Industry News

The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) has presented a petition containing 150,000 signatures to the European Parliament demanding more sustainable fishing practices.

A new study commissioned by WWF states that between 2000 and 2010, the equivalent of 18,704 tonnes of live bluefin tuna were traded via Panama without being reported to ICCAT.

Oceana has warned Spanish authorities about the continued illegal trawling activities in the coralligenous and maërl areas around Cabrera, off the southern coast of Majorca.

A new aquaculture strategy called the Northland Aquaculture Development Strategy’ is due to be launched in New Zealand this week.

The Peruvian government has cuts its commercial fishing quota as stocks of anchovy have diminished thanks to warmer water temperatures and controversial practices such as discarded catches.

WWF Australia is calling for protection of the Great Barrier Reef after the Queensland Government revealed draft plans for industrial development, threatening Australia’s snubfun dolphin and other marine life.

Germany’s food processing machinery specialist, The Baader Group, has purchased 100% shares of Norway’s Trio Food Processing Machinery AS.

The Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) programme recently gained its first three star salmon operation in North America - Northern Harvest Sea Farms.

Norwegian Koppern?s and Danish TripleNine have merged to form the largest Nordic fishmeal and fish oil business.

UK canned fish producer, John West, has launched in Germany with the emphasis firmly on the sustainability and traceability of its 100% pole and line caught skipjack tuna.

A coalition of 18 ‘green’ Danish NGOs, including Oceana, has published a report on Denmark’s marine environment and is calling for better management and protection.

Mercator Media’s Offshore Mariculture Conference went swimmingly this year – it culminated in a statement requesting the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) conduct an assessment of the access and operational…

Following the inconclusive meeting on the management of mackerel fisheries between Iceland, Norway, Faroe Islands and the EU, Iceland’s chief negotiator and minister of industries and innovation have released statements.

The European Commission has proposed fishing opportunities for 2013 for certain stocks in the Atlantic and the North Sea, for stocks managed exclusively by the EU.