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INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico has so far cost BP more than $3.1 billion (€2.5 billion), the company has said. The total includes the cost of containing the spill…

6th July 2010

BP oil spill costs pass $3bn mark

6th July 2010

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

One of Europe’s biggest smoked salmon producers has found that it pays to recycle after installing a new Greenbank compactor.

6th July 2010

Leading fish smoker takes greener approach

6th July 2010

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

McMurdo Ltd’s new SMARTFIND S5 AIS SART has received full type approval from Germany’s Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency authorising it for fitment to German flagged vessels in accordance with the country’s…

6th July 2010

Smartfind S5 AIS SART gets German approval

6th July 2010

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Canadian food distributor Premium Brands Holdings Corporation has acquired a 76% interest in Maximum Seafood, a Toronto-based supplier of fresh and live seafood with annual sales of approximately $56 million (€44.6 million).

6th July 2010

Premium Brands invests big in fish supplier

6th July 2010

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

New Zealand’s fisheries and aquaculture minister Phil Heatley will this week have two important meetings with other fisheries ministers and government representatives from around the Pacific.

5th July 2010

Tuna on the agenda as NZ fisheries minister meets Pacific colleagues

5th July 2010

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Fishing communities in England’s less populated areas are able to access a €4.6 million ($5.8 million) fund, with expressions of interest invited from 30 June by the Marine Management Organisation (MMO).

5th July 2010

English fisheries invited to bid for share of €4.6 pot

5th July 2010

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Pescanova USA’s CEO Domingo Moreira has joined the board of directors of the Global Aquaculture Alliance (GAA).

5th July 2010

Pescanova CEO joins Global Aquaculture Alliance board

5th July 2010

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Seafood trader plans name change and has ambitious acquisition intentions for northern bluefin tuna ranching operations.

5th July 2010

Atlantis reveals new bluefin strategy

5th July 2010

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Fish feed giant Nutreco has acquired Vietnamese feed producer Tomboy Aquafeed.

2nd July 2010

Nutreco snaps up Tomboy Aquafeed

2nd July 2010

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

New EU rules on organic food labelling including the requirement to display the new EU organic logo came into force on 1 July, 2010.

2nd July 2010

New organic labelling rules in effect

2nd July 2010