Krill catcher conversion underway at Turkish yard
A new krill catcher originally ordered by a Norwegian company and built at the Tersan yard in Turkey already has a chequered career – before having even started fishing –…
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Aker to add fourth krill catcher
Norwegian krill company Aker Qrill Company, which was not long ago spun off from Aker Biomarine, has struck a deal to complete a part-built krill fishing vessel as an addition…
Krill operator revamps branding and ownership structure
Norwegian operator aker BioMarine’s krill harvesting and production operation has been rebranded as QRILL Aqua – part of Aker QRILL Company. This new entity’s ownership is held by American Industrial…
Krill fishery assessed as world’s cleanest
The findings of a new paper published in Fisheries Management and Ecology are that the Antarctic krill fishery is the cleanest in the world in terms of its exceptionally low…
Rimfrost’s krill protein – one of most sustainable novel protein sources
An ambitious €13 million multipart EU Horizon Europe project aiming to make Europeans diets more sustainable and healthier is a collaboration between Rimfrost and Møreforskning, both located in Ålesund. ‘The…
Rimfrost krill catcher launched
The hull of Rimfrost’s new 120 metre krill vessel has been launched by its Turkish builder. The ultra-modern catcher/processor is built to a Kongsberg design and will be completed at…
Unmanned search capacity for krill fishery
Norwegian krill producer Aker BioMarine has ordered a new sounder unmanned surface vehicle (USV) from Kongsberg Maritime, aiming to minimise the carbon footprint of their krill fishery in Antarctic waters.…
Aker BioMarine’s Antarctic Provider is ready for final outfitting. only a few weeks behind schedule. Image: Aker BioMarine
Antarctic tender to support krill harvesting
Krill fishing and processing company Aker BioMarine has seen its new Antarctic Provider launched at the CIMC Raffles’ Yantai yard, ready for final outfitting ahead of the 2021 krill harvesting…
Møreforskning and Rimfrost are collaborating on research into krill as a protein source. Image: Rimfrost
Research into krill as protein source
A new collaboration between research organisation Møreforsking and and krill producer Rimfrost AS aims to examine the possibilities of protein from krill. The Research Council of Norway has granted Rimfrost’s…
Wärtsilä’s design for CMI’s latest krill trawler will make it the largest and most efficient vessel of its type in the world. Image: Wärtsilä
Wärtsilä designs high efficiency krill catcher
Billed as the most efficient of its kind, a 140 metre vessel for fishing krill is being designed by Wärtsilä for Shanghai Chonghe Marine Industry (CMI). According to Wärtsila, key…