Moving into 2012, Inverness based Gael Force Group is merging its moorings and marine and aquaculture divisions under a restructuring which will see a strengthening of their sales team and streamlining in purchasing and distribution.

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£750k funding under new strategy for fishing activity close to shore.

On the 15th of November 2011, the management of Coppens International bv has established a buyout.

Designed especially for the fish processing industry, Landia pumps with extra cutting blades are helping Greenock-based Rossyew convert Scottish Salmon by-products into specialty oil and protein ingredients for pig, poultry, pet and aqua feeds.

AKVA group Software AS, a wholly owned subsidiary of AKVA group ASA ("AKVA"), has entered into an agreement with Fishware Invest AS, for sale of the Maritech business in Norway for a price of NOK 34.5 million.

THE Irish seafood sector met yesterday at an intensive seminar organised by Bord Iascaigh Mhara (BIM). The event was arranged to discuss the possibilities offered by creating a large scale seafood hub for the country’s seafood producers.

GAIL Shea, Regional Minister for Prince Edward Island (PEI) and Keith Ashfield, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, have announced that the Government of Canada will invest almost $970,000 to support three innovative aquaculture projects on the island.

Friend of the Sea, the major sustainability certification for products from sustainable fisheries and aquaculture, has also become the international reference standard for producers of fish oil, fishmeal and Omega-3.

After 40 successful years of addressing the research needs of the seafood community, the Fisheries Scholarship Fund (FSF) in the US is evolving into the Seafood Industry Research Fund (SIRF).

Norab are providers of Indumar STOP IT® products which are used to repair and reinforce industrial and domestic metal or plastic pipes in virtually any situation, even underwater, and are located in Aberdeen, distributing to Scotland and the rest of the 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 ‘Fishing, Aquaculture and Seafood Expo – from Sea to Plate’ that is being staged in Glasgow, Scotland, in March 2012.

“Seven hundred three quarters!” “Seventy five and one, seventy five and one!”

SFF Services Ltd has appointed John C Buchan to the role of Marine Assurance Officer in a move that will provide crucial support to the company’s Operations Team.

Cornish sea shanty group Stamp and Go will be raising money for the Shipwrecked Mariners’ Society, which supports seafarers in need, with the launch of their latest CD on 1st  February.

IN the wake of increased traffic in 2011, including a higher value of fish landings, Lerwick Harbour officials are confident that another busy year lies ahead for Shetland’s capital.

A FORMER Icelandic Government Minister has told how he was threatened with death while negotiating the Cod War settlement between his country and Britain more than 35 years ago.