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INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The Icelandic Minister of Fisheries has decided to keep the cod quota unchanged for the coming fishing year. However, Icelandic bank Glitnir says that he has ignored advice from the Marine Research…

2nd July 2008

Icelandic cod quota unchanged

2nd July 2008

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Rodney McInnis, Southwest Administrator of NOAA’s Fisheries Service and U.S. Commissioner to the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission (IATTC), today expressed disappointment that a few countries blocked the Commission’s plan to conserve depleted…

2nd July 2008

Eastern Pacific fishing nations fail to conserve tuna

2nd July 2008

ANALYSIS

ANALYSIS

Friend of the Sea used the following guidelines to certify applicants for sustainability:• Target stocks cannot be considered overexploited• The applicant's fishing methods cannot impact the seabed• There must be a generation…

1st July 2008

Omega Protein gains certification

1st July 2008

FISH HANDLING

FISH HANDLING

Due to the expense associated with the transport and disposal of used EPS (Expanded Polystyrene or Styrofoam) fish boxes, many companies are investigating whether cheaper waste management alternatives exist.

1st July 2008

Turning waste into value

1st July 2008

FISH HANDLING

FISH HANDLING

G.W Containers & Equipment Ltd has been supplying the Saeplast range of insulated containers for over seven years.

1st July 2008

Insulated containers add value

1st July 2008

FISH HANDLING

FISH HANDLING

At the end of 2007 Foodvest (formerly Young’s Seafood) began using a new form of packaging for its salmon which is estimated to reduce carbon emissions by around 78%.

1st July 2008

Cool blue is green revolution

1st July 2008

FISH HANDLING

FISH HANDLING

At the beginning of the year, the UK’s largest inland fish market, Billingsgate Market announced that it is to recycle all EPS (expanded polystyrene) fish boxes that pass through its famous portals,…

1st July 2008

Billingsgate installs fish box recycling machine

1st July 2008

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

The new Weigh-Batcher from Ishida Europe enables packers to work efficiently with a single multihead weigher to optimise arrangement and presentation of product in trays.

1st July 2008

New Weigh-Batcher from Ishida

1st July 2008

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

Nofima scientist, Edgar Henriksen, looks at the factors affecting the fish processing industry in Norway.

1st July 2008

Norwegian processing going overseas?

1st July 2008

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

According to Avure, the company’s high-pressure treatment, Fresher Under Pressure®, avoids post-processing contamination and guarantees seafood company’s products a longer shelf-life.

1st July 2008

Solutions for seafood processing

1st July 2008