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Garware’s V2 technology has built-in antifouling properties The famous phrase by Captain Haddock in Tintin’s ‘Billions of Blue Blistering Barnacles!’ would be one of the first introductions to biofouling species […] Continue Reading
Today the second quarter report for BioMar has been released by its parent company, Schouw & Co. The report underlines the sustainable growth of BioMar as increased volumes and revenue […] Continue Reading
In 2018 FiiZK received support from the governmental body, Innovation Norway, in order to increase their focus on the environmental effects of their production of tarpaulins for aquaculture. Two years […] Continue Reading
THE AKVA group, the international aquaculture technology services provider, today reported increased sales of 862 million Norwegian kroner (£74 million) during the second quarter of this year, a period in […] Continue Reading
A consortium of researchers has taken a significant step forward in the development of anchoring technology that could support the aquaculture sector’s ambitions to deliver long-term sustainable growth and reduce […] Continue Reading
Grieg Seafood has taken further steps to strengthen its marketing team by recruiting five new faces from other operations and fish farming companies. The company says it wants a stronger […] Continue Reading
More than 25 major retailers and seafood companies, including some top UK names, and the Sustainable Fisheries Partnership (SFP) have told five Far East governments to take tough and immediate […] Continue Reading
For many years, the fish production industry has used fish egg disinfectants at the hatchery stage, to improve hatchability and profitability via destruction of disease-causing microorganisms on the outer coating […] Continue Reading
Cunningham launch range of inflatable treatment tarpaulins Cunningham, manufacturers of clever protective covers, have recently launched their inflatable treatment tarpaulins. With over 50 years in business, Cunningham are the […] Continue Reading
Observe Technologies are in the final trials of a unique augmented feed system that enables automatic feeding of pens. Operators and managers can configure custom feed strategies allowing them to […] Continue Reading
Commercial aquaculture species suffer from a variety of bacterial infections and parasites which cause important economic losses. Skin mucus is the first barrier by which fish are protected from the […] Continue Reading
The August issue of Fish Farmer Magazine has just been published and you can get the link HERE. Inside we catch up with the new owners of Aquaculture UK, Diversified […] Continue Reading
Seafood Norway, the trade organisation which represents companies and employers, has said it is vital that the country’s aquaculture industry should become fully electric within ten years. It made the […] Continue Reading
THE first organic salmon from Mowi Scotland has just entered the UK market following certification by the Soil Association, giving the company a guarantee of year-round supply. The fish, which […] Continue Reading
A United States court has rejected a proposal to open up the Gulf of Mexico to fish farming. The US 5th Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans this week […] Continue Reading
CANADA’S Cooke Aquaculture has increased its foothold in the Scottish region by purchasing a Shetland-based salmon producer. Cooke, which is based in New Brunswick, acquired Thompson Bros Salmon Ltd, located […] Continue Reading
US CRACKDOWN ON THAI SEAFOOD SLAVERY THE United States is to continue with sanctions against Thailand for its alleged failure to act over incidents of slavery in the seafood sector. […] Continue Reading
WAYNE Hudson, Managing Director of Young’s Seafood’s frozen business unit, is to leave Young’s almost immediately . The departure follows the initial proposals to absorb the frozen business unit into a reshaped […] Continue Reading
YOUNG’S Seafood said this week it is continuing to have meaningful discussion with its Scottish staff in Fraserburgh and the Spey Valley about saving some jobs following the loss of […] Continue Reading
RUSSIA is reported to be considering banning the export of Icelandic seafood that has to come through European Union countries. At the moment it is simply one option, with the […] Continue Reading
THERE are hopes – but at the moment no more than that – that around a quarter of the jobs under threat at Young’s Seafood in Fraserburgh and the Spey […] Continue Reading
NEWSPAPER EXPOSES FISHING SLAVE TRADE SCANDAL THE Guardian newspaper has exposed a new slave trade scandal where people are trafficked through the jungle and sold to Thai fishing vessel owners […] Continue Reading
The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Simon Coveney TD welcomed the publication of the report of the Working Group on Safety, Training & Employment in the Irish Fishing […] Continue Reading
GLOBAL fishing industry professionals are being urged to purchase the few remaining tickets for the World Seafood Congress with only seven weeks left until the event. This prestigious gathering is […] Continue Reading