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Competing retail groups, COOP, Dansk Supermarked and SuperGros, together covering 97% of the Danish market, have united to promote MSC certified sustainable seafood.

14th March 2012

Denmark’s retailers join forces

14th March 2012

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The International Seafood Sustainability Foundation (ISSF) has released a report on the carbon footprint of global tuna fisheries.

14th March 2012

Carbon footprint of tuna fisheries

14th March 2012

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

A new report on mariculture has urged Pacific nations to think twice before embarking on sea-farming enterprises.

14th March 2012

Pacific mariculture “risky”

14th March 2012

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Dutch fish feed specialist, Nutreco, has announced that it will be increasing its shareholding in its Brazilian joint venture Nutreco Fri-Ribe from 51% to 97% - taking advantage of a growing market.

13th March 2012

Nutreco looks to growth in Brazil

13th March 2012

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Scottish Tory MEP, Struan Stevenson, is calling for an eco-label to certify environmentally friendly and sustainable aquaculture practices.

13th March 2012

Scots MEP calls for aquaculture eco-label

13th March 2012

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

UK food retailer, Waitrose, is renewing its commitment to sustainable fishing by helping to ensure that the world’s fish stocks are properly protected for future generations.

12th March 2012

Fish matters to Waitrose

12th March 2012

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences (ABARES) has announced that it is undertaking the first nationwide assessment of the status of key Australian fish stocks.

9th March 2012

Landmark report on Australian fish stocks

9th March 2012

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The Norwegian North East Arctic cold water prawn fishery has become the latest northern European fishery to gain certification to the MSC standard for sustainable fishing.

9th March 2012

Cold water prawn fishery MSC certified

9th March 2012

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

The Scottish Government will be funding a three year programme to roll out Seafood Scotland’s pioneering ‘Seafood in Schools’ pilot project.

8th March 2012

Seafood education in Scottish schools

8th March 2012

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Seafood Scotland’s ‘Seafood in Schools’ pilot project is set to roll-out nationwide, following confirmation from Scottish Government that it is to fund a three-year programme.

8th March 2012

Scottish schools project goes nationwide

8th March 2012

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Macduff Shipyards Limited has recently completed a new design scallop trawler in the under 15m class.

8th March 2012

New scallop trawler from Macduff

8th March 2012

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The Global Aquaculture Alliance has announced the Best Aquaculture Practices certification of Northern Harvest Sea Farms.

7th March 2012

BAP certifies Northern Harvest farm

7th March 2012

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Scottish Fisheries Secretary Richard Lochhead will officially open the ‘Fishing, Aquaculture and Seafood Expo – from Sea to Plate’ at the SECC in Glasgow, which runs from 22-24 March.

7th March 2012

Scots Fisheries Secretary to open Fishing, Aquaculture and Seafood Expo

7th March 2012

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Physical marking of farmed salmon and DNA tracing will now be tested as methods of finding out if a salmon in the sea or river is an escaped farmed salmon and, if…

7th March 2012

Tracing escaped farmed salmon

7th March 2012

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The Australian Fisheries Management Authority has closed zone B of the Australian Sea Lion Management Zone following confirmation that three Australian sea lions died there when they were caught in gillnets in…

7th March 2012

AFMA closes second area in scalefish and shark fishery following sea lion deaths

7th March 2012

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Skipper Expo International Galway 2012, held 24-25 February, came to an end with satisfied customers, new contacts and excellent business being done over the two days of the event.

7th March 2012

Skipper Expo the most successful to date

7th March 2012

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Fishing for a ‘balanced harvest’ can achieve productive fisheries as well as environmental conservation, an international scientific team reports in the journal ‘Science’.

7th March 2012

Diverse catch is better for ecosystems

7th March 2012

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Fusion Marine Ltd has won a £0.5m contract to supply fish farm pens and associated aquaculture equipment for a new tilapia farming venture in Zambia.

6th March 2012

New Zambian fish farm development project

6th March 2012

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Eroski has become the first Spanish retailer to carry fresh fish certified by the Marine Stewardship Council.

5th March 2012

Spain sells MSC certified fresh fish

5th March 2012

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The Nova Scotia Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture associate deputy minister, Greg Roach, has released a statement on the ISA scare at Cooke Aquaculture.

2nd March 2012

Roach: Salmon situation handled well

2nd March 2012