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Collaboration Between Newfoundland and Labrador and Iceland Continues to Grow

A memorandum of understanding (MOU) was signed on Thursday, June 11, between the Fisheries and Marine Institute (MI) of Memorial…

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MEMBER OF ICELAND OCEAN CLUSTER AWARDED 2015 ICELAND INNOVATION PRIZE

Icelandic company Zymetech, which develops and manufactures formulations containing marine-derived enzymes for therapeutic application, received the 2015 Iceland Innovation Prize…

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FISHERIES RESEARCH RECEIVES A BOOST FROM THE PROVINCE

(St. John's, NL: 19 Feb. 2015) Fisheries science research on three different species will be advanced with support from the…

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ICELANDIC SANITATION SYSTEM TO BE INSTALLED IN FOGO CO-OP PLANT

January 29, 2015

Whole-facility sanitation technology that is new to the seafood processing industry in Newfoundland and Labrador will be installed at a processing plant on Fogo Island and …

NORTH ATLANTIC FISH & WORKBOAT SHOW 2014

December 4, 2014

(St. John’s, NL; 01 Dec. 2014) Oil and gas, fish processors, commercial fisheries, and aquaculture were included in the industries represented at the 2014 edition of …

GOOGLE JOINS ENVIRONMENTAL GROUPS FOR TRACKING ILLEGAL FISHING IN OCEANS

November 20, 2014

(15 Nov. 2014) To halt unlawful over-fishing across the globe, Google has announced that it will join forces with environmental groups SkyTruth and Oceana. Associated Press …

MARINE INSTITUTE HOSTS INTERNATIONAL SMART GEAR COMPETITION

October 21, 2014

(St. John's, NL: 14 Oct. 2014) Every day, the team at the Fisheries and Marine Institute of Memorial University’s Centre for Sustainable Aquatic Resources work in …

CCFAM MEET TO REAFFIRM NATIONAL INTENTION TO STRENGTHEN FISHERIES AND AQUACULTURE

(Calgary, Alberta; 26 June 2014) Federal, Provincial and Territorial Ministers met today at the Canadian Council of Fisheries and Aquaculture Ministers (CCFAM) annual meeting to reinforce …

INVESTING $5M IN FISHERIES SCIENCE FOR LONG-TERM SUSTAINABILITY

(St. John's, NL: 07 April 2014) Continuous investment in fisheries science by the Provincial Government is increasing knowledge about the province’s fish stocks in a changing …

ATLANTIC CANADIAN DELEGATION AND GLOBAL MARKETS AT SEAFOOD EXPO

(Moncton, NB; 14 Mar. 2014) Atlantic Canada’s mouth-watering, world-renowned seafood will be on display before a worldwide audience as a delegation of 23 Atlantic Canadian seafood …

DELEGATION FROM PROVINCE ATTENDS BOSTON SEAFOOD EXPO

A provincial trade delegation is taking part in the Seafood Expo North America Mar. 16 - 18. This trade show is of great significance to the …

WORKSHOP ON TECHNOLOGY IN SUPPORT OF A SUSTAINABLE SHRIMP FISHERY

January 13, 2014

(St. John's, NL; December 13, 2013) The Marine Institute's Centre for Sustainable Aquatic Resources (CSAR) will organize a two-day workshop on Technology in Support of a …