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INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) has opened two new offices – one in Tokyo, Japan, and the other in The Hague, Netherlands.

1st August 2007

Two new MSC offices

1st August 2007

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

In mid-July, the Community Fisheries Control Agency (CFCA) adopted an operational plan for joint multi-national fishery controls in the North Sea and adjacent areas. This marks the start of an innovative and…

1st August 2007

Control measures to save North Sea cod

1st August 2007

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The European Commission yesterday adopted a Commission Regulation increasing the ceiling of the so-called de minimis aid to the fisheries sector.

25th July 2007

Commission adopts new Regulation on state aid for fisheries

25th July 2007

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) has opened a local office in The Hague in response to the strong Dutch demand for seafood sourced from MSC-certified fisheries.

17th July 2007

New MSC office opens in The Netherlands

17th July 2007

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

AKVA group will launch a brand new fish farming boat at the Aqua Nor tradeshow in Trondheim, Norway, this August.

13th July 2007

New Polarcirkel flagship for fish farming

13th July 2007

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

The Ben Tre clam fishery of Vietnam is the first fishery in South East Asia to seek assessment against the Marine Stewardship Council’s (MSC) environmental standard for well-managed and sustainable fisheries.

12th July 2007

Socialist Republic of Vietnam seeks sustainable seafood market clam fishery to be assessed for seafood eco-label

12th July 2007

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

The US National Fisheries Institute (NFI) has released its ‘Top 10’ list of the most consumed seafood in the United States for 2006.

10th July 2007

US seafood consumption rose in 2006

10th July 2007

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The Icelandic Fisheries Minister has decided to abandon the 25% catch rule for cod and that the cod quota in the next fishing year shall be 130 thousand tonnes, in line with…

9th July 2007

Icelandic cod quota reduced by one third

9th July 2007

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Aker Seafoods has entered into an agreement to purchase 50 per cent of the shares in Norwegian Fish Company Export AS (NFC). The transaction gives Aker Seafoods ownership of several processing plants…

9th July 2007

Aker Seafoods strengthens its processing in Norway

9th July 2007

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

Marine navigation solutions supplier, Kelvin Hughes Ltd, has opened an office in Copenhagen, Denmark. The company says that this is in order to offer a better service to their customers in Scandinavia…

6th July 2007

Copenhagen office for Kelvin Hughes

6th July 2007