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Independent certification body, Food Certification International (FCI) recently announced that the Russian Pollock Catchers Association (PCA) has been certified against the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) Chain of Custody (CoC).

PANOS brands, LLC has obtained Friend of the Sea certification for its Yankee Clipper® brand of anchovies.

Drydocks World and Maritime World has reduced its tariff rates for all aspects of business, including fishing vessels, at Dubai Maritime City (DMC) and Jadaf.

Florida based seafood company, Trans Global Products Inc, has become the newest member of the National Fisheries Institute’s (NFI) Crab Council.

Norway’s Akva Group has signed its second contract with Russian Sea-Aquaculture LLC for another complete Akva cage farm to be installed in the Murmansk region.

Norwegian seafood company, Marine Harvest, has sold its 31.3% stake in the countrys salmon breeding company, Aqua Gen, for NOK173m (GB£19.1m).

According to a report by the Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences (ABARES), the value of aquaculture has increased by 8% to around AUS$948m in 2010/2011.

Seattle based naval architecture firm, Jensen Maritime, has been awarded the ‘New Wave Award’ for the concept and design of the Northern Leader, which is currently under construction by J M Martinac…