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EU fishers call for freeze on offshore wind farm development. On 22 January 2020, the seminar ‘Can Fisheries and Offshore Wind Farms Coexist?’ took place in the European Parliament hosted ...
Two NAFC students on short-list for Lantra Scotland awards. Two NAFC students are among the country’s top trainees named as finalists in Lantra Scotland’s 2020 Awards for Land-based and Aquaculture ...
The Cod’s Scallops crowned UK’s best fish & chip shop. Nottingham-based business wins flagship title at The National Fish & Chip Awards 2020. The Cod’s Scallops in Wollaton, Nottingham, has ...
Argo float deployed in Atlantic by Galway family. Marine Institute Argo Float was deployed in December 2019 en route from Cape Verde Islands to French Guiana by the Quinlan-Owens family ...
Subsidiary of PRFoods obtains fish farm approval. A subsidiary of PRFoods AS, Överumans Fisk AB hasobtained an approval to establish an additional fish farm in the Västerbotten region of Sweden. ...
New Nueva Pescanova vessel heads for Mozambique. The Nueva Pescanova Group has welcomed the new freezer vessel Ponta Matirre to its fleet, which has now left Vigo in Spain for ...
Cooke Aquaculture Pacific gain farmed trout approval. After a year of extensive scientific review and public input, the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) has approved an application from ...
Nofima partnerships benefiting international seafood sector. Norwegian research institute Nofima’s work on seafood quality and processing activities has made the institute an attractive collaboration partner – in both Norway and ...
Sanford to share free food at Auckland festival. New Zealand seafood company Sanford is inviting the public to use virtual reality headsets to take a tour of a deepwater fishing ...
BIM returns as main sponsor to Irish Skipper Expo 2020. BIM is returning as headline sponsor for the Skipper Expo Int. this year. The trade show event has moved to ...
LEP fund supports Falfish expansion. Cornwall-based seafood supplier Falfish has announced a £1.8m investment in new cold storage facilities to support the further growth of the business. The expansion is ...
Fjord1 chooses NES as system integrator. Norwegian Electric Systems (NES) will deliver battery systems, integrated electrical and automation packages for the conversion of three 125-car ferries for the ferry link ...
Science voyage could boost Australian continental shelf claims. An Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies (IMAS)-led research team on the CSIRO research vessel Investigator sailed from Perth, Australia, earlier this month on ...
New study on importance of migratory species fisheries. In November, NOAA Fisheries of the USA released the findings of two studies on the economic impact of recreational fisheries targeting Atlantic highly ...
Primerdesign partners with VGS Group in France. Novacyt, an international specialist in clinical diagnostics, has announced that its molecular testing division, Primerdesign Ltd has signed an exclusive commercial agreement with ...
Dutch firm plans land-based fish farm in Maine. A Dutch aquaculture firm that plans to build a $110 million land-based fish farm in Jonesport in the USA has reached an agreement with ...
Sea Change: how do we safeguard the future of our seas? How does the climate emergency affect our seas? What can we do about plastics in the ocean? Which fish ...
Marine Protected Areas must be mobile. World leaders are currently updating the laws for international waters that apply to most of the world’s ocean environment. This provides a unique opportunity, ...
Cefas signs contract for vessel management services. Following a comprehensive and effective procurement process, Cefas has signed a contract with AW Ship Management Limited (AWSM) for the ongoing provision of ...
A new wave of talent. Scotland’s next generation encouraged to consider careers in aquaculture. An inspirational new employment campaign has been launched today (22nd January), designed to encourage young people ...
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