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Last year was a year of “ups and downs” for the Scottish fishing industry, according to WWF Scotland’s 2010 end of year assessment of the state of the countrys main whitefish stocks.

4th January 2011

WWF: an up and down 2010 for Scots

4th January 2011

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Taiwan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) has said that a 17th round of fishery talks with Japan will most likely take place in 2011 after a one-year hiatus.

30th December 2010

Japan and Taiwan to resume fishery talks

30th December 2010

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Pakistan’s seafood exports increased by 37% to $96.9 million (€73.9 million) in the July to November period of the current fiscal year, according to provisional figures from the State Bank of Pakistan…

29th December 2010

Pakistans seafood exports value rises 37%

29th December 2010

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The value of shrimp exports from Vietnam will amount to more than $2 billion (€1.5 billion) this year, dramatically up on the $1.7 billion (€1.3 billion) recorded in 2009, said the Vietnam…

28th December 2010

Record exports for Vietnam shrimp

28th December 2010

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Four Japanese fishery companies paid around ¥500 million (€4.6 million/$6.1 million) in bribes to Russian officials for three years so they could fish in Russias exclusive economic zone more than allowed under…

28th December 2010

Japanese bribe Russian fishing authorities

28th December 2010

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

South Korea has secured the right to catch 47,001 tonnes of pollock in Russian waters in 2011, a 201-tonne increase compared with 2010.

24th December 2010

South Korea secures greater pollock quota

24th December 2010

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

US Congress has banned the practice of shark finning in all US waters in a move environmental advocates say international regulators should emulate.

24th December 2010

America bans shark finning in its waters

24th December 2010

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The Bering Sea/Aleutian Islands Alaska pollock fishery (BSAI) has earned Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) re-certification having been independently assessed and again found to be sustainable and well-managed.

23rd December 2010

Alaska pollock re-certified under MSC

23rd December 2010

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

EWOS Innovation, will be a key partner in a new innovation centre for sea lice research, the headquarters of which will be based at the University of Bergen. It will be supported…

22nd December 2010

A further boost for sea lice research

22nd December 2010

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Thai Union Frozen Products Pcl, the worlds largest canned tuna producer, expects its 2011 net profit to rise 30% in line with sales growth, boosted by its acquisition of French-based MW Brands…

22nd December 2010

Thai Union: 30% profit rise in 2011

22nd December 2010

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Aquaculture New Zealand has welcomed the establishment of an Aquaculture Ministerial Advisory Panel to consult with the public on a proposal to establish a new marine farming zone in Coromandel.

22nd December 2010

Aquaculture NZ welcomes Advisory Panel

22nd December 2010

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Vietnam and the World Wildlife Fund for Nature (WWF) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) recognising both sides commitment to ensuring that tra (pangasius) fish is globally recognised as a sustainable…

21st December 2010

Pangasius off WWF’s red list

21st December 2010

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The North Pacific Fishery Management Council (NPFMC) has approved its advice for next year´s Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands (BSAI) groundfish total allowable catch limits. The pollock and Pacific cod catch limits…

21st December 2010

Pacific cod, pollock limits increased

21st December 2010

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INDUSTRY NEWS

Herring fishermen in Sitka, Alaska, will target their highest quota ever next year after the Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADF&G) announced the guideline harvest level (GHL) for the 2011 Sitka…

21st December 2010

Sitka herring quota up to 19,000 tonnes

21st December 2010

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Alaska is suing the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) to try to overturn a rule meant to restrict fishing in the Western Aleutian Islands. Designed to defend the western population of Steller…

21st December 2010

Alaska sues government over Aleutian fishing ban

21st December 2010

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The European Union has one of the largest, most advanced fishing fleets in the world but the compliance with its regulation requiring member states’ vessels to introduce electronic fishing records is well…

20th December 2010

EU failing on electronic fishing records

20th December 2010

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Marport Deep Sea Technologies Inc, a leading developer of software defined sonar technology, has appointed Dr Marc Pinto as its chief sonar scientist.

20th December 2010

Marport appoints chief sonar scientist

20th December 2010

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

US Congress has passed legislation that would rationalise the Pacific cod fishery in the Bering Sea and Aleutians Islands. The Longline Catcher Processor Subsector Single Fishery Cooperative Act will create a Bering…

20th December 2010

Co-operative sanctioned for Pacific cod fishery

20th December 2010

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Scottish mackerel fishermen have condemned the decision by Iceland to increase their unilaterally declared mackerel quota from 130,000 tonnes to 147,000 tonnes for 2011 branding it as political posturing that could result…

20th December 2010

Scots slam Iceland for mackerel quota rise

20th December 2010

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Norwegian aquaculture giant Cermaq has signed a joint venture agreement with the local partner, Anova Corporation, in Vietnam. Through its feed operations, EWOS, Cermaq is entering operations in the Vietnamese feed market.

20th December 2010

Cermaq enters pangasius feed industry

20th December 2010