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An international plan designed to rebuild the spawning stock of southern bluefin tuna was agreed at the annual meeting of the Commission for the Conservation of Southern Bluefin Tuna (CCSBT) on 13…

20th October 2011

Agreement reached to rebuild SBT

20th October 2011

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Nutreco has completed the acquisition of 100% of the shares in Zhuhai Shihai Feed Co. Ltd. (Shihai), a fish and shrimp feed company in China.

20th October 2011

Nutreco buys Chinese fish and shrimp feed company

20th October 2011

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Marine Harvest Canada has invested in netting to protect its fish farms from predators.

19th October 2011

Salmon farms to reduce predator kills

19th October 2011

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Ramsey Bay has been designated as the Isle of Man’s first Marine Nature Reserve meaning the area will be protected from damaging activities and fisheries safeguarded.

18th October 2011

Marine protection for the Isle of Man

18th October 2011

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The United States has said that it deeply regrets that Japan has decided to continue its controversial whaling in the Southern Ocean.

18th October 2011

US regrets Japan’s whaling decision

18th October 2011

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

South African retailer Pick n Pay has announced that it intends to sell only sustainable products across its entire fresh, frozen and canned seafood range, by the end of 2015.

18th October 2011

Two firsts for MSC

18th October 2011

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Wellington Mayor Celia Wade-Brown has congratulated the NZ Ministry of Fisheries, MAF and the developers of a new smartphone fishing app, which has won the Wireless Government Award.

18th October 2011

NZ smart fishing solution praised

18th October 2011

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Fisheries and Oceans Canada has reported that the value of snow crab landings for the 2011 fishing season in Newfoundland and Labrador surpassed $250 million, the highest recorded landed value since 2004.

18th October 2011

Canadian snow crab landings top $250m

18th October 2011

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

A new analysis commissioned by the Pew Environment Group has found that the amount of eastern Atlantic bluefin tuna traded on the global market in 2010 exceeded the official quota by 141%.

18th October 2011

Tuna trading exceeds official quota

18th October 2011

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Gail Shea, on behalf of the Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, attended the official opening of the new location of the Catch Certification Program Operations Centre (CCPOC) in Tignish, Prince Edward Island.

17th October 2011

Canada opens Catch Certification Program Operations Centre

17th October 2011

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Scotlands salmon farming industry and wild fish organisations have agreed to enter a facilitated discussion process to support the development of a positive way ahead for both sectors.

17th October 2011

Encouraging interests to work together

17th October 2011

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Scotland is about to enter a crunch and potentially historic year for its fishing industry, Fisheries Secretary Richard Lochhead said recently.

17th October 2011

Scotland: 2012 a pivotal year for fishing

17th October 2011

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The Tunasen Senegal fleet for skipjack tuna has been audited and approved according to Friend of the Sea’s criteria.

13th October 2011

Senegal tuna fleets become FoS

13th October 2011

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

A United Nations-backed treaty that seeks to slash the 24,000 lives estimated to be lost each year during fishing operations around the world will come into force next September.

12th October 2011

Treaty to save lives from next September

12th October 2011

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

New buying standards coming into force this autumn mean that all UK Government catering departments will need to source fish from sustainable fisheries.

12th October 2011

UK commits to sustainable sourcing

12th October 2011

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

On 5 October, Mayor Scott Lang called on President Obama to replace NOAA Administrator Dr Jane Lubchenco with an individual who will work with fishing communities around the country.”

12th October 2011

Between Lubchenco and Damanaki

12th October 2011

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Shetland continues to be at the forefront of inshore shellfishery management as demonstrated by its recent involvement in a recent European Forum event.

11th October 2011

Shellfish innovation in Shetland

11th October 2011

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

John West has announced the launch of a bespoke application which will bring full transparency of its supply chain to consumers.

10th October 2011

John West announces supply chain transparency move

10th October 2011

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

On 4 October, the EUNAVFOR warship FGS KÖLN came to the rescue of five Somali fishermen drifting in the Indian Ocean in a broken-down fishing whaler and returned them safely to shore.

7th October 2011

EUNAVFOR warship saves Somali fishermen

7th October 2011

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

On 28 September, Seafish held the first of a new series of Market Data Workshops for industry.

7th October 2011

Seafish kicks off new programme of industry Data Workshops

7th October 2011