Samherji founders set up regional innovation hub
The cousins who have for forty years been behind Samherji, one of Iceland’s most influential and sometimes controversial fishing companies, have established a new venture at the heart of their…
Innovation at Lorient Expo
With just a month to go before its opening, ItechMer, France’s international exhibition for the fishing industry has unveiled its programme for this year’s event – the fifteenth time the…
UK Seafood Innovation Fund calls for innovative ideas
Applications are open for a fourth round of funding from the UK Seafood Innovation Fund. This comes under UK government’s £100m UK Seafood Fund, designed to continue to champion a…
Searching out best practice in the circular economy
A couple of years ago Thór Sigfússon’s book The New Fish Wave attracted interest around the world as he described how the Iceland Ocean Cluster came into being, bringing together…
The Iceland Ocean Cluster celebrates its first ten years
It’s ten years today since the The Iceland Ocean Cluster first opened its doors in a former net loft by the Reykjavík quayside. Over the past decade Cluster has seen…
The Seafood Innovation Fund extends to all sectors of the UK fishing industry
UK sets up Seafood Innovation Fund
Days before the cabinet reshuffle that saw him replaced as Environment Secretary, Michael Gove announced a boost for innovation in the UK fishing and seafood industries with the establishment of…
Eastenders-on-Sea
Producers of BBC series Eastenders have been putting out feelers for locations in the south-east of England on either side of the Thames for a potential future storyline, and are seeking extras and suitable fishing vessels to be featured in a run of episodes to be aired later this year.
MMG brings Loppa H&G machine to DanFish
Member companies of the Norwegian co-operation cluster Måløy Maritime Group (MMG) are preparing for DanFish in Aalborg where they will be showcasing an innovative gutting machine designed for smaller vessels.
Chilled redfish trials
This summer Icelandic fishing company Síldarvinnslan has been trialling storage of golden redfish in chilled water, in collaboration with Matís, IceFresh GmbH and the Students’ Innovation Fund.
Environmental award for Nordic Wildfish
Nordic Wildfish AS (previously Roaldnes) is this year's winner of the Directorate of Fisheries Environmental Award. This is for its efforts to reduce energy consumption and optimise resource utilisation of the catch on board their vessels.