Technology & Equipment News
Seafish to Launch New Technology for Shellfish HarvestersUK - Seafish has announced that major steps have been taken in trialling a new text alerts system that will enable shellfish harvesters to manage their operations...
Industry's Cope with Fuel Price Increase StudiedSPAIN - The Director General of Fisheries Management, Andres Hermida, met under the Bureau of Diesel with representatives of the Autonomous Communities to the coast,...
Confusion Surrounds Assurance SchemesANALYSIS - The global aquaculture and sustainable fisheries industries are finding themselves under more and more scrutiny and increasing requirements to prove their...
Fuel Price Increase Means Fishing Boats Stay AshoreVIET NAM - The fuel price increase is always a big worry for fishermen. The aquatic resources are getting scarcer, while the fuel price has been escalating, because...
Siquijor gets Agriculture and Fishery ProjectsPHILIPPINES - Long neglected and skipped over, Siquijor will finally have its day as P35 million worth of agricultural and fishery projects are poured in this island...
Conflict Affected Village Receives Tilapia FingerlingsPHILIPPINES - Some 40 fishermen in the confict-affected village in Midsayap, North Cotabato are set to benefit from tilapia fingerlings distribution and turn-over...
New Trawl Design for Reducing Discards ApprovedSCOTLAND, UK - An influential European scientific fisheries and technical committee has approved an innovative new trawl design developed by the Scottish fishing...
Crab Pot Trials to Help SustainabilityAUSTRALIA - Fisheries Queensland observers are helping commercial mud crabbers trial a new device that aims to reduce bycatch of under-sized mud crabs and potentially...
ESE - Global GAP Information Link Logo LaunchedGLOBAL - The business to business certification body Global GAP has developed a new logo with an integrated QR Code to help give consumers more information about...
Permitted Fishing Nets for Inland FishermenSRI LANKA - The Fisheries, Electricity, Housing and Construction Minister of the Wayamba Provincial Council, Sanath Nishantha Perera, handed over a consignment of...
EuroTier 2012 Remains Bound for SuccessGERMANY - The international EuroTier 2012 exhibition to be held in Hanover from 13 to 16 November is attracting more suppliers of machinery and equipment, farm inputs...
P24.5 Million for Fishery Projects in ARMMPHILIPPINES - The Department of Agriculture (DA) through the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (DA-BFAR) has provided P24.5 million in fishery and livelihood...
Ireland, China to Cooperate on Fisheries ScienceIRELAND and CHINA - Dr Peter Heffernan, CEO Marine Institute and Mr Liu Qing Vice President Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences signed a Memorandum of Understanding...
Fishermen Receive Gear for Livelihood ProjectsPHILIPPINES - Fishing associations recently received fishing gear as part of the mariculture park project in the region. This is intended as source of supplemental...
Tamil Nadu to Adopt Danish Mid-Sea Processing INDIA - Tamil Nadu plans to go high-tech in fishing to tap the large resource in the mid-sea.
New Bluefin Tuna Farms Await RegistrationSPAIN - The Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Environment has asked the European Commission (EC) for authorisation of the installation of three new bluefin tuna...
Project Success Shows Eco-Friendly AquacultureHAWAII, US - Marine biologists at Kampachi Farms have announced the successful final harvest from the "Velella" Research Project, which raised fish for the first...
Iceland Saw Fishing Vessel Increase in 2011ICELAND - At the end of the year 2011 the total number of fishing vessels, registered at the Icelandic Maritime Administration, was 1,655, an increase of 30 from...
Fisheries Bureau to Tackle Ban on 'Hulbot-Hulbot'PHILIPPINES - THE total ban on “hulbot-hulbot” (fishing vessel using Danish Seine fishing gear) is among the issues to be discussed by Bureau of Fisheries and...
Herring and Pollock Now on Your MobileNORWAY - Nofima is quadrupling the number of different fish species you can check with the iPhone app “How fresh is your fish?”.
Review of Seafish Guidance on Potting RollersUK - Seafish has commissioned NFFO Services Ltd to undertake a study on potting rollers and haulers to investigate possible improvements in design, layout and working...
New Laser Technology to Get Rid of Sea LiceNORWAY - The Norwegian technology company Beck Engineering has developed the world's first system that uses a laser to kill sea lice. Marine Harvest, SalMar and...
Innovative Fish Harvesting System on Display at ExpoSCOTLAND, UK - An innovative new welfare-friendly and humane fish harvesting system is likely to prove a focal point of interest for fish farmers and seafood processors...
New Vessel to Spark Interest at Seafood EventSCOTLAND, UK - A new multi-purpose under 10m vessel from Cygnus Workboats that is ideal for potting, netting and jigging is set to be a major attraction at the forthcoming...
Fusion Marine Creates Aquaculture Project in TahitiTAHITI, FRENCH POLYNESIA - Following a successful pilot project, Fusion Marine Ltd has supplied and is helping to install a small fish farm system in Tahiti that...
Low-Cost Technology to Distribute Feed & Oxygen SPAIN and MEXICO - Research and development companies in Spain have developed a machine that improves water oxygenation and the distribution of feed in aquaculture...
Norwegian Fish Feed Carrier Nearing Completion NORWAY - The Norwegian fish farming industry is growing and in 2011 output reached approximately one million tonnes of fish, largely salmon and trout. As part of...
Major Investment in Australian Bluefin Tuna IndustryANALYSIS - There is new optimism in the Australian southern bluefin tuna (SBT) industry with quotas increasing and research and trials looking at improving productivity,...
Shetland's Lost Salmon Cages FoundUK - The 12 drifting salmon cages containing 300,000 fully grown fish which went missing from the Shetland isle of Unst during the Christmas gales have been taken...
Chance to Showcase Products at Aquaculture Show SCOTLAND, UK - The aquaculture sector will have a unique opportunity to showcase its products and services to the UK market at the newly extended ‘Fishing, Aquaculture...













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