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The EU must promote international action to fight IUU fishing, including stepping up inspections at sea, closing markets to illegal seafood and imposing sanctions on negligent states, says resolution voted by Parliament.

18th November 2011

Call for action on IUU fishing

18th November 2011

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

At the final wrap up and closing session of the Aquaculture Europe 2011 in Rhodes, Greece, Dr Pascal Divanach, Director of the Institute of Aquaculture and member of the Board of Directors…

18th November 2011

Pascal Divanach recognised by highest EAS Award

18th November 2011

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Dr James Ellison Kirkley Sr., 65, died in September following a long struggle with cancer.

17th November 2011

Obituary: Dr James E. Kirkley, Fisheries Economist

17th November 2011

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Calvisius Caviar and its farmed white sturgeon from Agroittica Lombarda have recently passed a second full Friend of the Sea audit since initial approval in 2008.

17th November 2011

Caviar producer confirmed Friend of the Sea

17th November 2011

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Water monitoring solutions provider YSI has donated technology and expertise to The Conservation Fund’s Freshwater Institute.

17th November 2011

Donation helps Freshwater grow salmon and trout

17th November 2011

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The recent New Zealand Aquaculture Conference demonstrated that the country is looking forward to a new era of sustainable growth and investment in aquaculture.

16th November 2011

NZ focus on aquaculture

16th November 2011

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Fishsubsidy.org has launched a new database of payments under the European Fisheries Fund, from 2007 to 2010.

16th November 2011

EU fish subsidy data lacking

16th November 2011

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The Best Aquaculture Practices certification program has expanded its international marketing team with the addition of Roy Palmer as BAPs new business development manager for Australasia.

15th November 2011

Roy Palmer joins BAP in Australasia

15th November 2011

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Fishing cooperative Küstenfischer Nord eG Heiligenhafen has received the MSC certificate for its eastern Baltic cod.

15th November 2011

Second German Baltic fishery MSC certified

15th November 2011

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

At the ICCAT Regular Meeting, the European Union has said that it will table ambitious proposals for the conservation of Mediterranean swordfish, and tropical tunas and sharks, in line scientific recommendations.

15th November 2011

EU plans to protect tunas and swordfish

15th November 2011

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

This autumn’s industry discussion on the future of Seafish is nearing completion.

14th November 2011

Seafish discussion process nears completion

14th November 2011

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

WWF has released a new study showing current fishing capacity doubling bluefin tuna quotas in the East Atlantic and Mediterranean and points to the need to strengthen the current capacity reduction plan.

14th November 2011

WWF: Ban bluefin farming

14th November 2011

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

An exploratory turbot pot fishery that will test new harvesting equipment has received $61,253 funding from the Newfoundland and Labrador Provincial Government.

14th November 2011

Canadian exploratory turbot pot fishery

14th November 2011

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The association represents two fisheries, targeting two species – Native Oyster and Pacific Oyster – that will be assessed at the same time.

14th November 2011

Dutch oyster fisheries enter assessment

14th November 2011

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The Scottish Fishermen’s Federation has said that good progress is being made in fish stock recovery.

10th November 2011

Progress in fish stock recovery

10th November 2011

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

International frozen seafood supplier Pacific Andes’ Singapore-listed subsidiary China Fishery has acquired two Peruvian fishing companies, Consorcio Vollmacht S.A.C. and Negocios Rafmar S.A.C., for a total of US$26.16 million.

10th November 2011

China Fishery acquires fishmeal plant and increases quota

10th November 2011

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The Vaagland Båtbyggeri shipyard in Norway has entered into a contract to build a new purse seiner for Norwegian fishing company Fiskebas AS.

10th November 2011

Fiskebas orders new purse seiner

10th November 2011

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Aquaculture is the worlds fastest-growing source of animal protein and currently provides nearly half of all fish consumed globally, according to a report published by FAO.

9th November 2011

Aquaculture meeting growing demand

9th November 2011

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The US National Transportation Safety Board has issued five safety recommendations to the U.S. Coast Guard, regarding tougher standards for commercial fishing vessels, crew training and increased use of flotation devices.

9th November 2011

Calls for fishing safety improvements

9th November 2011

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

In a New Zealand first, the Ministry of Fisheries has reported that forensic paint sampling had been used to identify the location of a vessel where fish was illegally dumped.

9th November 2011

NZ fisherman fined after forensic investigation

9th November 2011