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EU yellow card hits Vietnam exports
A CLAMPDOWN by the European Union has led to a market fall in seafood exports from Vietnam. The EU has been closely monitoring Vietnamese fishing practices in an attempt to put an end to illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing. Late last year it became so concerned that it showed a yellow card to Vietnam, which…
Read MoreNorway to host fish welfare forum
SEAFOOD Norway, the business group which represents the country’s aquaculture and fishing companies, is organising a major conference next month on fish welfare. The organisation describes the initiative, which is being carried out through a long term improvement plan known as \’AquaWelfare\’ is seen as an important move in improving fish welfare within the industry. The conference…
Read MoreAdd your voice to women’s survey
THE recruitment and progression of women in the aquaculture industry has been the focus of much discussion lately, most recently during a packed breakfast meeting at Aquaculture UK in Aviemore last week. To better gauge what forms of support might be of value to promote diversity within the sector, the Scottish Aquaculture Innovation Centre (SAIC)…
Read MoreYoung's sales continue to rise
YOUNG’S Seafood is continuing to enjoy sales growth, both in the UK and in its new markets in the United States. The company has reported turnover for the second quarter of its financial year (January 1 to March 31) of £136.3 million and an EBITDA (earnings before interest, tax and depreciation) of £5.5 million, maintaining…
Read MoreNew Shetland fish company aiming high
SHETLAND Fish, which opened its doors on May 14 as the Islands’ latest seafood supplier, is aiming high on the European market. Run by Gideon Ward and Hansen Black, who both have several decades’ experience in the fishing and wider seafood industry, Shetland Fish is offering a full-service package for companies wishing to source fish…
Read MoreSSF staff raise funds for new lifeboat
SCOTTISH Sea Farms’ employees, friends and family are celebrating after completing a gruelling triathlon in sweltering temperatures to raise £52,000 to buy the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) a new lifeboat. The Scottish Sea Farms’ Triathlon Festival 2018 took place in the grounds of the University of Stirling, on one of the hottest weekends of…
Read MoreFeeding ‘revolution’ with flexible concept
A NEW feeding system that enables feed from any silo to be sent to any cage without manual handling has been launched by AKVA. Called Flexible Feeding, the system will create higher feeding capacity as well as save time, said the company. Flexible Feeding makes it easier to use different feed types and sizes, and…
Read MoreMinister urges action on high mortality
NORWEGIAN fisheries minister Per Sandberg told fish farming bosses that salmon mortality rates were unacceptable and must be cut to improve animal welfare and protect their reputation and profits. The minister called a meeting of executives on May 15 as figures from the Norwegian Directorate of Fisheries revealed 53 million salmon died on Norwegian farms…
Read MoreJapan's Nissui in prawn farm project
THE Japanese seafood giant Nissui has bought a $25 million stake in the Australian fish farming Seafarms group (SFG) to help it develop one of the world’s largest prawn farms. The Seafarms group’s existing prawn farming operations are in the state of Queensland and produce more than one-third of total domestic production of farmed prawns in Australia, where,…
Read MoreFish Update Briefing, Friday, May 25
DISCARDED GEAR RISK TO WILDLIFE GRIM photographs showing the effect of discarded fishing gear on red deer on the Scottish island or Rum have been released. Two animals died after becoming entangled on fishing rope that had been thrown away, while another had an orange buoy in its antlers. The images were published by Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH),…
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