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SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Oceana has revealed that 31% of seafood is mislabeled in South Florida, according to a new report released this week.

24th July 2012

Oceana flags up mislabeled seafood

24th July 2012

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA) and Northern Prawn Fishery (NPF) Industry Pty Ltd have been working together to trial the use of new devices to enable CMOs to collect data and…

24th July 2012

New technology could improve data collection

24th July 2012

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The European Commission has published a legislative proposal to phase out deep-sea bottom trawling and bottom gillnet fishing within two years in European waters.

24th July 2012

Bottom trawl and gillnet ban proposed

24th July 2012

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

BIM has announced the appointment of Kieran Calnan as chairman of the board.

24th July 2012

BIM gets new chairman

24th July 2012

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Seafish has said that industry trials of revolutionary fishing gear have been successful in reducing ground impact caused by beam trawlers and further reducing fish discards.

24th July 2012

Revolutionary ground impact trial success

24th July 2012

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The Norwegian saithe fishery is seeking re-assessment under the MSC’s program for well-managed and sustainable fisheries.

23rd July 2012

Saithe fishery seeks MSC re-assessment

23rd July 2012

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The consultation process was launched this week for the application of ‘Irish Salmon’ for registration as a Protected Geographical Indication (PGI).

23rd July 2012

Consultation begins for Irish Salmon PGI

23rd July 2012

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

A Coast Guard Station Ketchikan (Alaska) law enforcement team directed the operator of a commercial fishing vessel to return to port after several safety violations were discovered onboard on 17 July.

20th July 2012

Vessel terminated for safety violations

20th July 2012

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The release of the independent certifier’s annual surveillance report for South Africa’s hake trawl fishery has confirmed that it will retain its Marine Stewardship (MSC) certificate in sustainability.

19th July 2012

South African hake fishery retains MSC cert

19th July 2012

FISHING GEAR

FISHING GEAR

Cod trawlers can increase catch value by more than NOK200m per year if the price difference between autoline and trawled fish caught at sea fish is halved, and new technology onboard trawlers…

19th July 2012

Better quality can increase incomes

19th July 2012