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Sientists believe aquaculture needs its own specialised robotics

After robotics made its way into the fish farming industry, aquaculture has largely adopted equipment developed for the oil and gas industry.

Researchers investigate how fishing lines are handled by the Norwegian fishing industry

The fishing fleet loses almost 400 tonnes of rope in Norwegian waters every year. A new study from NTNU shows that only a third of all ropes produced and sold in Norway can be recycled in a sustainable way.

Nova Scotian tech startup revolutionizes bottom-trawling equipment

The company is shooting for commercial release in 2024, with the goal of finding a middle ground between environmental concerns and fisher livelihoods

Napop integrates hydrogen and fish farming in Norway

NAPOP will use heat and oxygen from electrolysis in recirculating aquaculture system

Energy transition: Charting a fair course for fishing fleets

The fishing industry, reliant on fossil fuels and vulnerable to climate change, needs to shift to alternative energy – but in a way that’s fair for vulnerable countries and communities.

Brexit-induced spatial restrictions reveal alarming increase of fishing fleet’s carbon footprint

Using Brexit as a natural experiment, the researchers used open fisheries data to unravel the consequences for the Norwegian mackerel fishery. The findings reveal an alarming shift in the fishery's performance and carbon emissions due to the changes in fishing practices.

U.S. Department of Commerce allocates over $20.6M in fishery disaster funding

Funds will support California salmon fisheries

New Zealand backs away from deep-sea trawling restrictions

The New Zealand government appears to be turning its back on South Pacific ocean conservation measures and UN resolutions it has signed, environment groups say.

This destructive fishing style doesn’t just harm marine life

Bottom trawling is banned in over half of U.S. federal waters, and produces harmful emissions that are warming the planet.

The EU fisheries control system gets a major revamp

The revised rules modernise the way fishing activities are controlled, for both EU vessels and those fishing in EU waters.

Norwegian Hydrogen to fuel zero-emission fishing vessel

Norwegian Hydrogen will deliver green hydrogen to the world's first hydrogen-powered fishing vessel.

Damen Maaskant sets the stage for electrification of future razor shell fishery

Damen Maaskant has delivered another pioneering technical solution for reducing nitrogen oxide (NOx) emissions.

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