Industry News

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

New Zealand will increase investment in Pacific Ocean fisheries to lift the level of returns from this vital resource to Pacific nations, says Prime Minister John Key.

13th September 2011

NZ invests in sustainable fisheries

13th September 2011

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Galician mussels from Mariscos Linamar S.L. have been certified Friend of the Sea.

13th September 2011

Mariscos Linamar S.L. launches Friend of the Sea mussels from Galicia

13th September 2011

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The Community Fisheries Control Agency (CFCA) has started a joint deployment plan (JDP) for pelagic fisheries in Western Waters of the North East Atlantic.

13th September 2011

CFCA coordinates plan for pelagics

13th September 2011

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Representatives of the Icelandic Government recently had meetings on whaling in Washington DC with the US State Department and the offices of Alaskan Senators, Lisa Murkowski and Mark Begich.

13th September 2011

Iceland criticises US for inconsistency

13th September 2011

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The EU and US have signed a statement pledging bilateral cooperation to combat illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing.

13th September 2011

EU and US pledge to combat IUU fishing

13th September 2011

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The Tasmanian Premier, Lara Giddings, has officially opened Skretting Australia’s $36 million fish feed plant expansion in Cambridge.

12th September 2011

Skretting invests $36m in Tasmania

12th September 2011

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Total seafood exports for August ended at NOK3.5bn, decreasing by NOK120m compared with August last year.

12th September 2011

Salmon reduces seafood export value

12th September 2011

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

US commercial fishermen landed 8.2bn pounds of seafood in 2010, valued at $4.5bn, an increase of 200m pounds and more than $600m in value over 2009, according to a new report released…

9th September 2011

US seafood landings and values increase

9th September 2011

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The government is funding Nofima’s bioprocessing pilot plant at a value of NOK3.5m, which establishes that the new plant will be a national facility for marine bioprocessing.

9th September 2011

Bioprocessing plant for Nofima

9th September 2011

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The Dutch hand-raked cockle fishery has entered full assessment against the MSC standard for sustainable fishing.

8th September 2011

Dutch fishery strives for certification

8th September 2011

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Dr Vassily Spiridonov has joined the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) as its contract representative for the Russian Federation.

8th September 2011

New MSC Russian appointment

8th September 2011

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Five new marine reserves, including the two largest in mainland New Zealand, are to be established on the South Islands West Coast.

7th September 2011

Five marine reserves announced for NZ

7th September 2011

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Seafish has announced that its Industry Project Fund (SIPF), worth up to £1 million, is once again open for new applications from those with innovative ideas benefiting the seafood industry.

7th September 2011

Applications invited for new round of Industry Project Funding

7th September 2011

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Comercial Pernas S.L. is now trading yellowfin and albacore tuna from approved Friend of the Sea vessels.

7th September 2011

FOS tuna now traded in Spain

7th September 2011

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

An investigation has been launched to determine why a large number of fish were recently found dead in the Minjiang River in East China’s Fujian province.

6th September 2011

Chinese fish deaths investigated

6th September 2011

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Bundaberg Port is facing a compensation claim from an aquaculture company that asserts that it “wasted” hundreds of thousands of dollars to delays, blocks and obstacles when trying to set up a…

2nd September 2011

Crab farm seeks compensation

2nd September 2011

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The Kenyan Government has increased its agricultural budget and it seems that the aquaculture sector will benefit from a KES121m (US$1.28655m) share.

2nd September 2011

Kenya gains aquaculture funding boost

2nd September 2011

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The National Federation of Fishermen’s Organisations (NFFO) has said that the strategy underpinning attempts to rebuild cod stocks around the North Sea has been fundamentally challenged.

2nd September 2011

Cod plan based on a flawed assumption

2nd September 2011

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

A recent report into Australia’s eastern orange roughy stock may pave the way for a targeted quota, Simon Boag of South East Trawl Fishing Industry Association told World Fishing.

1st September 2011

Australia’s orange roughy stock considered

1st September 2011

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

A salmon company with interests abroad has decided to delay its stock market debut onto the Santiago Stock Exchange, due to the extreme volatility of both domestic and world markets.

1st September 2011

Salmon company delays floatation

1st September 2011