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  • Four more ready to take to sea

    Four more ready to take to sea

    BORD Iascaigh Mhara (BIM), the Irish Sea Fisheries Board, presented four young students with their certificates of competency in Commercial Fishing recently in the National Fisheries College, Greencastle. Jevgenijs Abolins, from Donegal, James Sinnott from Wexford, Calum Bolger from Waterford […]

     
  • Can breeding beat climate change?

    Can breeding beat climate change?

    SELECTIVELY breeding aquaculture species so that they are better placed to cope with the impacts of climate change was the subject of a recent presentation by Nofima’s Dr Panya Sae-Lim. The work was presented at an FAO symposium and is […]

     
  • Processing hardware to the fore

    Processing hardware to the fore

    MAREL will be bringing its latest whitefish and salmon processing machines and software to next month’s Seafood Processing Global, in Brussels. Whitefish processors will be interested in the demonstration of the revolutionary technology of the Icelandic company’s FleXicut automatic pinbone […]

     
  • Down Under the spotlight

    Down Under the spotlight

    THE Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) is encouraging all Australians to celebrate Sustainable Seafood Day (March 11) by enjoying MSC-certified products. MSC Asia Pacific Director, Patrick Caleo, said: “The option to choose certified sustainable seafood in Australia has never been easier. […]

     
  • EU adopts more regional approach

    EU adopts more regional approach

    THE European Commission has today presented a proposal to allow more localised control from Member States over certain fisheries conservation measures. These measures are rules on how, where and when fishermen may fish, also determining gear, catch composition and ways […]