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INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The Findus Group’s ‘Fish for Life’ sustainable sourcing approach has won its seventh major award in three years, taking the ‘Land, Water and Ecology’ prize in the prestigious 2010 Green Business Awards.

4th November 2010

Fish for Life wins seventh award

4th November 2010

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Malaysia’s export of seafood products to Russia is expected to resume by the year-end following discussions between the Malaysia External Trade Development Corp (Matrade) and Russia’s Ministry of Agriculture and the Federal…

4th November 2010

Malaysia to resume seafood exports to Russia

4th November 2010

NEWS

NEWS

David Hayes finds government plans to promote Japan’s fisheries industry focus on efforts to increase self sufficiency in seafood supply through greater efficiency in fishing practices and processing technology.

3rd November 2010

Japan targets greater self sufficiency

3rd November 2010

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Marine Harvest reported operating revenues of NOK 3,610 million (€440.3 million/$618.2 million) in the third quarter of 2010, up slightly from NOK 3,601 million (€439.2 million/$616.7 million) recorded in the corresponding period…

3rd November 2010

Marine Harvest: strong Q3, output to rise

3rd November 2010

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

With the passing into statute of a new bylaw by the Isle of Man government that excludes much of the Scottish scallop fleet from Manx waters, the Scottish scallop industry has lost…

3rd November 2010

SFF: Scots scallopers failed by new Isle of Man fishing rights bylaw

3rd November 2010

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The annual competition run by the Association of Scottish Shellfish to find Scotland’s best mussels and oysters was held in the Corran Halls, Oban, Argyll.

3rd November 2010

Scotland’s best shellfish competition – winners announced

3rd November 2010

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Scottish fisheries have been awarded close to £11 million (€12.6 million/$17.6 million) in European funding, it has been confirmed. A total of 144 companies are to share the £10.9 million grant from…

3rd November 2010

Scots fisheries get £11m European funding

3rd November 2010

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

DSM Dyneema is set to present results of new research that it says confirms that using its ultra-strong lightweight fibre in fishing nets can yield major energy savings for fishermen, and make…

3rd November 2010

Dyneema to unveil fishing net energy savings

3rd November 2010

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Industrial scale aquaculture production magnifies environmental degradation, according to the first global assessment of the effects of marine finfish aquaculture. This is true even when farming operations implement the best current marine…

2nd November 2010

Tool assesses impact of aquaculture

2nd November 2010

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The Fisheries Ministers of the European Union (EU) wants to maintain fishing quotas for bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus) and has rejected a 50% reduction in catches, as proposed by the European Commission…

2nd November 2010

EU ministers refuse to cut bluefin quota

2nd November 2010