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OLVEA Fish Oils retains Friend of the Sea certification for a decade. OLVEA Fish Oils has continued to bolster its sustainable industry benchmark for the second time in 11 years by […]
Research exploring environmental impact of N. Sea sand extraction. In the coming years, a broad consortium of research institutes and companies will be working on the ecological optimisation of sand […]
The future CFP must prioritise increased productivity, says Europeche. In a hearing organised by the European Parliament Committee on Fisheries, the President of Europêche, Javier Garat, analysed the implementation of […]
Norwegian research project on fisheries carbon emissions. Norwegian seafood and fisheries body, FHF, is launching a research project to map and systematise existing and obtain new knowledge that contributes to […]
Spanish tuna fleet world’s first fishery with on-board telemedicine project. The project includes three phases and will be carried out in real working conditions on ten vessels of the Spanish […]
Legality and sustainability key concerns for Irish consumers. – New research for Sea-Fisheries Protection Authority shows most consumers feel more needs to be done to safeguard Ireland’s marine resources – […]
Bluefront Equity invests in Akvasafe. Seafood investor Bluefront Equity invests in inspection and certification company Akvasafe AS. Alf-Helge Aarskog will join the company’s board of directors. “Akvasafe plays an important […]
New shrimp trawler for Wanchese Fish Company. Wanchese Fish Company, a division of Cooke Seafood USA, is launching its newest shrimp trawler, F/V Destiny for operations in southern Argentine waters […]
RFC’s surimi production highly praised by the key partner in Japan. An expert from Daisui, a key surimi sales partner of the Russian Fishery Company in the Japanese market, assessed […]
First stage of factory sea trials of head Russian supertrawler completed. At the Admiralty shipyards (St. Petersburg), the first stage of factory sea trials of the large freezer fishing trawler […]
£75m boost to modernise UK fishing industry and level up coastal communities. Multimillion investment boost to infrastructure to modernise UK ports and processing facilities and create jobs. Funding will also go […]
Sea trials start for Russian Fishery Company’s lead supertrawler. Sea trials of the ‘Kapitan Vdovichenko’, the first vessel in a series of supertrawlers to be built in Russia for the […]
Samherji Fish Farming secures ASC for Arctic char. Samherji Fish farming has been awarded the ASC environmental certification for its land-based farming and production of Arctic char. The ASC (Aquaculture […]
Thousands of students get to taste British mussels for the first time this week. ‘Mussel Power’ is part of the Food Teacher’s Centre Fish In Schools Hero programme which aims […]
New president for European PO association. The European Association of fish Producers Organisations held its Annual General Meeting (AGM) 2021 on 28 October in Brussels, where a new president of […]
Scoular releases first annual sustainability report. Progress against reducing greenhouse gas emissions and increasing the total marine products sourced from sustainable processors are among the items and goals highlighted in […]
Irish ministers welcome publication of revised National Development Plan. Ireland’s three Ministers at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine have welcomed the publication to the revised National Development […]
European fishing communities face their own specific climate risks. Of all European fisheries and coastal communities, the ones in the UK and the Eastern Mediterranean have the highest risk of […]
Fourth Russian supertrawler for the RFC launched in St. Petersburg. At the Admiralty shipyards (St. Petersburg) the supertrawler Captain Martynov was launched – the fourth order from a series of […]
Culture of care is key to future seafarer health and welfare, says Seafarers Hospital Society. The Seafarers Hospital Society (SHS), Yale University and Lloyd’s Register Foundation told shipping companies that […]
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