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AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Puzzled scientists are battling to identify why millions of Pacific oysters are dying in New Zealand waters. Up to half of the juvenile Pacific oyster stocks in the North Island are thought…

2nd December 2010

NZ oysters die from herpes outbreak

2nd December 2010

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Eleventh hour Illex squid landings in Argentina saw this year’s catch reach 79,947 tonnes, up 10% from 2009 (71,415 tonnes), easing pressure on the industry following three consecutive years of poor seasons.

2nd December 2010

Argentina scores last minute squid catches

2nd December 2010

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The Netherlands-based CFS has launched a new website to provide customers with a complete overview of all its machines that are available on short notice. The stock listed on stock.CFS.com includes secondhand,…

2nd December 2010

New website offers ex-demo, second-hand processing equipment

2nd December 2010

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Deep Sea Conservation Coalition has voiced its disappointment with the EU’s Council of Fisheries Ministers decision to set TACs and quotas for deepsea fisheries in the northeast Atlantic in contravention of United…

1st December 2010

EU slammed for retaining deepsea quotas

1st December 2010

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

NOAA has closed 4,213 square miles of the Gulf of Mexico to royal red shrimp fishing following the discovery of tarballs. This area had previously opened to all fishing, and fishing for…

30th November 2010

BP oil spill: NOAA closes shrimp fishery

30th November 2010

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

European Union fisheries commissioner Maria Damanaki said the small reduction in the bluefin tuna quota agreed upon at the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) annual meeting is a…

30th November 2010

EU: tuna decision ‘step in right direction’

30th November 2010

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

One of the most lucrative fishing seasons in the Atlantic region has opened off the southern coast of Nova Scotia, Canada. Roughly 1,700 lobster licence-holders can set their traps in an area…

29th November 2010

Nova Scotia lobster fishery opens

29th November 2010

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Scottish mackerel fishermen have expressed bitter disappointment at the failure in Oslo, Norway, last week to reach an agreement with Iceland on a joint management plan for the mackerel stock for 2011.

29th November 2010

Scottish fishermen disappointed not to secure mackerel catch deal

29th November 2010

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

On the eve of the final round of EU/Norway talks, which will set some of the important catching opportunity for 2011, Scottish Fishermen’s Federation (SFF) chief executive Bertie Armstrong is calling for…

29th November 2010

Fish talks: Scots plead for substance not spin

29th November 2010

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Pacific Andes net profit for the financial year ended 30 Sept 30 increased 10.5% to HKD 1.1 billion (€106 million/$141.8 million) despite a slight dip in revenue as the group achieved better…

26th November 2010

Pacific Andes FY2010 net profit up 10.5%

26th November 2010

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Following a sharp rise in reports of the microbiological contamination of biofuels, the head of a leading fuel biocide producer is urging fishing boat operators and other large-scale users of biodiesel to…

26th November 2010

Commercial diesel users beware microbial contamination

26th November 2010

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

A new round of talks between the EU, Norway, Iceland and the Faroes to try and break the impasse in the dispute over mackerel catching opportunities for 2011 will get underway in…

25th November 2010

European mackerel talks resume this week

25th November 2010

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

A new fish farming diploma course at the Nelson Marlborough Institute of Technology is proving popular and reflects a predicted boom in the aquaculture industry, according to School of Technology, Primary Industries…

24th November 2010

New Zealand aquaculture diploma pulls in students

24th November 2010

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Several leading food businesses have signed up to WWF’s new ‘Tuna Market Manifesto’ pledging not to buy or sell Atlantic and Mediterranean bluefin tuna in a move aimed at helping the species…

24th November 2010

Food firms join WWF effort to save tuna

24th November 2010

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Peeled, frozen prawns sold by UK retailer J Sainsbury have become the 7,000th Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) eco-labelled product to go on sale worldwide.

23rd November 2010

Sainsbury’s takes MSC to 7,000 products

23rd November 2010

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Eight shrimp trawlers have been charged by NOAA with allegedly fishing this summer in the area of the Gulf of Mexico that was closed due to the Deepwater Horizon/BP oil spill.

23rd November 2010

Shrimp trawlers face huge fines for fishing in closed BP oil spill area

23rd November 2010

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

On 1 December, more than 150 chefs and restaurants in cities across the United States will participate in the first ‘America’s Night Out for Gulf Seafood’ to promote the safety of Gulf…

23rd November 2010

America’s night out for Gulf seafood

23rd November 2010

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

UK restaurateur, chef and fishmonger Mitch Tonks is to launch the first iPhone app dedicated to fish skills, seafood recipes and seasonality on 24 November.

23rd November 2010

Top seafood chef launches iPhone app

23rd November 2010

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Whole-shell clams (Meretrix meretrix) from Thai Spring Fish Co Ltd have passed the Friend of the Sea eco-label audit. Thai Spring Fish is a subsidiary of the Panapesca Group. The company, based…

22nd November 2010

Thai hand-caught clams from Panapesca certified sustainable

22nd November 2010

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Denis Lebel, minister of state for Canada Economic Development, has announced the awarding of CAD 700,000 (€502,887/$691,105) in repayable funding to Les Fermes marines du Québec for the construction of a hatchery…

22nd November 2010

Canada funds scallop farming projects

22nd November 2010