls for a moratorium on new salmon farms in Scotland’s waters have been rejected by MSPs. Members of Holyrood’s Rural Economy Committee said there was […]
2017 was a record year for Shetland whitefish landings, according to a new report from the NAFC Marine Centre UHI. According to the annual ‘Shetland Fisheries Statistics‘, more than 21,000 […]
Kampi ehf. buys new Tub Handling System from Skaginn 3X. The factory, located in Ísafjörður, Iceland recently signed a contract with Skaginn 3X for a Tub Handling System. The benefits […]
UK’s best new fish and chip shop shortlist announced by Seafish, the public body that supports the £10bn UK seafood industry. Revealing the top three new fish and chip shops […]
Hearty and warming salmon and sweet potato soup – the perfect comfort food for cold winter days. Takes minutes to prepare and half an hour to cook. Ingredients 2 onions […]
Marine Harvest pleased to see committee recommendations encouraging regulatory updates. A government committee report on salmon farming released today, provides recommendations that will help guide responsible growth to satisfy growing […]
An Irish study reveals good survival rates for plaice. BIM (the Irish fisheries board) and the Irish Fishing Industry have made good progress in developing technical solutions which address the […]
Sino Agro food partnership for Angolan Fish Farm. Sino Agro Food, Inc., a company focused on high protein food including seafood has announced signing a memorandum of understanding (“MOU”) with […]
New pelagic vessel orders for Karstensen, the owners, Samherji Island and Sildarvinnslan, have confirmed. Placing orders for two identical 88,00 m Purser/ Trawlers with Karstensen Shipyard. The vessels are VILHELM […]
Parliamentary committee report welcomed by SSPO states Julie Hesketh-Laird, chief executive of the Scottish Salmon Producers Organisation.The report has been published by the Parliament’s Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee. Ms. […]
High tech methods being used to raise tra fish (cat fish) in the Mekong Delta by An Giang (VNA), Tra fish breeds producers.They have been urged to closely work with research […]
Dutch Harbor contributing to net recycling. More shipping containers filled with plastic fishing nets, crab lines and other gear left Dutch Harbor in November for recycling plants in Europe, and […]
EC state aid for small scale fisheries. At the annual conference of the outermost regions in Gran Canaria, EC President Jean-Claude Juncker announced that the nine territories in such regions […]
Successful Canadian show for Morgère. French trawl door specialists Morgère, enjoyed a successful North Atlantic Fish & Workboat Show in St. John’s, Newfoundland, recently. The event provided an excellent opportunity […]
Leaked EU fishing rights statement adds to May’s pressure. The EU will be declaring that the post-Brexit negotiations over fishing rights in UK waters will build on the current arrangements […]
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