Chile disposes of disaster hit fish
MORE than 27,733 tonnes of salmon, some 72 per cent of the total mortality caused by algae bloom, have been removed from affected farms, according to Chile’s National Fisheries and […] Continue Reading
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Four stars for Ecuador shrimp firm
AN Ecuadorian shrimp supplier has received four-star BAP (Best Aquaculture Practices) status, the highest achievement in the third-party certification programme. Omarsa is the first Ecuadorian and second Latin American company […] Continue Reading
Saucy Fish owner facing action threat
GRIMSBY based Icelandic Seachill, makers of the highly successful Saucy Fish brand, is facing the possibility of industrial action. The Unite union has accused the company of paying for the new […] Continue Reading
Consumers still don’t know fish is healthy
FAR too many people are still unaware that eating oily fish on a regular basis can play a major part in reducing heart disease, said Seafish. The industry authority body has […] Continue Reading
Skipper show reflects ‘renewed optimism’
A RECORD number of exhibitors and visitors were reported at this year’s Skipper Expo Int. Galway 2016, on March 4 and 5. Sponsored by the Irish sea fisheries board, BIM, […] Continue Reading
Fish Update briefing Friday March 11
HUGE WEAPONS HAUL FOUND ON TRAWLER THE Australian Navy says it has seized nearly 2,000 AK-47 rifles, 100 rocket-propelled grenade launchers and 49 PKM machine guns from a fishing trawler thought […] Continue Reading
Study into climate change impact on ‘blooms’
A SELECT group of international experts gathered at Oban’s Scottish Association for Marine Science (SAMS) to address the global problem of harmful algal blooms (HABs), which can cause biotoxins in […] Continue Reading
Grimsby welcomes Scottish skippers
THE prospect of regular Scottish fish supplies being sent to Grimsby moved a significant step closer today. A delegation of Scottish skippers from Peterhead have just completed a two-day visit […] Continue Reading
Stirling leads €7 million aquaculture project
A TEAM of European aquaculture experts have launched a four-year study to establish new strategies and models for sustainable growth in the industry. The €7 million EU project, Tools for Assessment […] Continue Reading