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New Dates For RASTech Conference and Trade Show – In light of on-going developments related to the COVID-19 global pandemic, Annex Business Media, organizer of the annual RAStech Conference and Tradeshow, had made the decision ...
UN-FAO releases 2020 edition of “The State of World Fisheries and Aquaculture” (SOFIA) on the occasion of “World Ocean Day” By Amod Ashok Salgaonkar, 08 June 2020 The recently released UN-FAO 2020 edition of “The ...
Australian research centre sets out marine project strategy The Blue Economy Cooperative Research Centre (BECRC) in Australia has taken its first steps in foundational work that will underpin its research agenda, with the announcement of 17 short-term ...
UK Seafood Innovation Fund Update – How to apply for research and development funding from the UK Seafood Innovation Fund (SIF) scheme. The UK government’s Seafood Innovation Fund (SIF) is a £10 million research and development (R&D) ...
Celebrating 50 years of modern aquaculture – This spring marks the 50th anniversary of the first ever successfully farmed salmon in Norway. Five decades later we look back on a story of ambition, collaboration, setbacks ...
Mowi Trials New Sea Lice Avoidance System – Mowi is the first aquaculture company in Scotland to trial innovative new sea lice avoidance systems developed by AKVA group Mowi Scotland’s farm at Port na Cro ...
Profit drop for Sandford. New Zealand seafood company Sanford Limited has reported statutory net profit after tax (NPAT) for the first half of its 2020 financial year of $19.0 million, 17% behind last year’s result ...
Support for Aquaculture Businesses Update on Fisheries Response Fund – Support for aquaculture businesses Eligible aquaculture businesses to receive grants up to £10,000 per farm Grants to cover ongoing production costs Businesses to be contacted ...
Mowi Scotland Reveals Future Growth Strategy – Scotland’s largest supplier of Atlantic salmon has revealed its medium and long term strategies for salmon processing in the West Highlands. Following scoping ideas announced a year ago, ...
Genetics expertise could transform fish production. The potential of fish and shellfish production to feed a growing global population could be significantly enhanced through advances in genetics and biotechnology, University of Aberdeen researchers say. Many ...
Genetics expertise could transform fish production. A recent review of research highlights how genetics can support development of sustainable aquaculture for global food security. The potential of fish and shellfish production to feed a growing ...
Support for Fisheries and Seafood Industry in Canada – Statement from the Minister of Fisheries, Oceans, and the Canadian Coast Guard on support to the fish and seafood industry. Canada’s fish and seafood sector has ...
Scottish seafood industry welcomes consumer support – The Scottish seafood industry is working extremely hard, adapting to new guidelines and developing new routes to the consumer in an effort to ensure a continuing supply of ...
Fishing and Aquaculture Boost For England – The Government announces a £10 million fund of financial support for England’s fishing businesses in commercial fishing and aquaculture sectors. More than 1,000 fishing and aquaculture businesses in ...
SSPO welcomes regulatory flexibility during Covid-19 outbreak.The salmon farming sector has welcomed the temporary regulatory flexibility agreed with SEPA and Marine Scotland to help manage the impacts of reduced staff availability and disruption to processing ...
Mowi publishes Integrated Annual Report, which sets out how they run their business, describes their vision and ambition, their successes and their improvement areas in an open and transparent way. Ivan Vindheim, CEO, Mowi, said: ...
UK supermarkets failing in fish sustainability according to new report. UK shoppers are unknowingly consuming 2.5 x more fish than they think, according to a new report which ranks the top ten UK supermarkets according ...
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