The International Conference on Fisheries & Aquaculture will take place on 8th & 9th October 2019 in Barcelona, Spain. Aqua-Fisheries 2019 will bring together senior representatives from the fisheries, aquaculture […]
GSSI welcomes BluGlacier LLC to its global partnership. The Global Sustainable Seafood Initiative is pleased to announce that BluGlacier LLC has joined the GSSI Global Partnership as a Funding Partner. […]
New seafood strategy advisor for NOAA. The USA’s National Oceanic and Atmospheric Agency (NOAA) has announced the appointment of Dr. Michael Rubino as the agency’s new Senior Advisor for Seafood […]
Faces of the Sea – Patricia Wilson, Fish Health Unit. As an Administrator in the Marine Institute’s Fish Health Unit, Patricia Wilson deals with the health of fish and shellfish […]
BioMar appoints MD in Australia – BioMar is pleased to announce the appointment of David Whyte as the Managing Director of their new fish feed manufacturing plant in Tasmania. The […]
Mowi Scotland Buys Lumpfish Facility – Mowi Scotland has announced the purchase of Ocean Matters aquaculture facility located in Anglesey, North Wales, which will form an important addition to Mowi’s “cleanerfish” […]
MOWI Underlines Commitment to Plastic Recycling – Salmon farmer Mowi has developed a company-wide policy on plastic waste management, and according to the company, one of their important material value […]
Scottish fish farm medicine impact study validated. Detailed analysis produced by the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) into the impact of fish farm medicines on Scotland’s seabed has been validated […]
Innovative Canadian scheme to minimise fishing gear plastic pollution. Fisheries and Oceans Canada has challenged small businesses across Canada to find innovative ways to prevent plastic waste from entering our […]
Drysdale Engineering completes aquaculture installation. Tasmanian aquaculture equipment manufacturer, Drysdale Engineering Group, has just completed the installation of a ‘de-waterer’ for a local salmon farm. Fish are pumped with water […]
This year marks the ten years anniversary for the Cermaq award winning sustainability reports. Since 2010, Cermaq’s sustainability report has been externally assured. Cermaq has led the way in contributing […]
Fitness of farmed Atlantic salmon unaffected by virus. The respiratory systems of Atlantic salmon function normally even when carrying large loads of piscine orthoreovirus (PRV), new University of British Columbia […]
Majority of tuna catch from healthy stocks – Of the total tuna catch, 86% came from stocks at “healthy” levels an unchanged share since last reported in October 2018, according […]
The Nueva Pescanova Group closed 2018 making a profit, for the second year in a row, net profit reaching 5.4 million euros, 5.1 million euros more than the year before […]
Pacific Community hosts Norwegian fish scientists. The Pacific Community (SPC) hosted a delegation of Norwegian fisheries and aquaculture scientists and marine resources managers to scope out ways of sharing Norway’s […]
Importance of Highlands and Islands marine resource highlighted in new report. The Highlands and Islands of Scotland has enormous potential in developing the marine economy according to a new study. […]
Marine Institute invest in industry led projects. Irish companies, Bio-marine Ingredients Ireland (BII) and Technology From Ideas Ltd, (TfI) have recently been awarded funding under the Marine Institute’s Industry-led Award […]
News from Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Pacific region. The Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard, the Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, and Member of Parliament Jati Sidhu (Mission - Matsqui - Fraser Canyon) […]
Panel impressed with NOAA aquaculture science results. NOAA Fisheries has released the results of the first-ever formal peer review of the aquaculture science conducted at six Regional Fisheries Science Centers […]
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 […]