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Theresa May Brexit Strategy Rejected – Yesterday House of Commons rejected PM’s motion on Brexit by 303 votes to 258. Although this vote does not have any legislative consequence it ...
SSC extends WIIGA sponsorship into 2019. The Scottish Salmon Company (SSC) is to continue sponsoring the Western Isles Island Games Association (WIIGA) for the fifth consecutive year as they prepare ...
Expected increase in global salmon supply. The global supply of Atlantic Salmon for 2019 is expected to increase while demand growth is expected to remain stronger than supply growth, contributing ...
SalMar increases shareholding in Icelandic salmon farmer. Norwegian based SalMar has increased its stake in Icelandic salmon farmer Arnalax AS to become a majority shareholder and has made on offer ...
SSC release Loch Roag vet document. The Scottish Salmon Company (SSC) has decided to release a document from veterinary records in order to provide context to the extremely challenging and ...
Historical data used to predict fish extinctions. Marine scientists from the University of Queensland, WCS (Wildlife Conservation Society) and other groups have developed a methodology to assess fish stocks that ...
EC welcomes provisional agreement on new technical conservation measures. The European Parliament and the Council agreed on the Commission’s proposal for decentralised and simplified technical rules, giving fishermen a stronger ...
Mixed reaction from Europêche over new technical measures. In Strasbourg on Wednesday night (13 February), the European Parliament, the Council and the European Commission struck a deal on a new ...
A record year for SalMar ASA, the Norwegian based salmon farming group, recording block busting 2018, thanks in part to strong demand for salmon and enhanced efficiencies in the overall ...
NFFO warning over post Brexit fish policy. The National Federation of Fishermen’s Organisations (NFFO) is warning that some key fisheries are at risk of closure if ‘a one dimensional view’ ...
West African joint fisheries surveillance – In the framework of the EU cooperation PESCAO project, a joint fisheries surveillance operation to detect illegal, unregulated and unreported fishing has just been ...
Strong year for Grieg Seafood – The fourth quarter of 2018 ended a strong year for Grieg Seafood in which the group reached a harvest volume of 75 000 tonnes ...
Brexit pulse fishing ban – EU vessels will no longer be able to carry out electric pulse fishing in UK waters after Brexit, Fisheries Minister George Eustice has announced. Pulse ...
Seafood The Food Of Love Say Scientists – Setting “the mood” can be hard, especially on a day of like Valentine’s Day, but according to scientists loading your plate up ...
Concern over accidental sea lion captures by NZ fishermen. Five New Zealand sea lions have been captured so far this season in the squid fishery around the Auckland Islands. The ...
Call for more protection of costa Rican seas after new discoveries. Scientists aboard Schmidt Ocean Institute’s research vessel Falkor surveyed deep-sea seamounts outside Isla del Coco UNESCO World Heritage site ...
Proposed changes to Responsible Fishing Scheme. Revisions to the structure of the core principles of the Responsible Fishing Scheme (RFS) have been outlined in proposals for Version 2 in order ...
Strong performance by Mowi, the company, formerly Marine Harvest, achieved a great fourth quarter to 2018 – the second-best year ever financially for the Group. Results showed an operational EBIT ...
The Marine Institute in Ireland has announced the design process of a new Irish marine research vessel, is now under way. Following an extensive EU tender process, ship design consultants ...
Seafood businesses encouraged to reduce waste, leading the way in the Scottish food and drink manufacturing sector helping to meet Scottish Government’s targets. To support them, a guide has been ...
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