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Oil-eating bacteria could help to tackle spills. A team of scientists from Heriot-Watt University has created an underwater observatory in the Faroe-Shetland Channel – and found its waters are teeming ...
Stranraer Oyster Festival won’t return until 2022. Stranraer Oyster Festival 2021, one of Scotland’s biggest food festivals, has announced it will not take place this year due to continuing uncertainty ...
UK waters are home again to the bluefin tuna. Marine scientists in the UK and Ireland have analysed multiple datasets, spanning a 16-year period, to document the increase in bluefin, ...
SW Marine Pioneer project draws to a close. A Marine Pioneer research project in partnership with Devon & Severn Inshore Fisheries & Conservation Authority (IFCA) and the North Devon Biosphere ...
Marine alternatives for petrochemicals in everyday items. An international team of scientists, coordinated by Professor Stephen Euston at Heriot-Watt University, has been tackling sustainability issues in everyday items like foods, ...
Nueva Pescanova installs seven photovoltaic farms in Spain and Namibia. In line with its commitment to the objectives of the 2030 Agenda and the sustainable management of resources, the Nueva ...
New underwater acoustic recording network to protect marine mammals. A new underwater acoustic recording network being established by Cawthron Institute marine ecologists is opening up a ‘world of information’ about ...
Morgère leaves its historic site in Saint-Malo. Morgère’s new modern production facility will provide platform for growth. Morgère, the leading French trawl door manufacturer, is moving from its historic base ...
Canadian Atlantic Science Enterprise Centre milestone. The Government of Canada has reached another milestone for the Atlantic Science Enterprise Centre (ASEC). A bidding process is underway, through requests for proposals, ...
Final nail in the coffin of the English distant waters fleet? In an article on the UK Fisheries website, Sir Barney White-Spunner, Chair of the UK Fisheries Advisory Board, is ...
Protection for farms from harmful algal blooms, with Garware Skirt X12 anti bloom. Innovative technology applied to anti bloom fabric has proven 100% blocking efficacy of Heterosigma Akashiwo and Alexandrium ...
Major R&D efforts still required regarding closed sea-based facilities. Cermaq has now started the third round of salmon production in closed containment systems, without having to delouse, according to an ...
Icelandic fish catch increases. The total catch of Icelandic vessels was 104 thousand tonnes in March 2021 which was 11% more than in March 2020. Demersal catch was 55 thousand ...
Seafood processors criticise UK and Scottish Governments for funding failures. The Scottish Seafood Association has launched an angry attack on the UK and Scottish Governments for letting the seafood processing ...
Alertox-Net project develops marine toxin warning network. The Marine Institute has collaborated with ten European partners as part of the research project, Alertox-Net – Atlantic Area Network for Innovative Toxicity ...
Ireland publishes sustainable and competitive food plan. The Irish Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue has published the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine Statement of ...
First UK-based vessels certified to Responsible Fishing Vessel Standard. Global Seafood Assurances (GSA) is pleased to announce that several vessels in the UK have successfully certified to the Responsible Fishing ...
Wild Planet launches Tuna Salad Bowls. Wild Planet Foods, the first large-scale sustainably focused canned seafood company in the USA, has launched its new line of Ready-to-Eat Tuna Salad Bowls ...
The Scottish Salmon Company brings smoked Scottish salmon online. The Scottish Salmon Company (SSC) has launched a new ecommerce site, giving consumers the chance to order its award-winning Smoked Scottish ...
Researchers examine kelp farming’s benefits to the ecosystem. As aquaculture expands off coasts around the globe, Carrie Byron, Ph.D., associate professor in the School of Marine and Environmental Programmes at ...
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