Tag: COVID-19
Fishing Minister visits historic fishing port of Brixham. On 15 and 16 June, Fisheries Minister Victoria Prentis visited Brixham, one of England’s busiest fishing ports to witness the outstanding work carried out by local industry. ...
Seafood Expo Asia Reconnect to host online business matchmaking 15-19 November 2021, connecting international seafood suppliers and buyers throughout Asia. Following the success of the 2020 program, Seafood Expo Asia, produced by Diversified Communications, is ...
North’s diversification strategy rises to unprecedented challenges. Following a challenging period for the global economy and shipping in a year which saw a record level of International Group (IG) pool claims, North is reporting positive ...
Europe still open to seafarers. Seafarers around the world can still travel to Europe to join vessels – even from countries facing fresh Covid-19 outbreaks such as India, where daily cases hit more than 300,000 ...
Great British Prawns collapses due to COVID-19. A pioneering aquaculture firm which launched Scotland’s first ‘green’ prawn farm two years ago has collapsed, according to an article on BBC News Scotland. Stirlingshire-based Great British Prawns ...
Board postpones decision on physical version of Aqua Nor 2021. New guidelines are expected from the Norwegian government later this week. Therefore, the Board has postponed its decision on whether there will be an exhibition ...
EC adopts guidelines for more sustainable aquaculture. The European Commission has adopted new strategic guidelines for a more sustainable and competitive EU aquaculture. The guidelines offer a common vision for the Commission, Member States and stakeholders to ...
Seafood Harvesters welcome US seafood purchase programme. The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has announced that it will purchase up to $159.4 million in domestically harvested and produced seafood, fruits, legumes, and nuts for ...
Quarter 1 export figures show great result for Scottish salmon. Scottish salmon farmers provide boost to country’s economic recovery with strong sales to EU markets. Scotland’s salmon farmers exported a record amount of fresh fish ...
New canned mackerel products launched in Thailand. In another first for the Thai market, Thai Union Group has launched SEALECT Gold premium skinless and boneless mackerel fillets. This premium canned mackerel comes in two flavours: ...
New survey offers AAA results. A new fellowship aims to identify strengths and opportunities within the animal health agritech and aquaculture (AAA) sector in Scotland. Fellow Dr Jenna Bowen, from Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC), will ...
STIM deploys RealWear head-mounted wearable computers, helping to keep fish healthy in booming aquaculture industry. The voice-activated wearable computers are keeping fish healthy by streamlining STIM’s entire inspections process through remote collaboration, whilst avoiding significant ...
UK’s top chefs overwhelmingly back Scottish salmon. Survey of top UK chefs reveals that farmed Scottish salmon is considered ‘the best in the world’. As food service and hospitality resumes across the UK a new ...
Satellite communications tech to aid Scotland’s aquaculture sector. A consortium of research partners in Scotland has been awarded a £250,000 funding package to revolutionise the collection, interpretation, and use of data on fish farms, with ...
Growth in Norwegian seafood exports continue despite challenging market conditions. Norway exported seafood worth NOK 8.6 billion in April. This is an increase of NOK 338 million, or 4 per cent, compared with April last ...
Final decision concerning Aqua Nor will be made on May 18th. The final decision on whether this year’s Aqua Nor will be a hybrid (physical and digital) or a fully digital exhibition, will be made ...
MHSS boosts its team of psychologists to help meet industry demand. Mental Health Support Solutions (MHSS) is strengthening its team of clinical psychologists in a bid to meet the demand for its services from ship ...
Cromaris performs well despite pandemic challenges. The COVID-19 crisis caused logistics challenges in fresh fish and fish product distribution at the end of Q1 2020 and in Q2 2020 for Mediterranean bass and bream producer, ...
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 sector down in its “hour ...
The world needs more food from the ocean. The goal, as part of Mowi’s mission to lead the Blue Revolution, is to sustainably produce more food from the ocean to feed a growing world population. ...
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