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FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Europe’s fisheries chief has dealt a body blow to Scotland’s trawler fleet by calling for a cut of up to 50% in next year’s haul of cod in some key areas.

15th November 2010

EU fisheries chief wants cod quota cuts

15th November 2010

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

This week is an important milestone in the process for designating marine conservation zones (MCZs) in the English North Sea, according to the team at Net Gain – the North Sea Marine…

11th November 2010

English North Sea marine conservation zones drafts released

11th November 2010

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Australia’s first tuna processing vessel, the D3, has left Port Lincoln wharf after being sold by its owner Dinko Lukin. Having been obsolete for about 10 years, the D3 was towed away…

11th November 2010

First tuna processing vessel scrapped

11th November 2010

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA) officers are conducting a capacity building workshop with Indonesian officials on 11 November in Kupang, Indonesia, as part of the Joint Public Information Campaign between the two…

10th November 2010

Australia, Indonesia tackle illegal fishing

10th November 2010

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Norwegian company Grieg Seafood ASA said a strong salmon market with high prices saw its operating profit before value adjustment of the biomass surge to NOK 105.1 million (€13 million/$18.1 million) in…

10th November 2010

Salmon prices boost Grieg’s Q3 profits

10th November 2010

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

HQ Sustainable Maritime Industries Inc has reported a third-quarter sales increase of 27%. The Seattle-based company recorded Q3 sales of $28.2 million (€20.3 million), up from $22.2 million (€16 million) achieved in…

10th November 2010

Tilapia firms Q3 sales rocket 27%

10th November 2010

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

McMurdo Ltd has appointed a European sales manager. David Duffin joins the company to handle sales of the McMurdo and Kannad Marine brands of commercial and leisure marine safety products throughout Russia,…

10th November 2010

McMurdo appoints European sales manager

10th November 2010

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The four regional stakeholder groups within the UK’s Marine Conservation Zone (MCZ) project have published a second set of regional progress reports, as part of the development of recommendations for future Marine…

10th November 2010

Marine Conservation Zone project publishes its second progress reports

10th November 2010

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Aquaculture New Zealand has welcomed the introduction of the Aquaculture Legislation Amendment Bill (No 3) into parliament.

10th November 2010

NZ delivers aquaculture legislation amendment bill

10th November 2010

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

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9th November 2010

Aquaculture News & Opinion

9th November 2010

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Making sense of the regulations affecting the commercial fishing and aquaculture industries

9th November 2010

Analysis & Interviews

9th November 2010

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Bocuse d’Or competition UK finalist Simon Hulstone and his sous chef Jordan Bailey, have visited Peterhead to learn about the Scottish seafood industry and the species they will be using for the…

9th November 2010

Bocuse d’Or chef visits Scottish fishing industry

9th November 2010

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

A new licensing system for longline fishing vessels in the Pacific will go into effect at the start of next year. The Parties to the Nauru Agreement (PNA) will no longer sell…

9th November 2010

PNA changes licensing for longliners

9th November 2010

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The mayor of New Bedford, Massachusetts, the highest dollar-volume US seaport, has asked for a federal investigation of all parties involved with the implementation of fishing regulations, laws, and frameworks, and into…

9th November 2010

Top US seaport’s mayor calls for investigation of NOAA, NMFS and NEFMC

9th November 2010

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

The European Union has once again banned imports of Pakistani seafood because the exporter has neglected to lift its food safety regulations to global standards.

8th November 2010

EU bans Pakistani seafood exports again

8th November 2010

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Canadas Norway House fishermen who argued that the fish they caught in off reserve waters was their personal property and therefore tax exempt under their treaty have scored a major victory in…

8th November 2010

Canadian fishermen win treaty rights decision in tax court

8th November 2010

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The rapid demise of Eastern Atlantic bluefin tuna, the source of prized sushi around the world, is due to a $4 billion (€2.8 billion) black market and a decade of rampant fraud…

7th November 2010

International fraud: $4bn tuna black market

7th November 2010

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Umami Sustainable Seafood has announced Baja Aqua Farms of Mexico, of which it owns 33%, has executed sales agreements with Japanese buyers including a wholly-owned subsidiary of Atlantis Group, the 62% shareholder…

5th November 2010

Umami wins $20m bluefin tuna contract

5th November 2010

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Norwegian-based salmon farming giant Cermaq has presented an EBIT pre fair value adjustment of NOK 502 million (€61.7 million/$87 million) for Q3 2010. Adjusted for gains on divestment, the EBIT was NOK…

5th November 2010

Cermaq achieves best quarter results ever

5th November 2010

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

The Board of Land and Natural Resources of the State of Hawaii granted an application from Hawaii Oceanic Technology for a 35-year lease on the company’s 247-acre deep open ocean aquaculture site,…

5th November 2010

35-yr lease granted for first US deep ocean aquaculture site

5th November 2010