Industry News

The future of stocks of high-value plaice and sole in the North Sea continues to be a data battle ground for both scientists and the fishing industry.

The Norwegians have pulled off a major diplomatic breakthrough by setting up a joint three-year research programme, on benthos in the Barents Sea, with Russian scientists.

A report (Oceanic Fisheries Programme Technical Report No. 37) just published and written by Adam D. Langley of the Secretariat of the Pacific Community, summarises the status of the stock and fishery…

Waltham, Massachusetts-based Aqua Bounty Technologies, a biotechnology company focused on health and productivity applications in the fast-growing aquaculture sector, has received regulatory approval for Shrimp IMS, its lead product, in Ecuador.

Marel hf, one of the world’s leading developers of high-tech food processing equipment, has announced its acquisition of UK-based AEW Thurne (AEW) and Delford Sortaweigh (Delford) from the AEW Delford Group Ltd.

According to the Japan Fisheries Association (JFA), African countries are now asking equal opportunity to participate in the discussions of the International Whaling Commission.

Wärtsilä Corporation was awarded an EPC (engineering, procurement and construction) contract in December 2005 for the delivery of a 23.6 MWe combined heat and power plant to Belize Aquaculture Ltd. for a…

The Burry Inlet cockles and South West mackerel handline fisheries have separately announced they are seeking re-assessment under the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) eco-label programme for sustainable and well-managed fisheries.

In the middle of March the Baltic Sea Regional Advisory Council (BS-RAC) was officially founded.

Radio Holland Group B.V. has announced that Imtech N.V. intends to acquire its shares subject to the approval of the NMA (Dutch competition Authority) and the German Bundeskartellamt (German Federal Cartel office).…

Iceland’s Marorka has received certification of its quality management system from classification society Det Norske Veritas (DNV). Last year, the company implemented a quality management system built on the ISO 9001:2000 standard…

Senator Eric Abetz, Australia’s Minister for Fisheries, Forestry and Conservation, announced, early in March, his country’s involvement in nine multilateral initiatives to accelerate the global fight against illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU)…

Norway’s Pan Fish ASA has acquired all the outstanding shares in Marine Harvest for E1,325 million (enterprise value). The combination of Pan Fish-Marine Harvest will become the worlds undisputed leader in the…

Exports of US seafood continue to grow dramatically in value and volume, according to the US Department of Agriculture (USDA).

Unilever’s plans to sell off most of its European frozen food business is the latest writing on the global wall for embattled European fishermen and processors short of raw material.

The Danish Directorate of Fisheries used a DNA test of cod in a trial in January about illegal fishing and this helped the successful prosecution of the offender. The accused’s logbook stated…

Fishermen charged with some fisheries offences could face fixed penalty fines rather than a court appearance, a consultation from the Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) suggested last month.

The detention of the Canadian anti-whaling vessel Farley Mowat in Cape Town harbour was being dealt with through “diplomatic channels”, according to spokesmen for the South African Department of Foreign Affairs and…

The EU Court of Justice has ruled against Belgium, Denmark, Spain, Ireland, Portugal, Finland and Sweden for “overshooting their quotas”, making illegal overfishing still the main cause of law infringement committed by…