Incredible level of support across parliament An “incredible level of support” for the fishing industry, was expressed at an event in Westminster organised jointly by the National Federation of Fishermen’s […]
Sanford boost for local communities. Stewart Island and Bluff communities in New Zealand are being invited to apply for grants from a brand new fund which will boost efforts to […]
Overfishing of the world’s major tuna stocks going down A five-year, $50-million Global Environment Facility (GEF)-funded programme rolled out by FAO and partners has made remarkable progress in protecting international waters’ biodiversity […]
Wilsgård Fiskeoppdrett AS order two feed barges from AKVA group Wilsgård Fiskeoppdrett AS has placed an order for their third and fourth AC 450 Comfort barge from AKVA group. The […]
New live fish carrier launched Tersan shipyard in Turkey recently launched build NB1088, a LNG Powered Live Fish Carrier which is under construction for Nordlaks , Norway . The vessel […]
Norwegian salmon farmer opts for new chilling system Norwegian salmon farmer Flakstadvåg Laks, located in Senja, has chosen Skaginn 3X to supply a SUB-CHILLING™ system. The patented SUB CHILLING™ technology, cools […]
New research brings insights on salmon pancreas disease New insights about fish biology and genetics are bringing Nofima scientists in Norway ever closer to salmon with high resistance to PD […]
IUCN report highlights threats to sharks and rays A by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) highlights the growing problem of low oxygen zones in the ocean, according to […]
Fishery officers in NZ stop suspected illegal snapper sales Fisheries officers in New Zealand have stopped a group of commercial fishers in the Thames region who were allegedly under-reporting catches […]
Irish Sea Fisheries Bill move The Irish Government has authorised the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to arrange for the referral of the General Scheme of the Sea-Fisheries […]
Polling in Scottish Parliament shows improvement in awareness and attitudes towards salmon farming A poll of Scottish MSPs has found that attitudes towards the Scottish salmon farming sector have improved […]
Damen Maaskant Shipyards Stellendam is heading a research project to investigate the application of hybrid and fully electric propulsion in the Dutch mussel farming sector. The project, which is called AQUACULTURe, is […]
Iceland catch value rises over the year The value of catch from Icelandic fishing vessels in October 2019 was 12.1 billion ISK, 1.9% less than in October last year. Demersal […]
Online food ordering company Takeaway.com has won the battle for the UK-listed Just Eat with a £5.9bn all-share offer according to an article published by the National Federation of Fish […]
Royal Fisheries, the award-winning fish and chip restaurant and takeaway on Baxtergate, Whitby, has launched a digital ‘click and collect’ service for customers via a new app. Owner of Royal […]
Improving ocean observation through the EU project EuroSea The Marine Institute is one of 55 partners involved in EuroSea, a €12.6 million EU funded project which aims to significantly improve […]
Fish stress research has welfare implications For years, aquatic researchers have sought an easy way to determine when wild fish are under stress. Now University of Guelph researchers have shown […]
Thai union increases stake in retail company Thai Union Group PCL. has expanded its footprint in Thailand’s domestic seafood retail business, increasing its stake in Thammachart Seafood Retail Co., Ltd. […]
Good cod fishing for Icelandic vessel Brim’s fresher trawler Viðey is alongside in Reykjavík after an excellent six-day trip, landing a full fishroom, equivalent to a 190-tonne of fish. The […]
A team of Scottish and international aquaculture experts is developing a pioneering oral vaccine for sea lice, helping the industry to tackle one of the biggest threats to the health […]