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FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) have ordered the emergency reopening of commercial fishing areas in the Gulf of Mexico that were…

2nd August 2010

Commercial fisheries reopen in Louisiana

2nd August 2010

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Iceland has kicked off its EU accession negotiations by saying it will not tolerate competition from rival fishing fleets in its waters. The country’s foreign minister has said his country must keep…

30th July 2010

Iceland defies EU fishing rules as accession bid talks begin

30th July 2010

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

Optimar Iceland has been delighted with sales of its OPTIM-ICE slurry ice machines so far this year.

30th July 2010

Sales of slurry ice machines pick up

30th July 2010

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Draft standards designed to help minimise the potential negative impact freshwater trout aquaculture has on the environment and society have been released for the first of two public comment periods.

30th July 2010

WWF’s trout aquaculture standards released for public comment

30th July 2010

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Marel has reported strong second quarter results and a healthy order book. Revenues for Q2 2010 from core business totalled €136.1 million ($177.9 million), an increase of 5.6% compared to the previous…

29th July 2010

Marel reports strong orders, good results

29th July 2010

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Thai Union Frozen PCL is set to become one of the worlds largest canned tuna companies after announcing it will buy French-based canned seafood business MW Brands in a deal worth €680…

28th July 2010

Thai Union Frozen to buy rival tuna brands for $883m

28th July 2010

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The European Union is the latest signatory to a key regional fisheries management convention which, once it enters into force, will ensure fishing from western Australia to South America is subject to…

28th July 2010

EU signs high seas fishery resource convention

28th July 2010

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Dutch seafood supplier Culimer BV has introduced Global GAP certified white shrimp (Penaeus vannamei) to its product range.

28th July 2010

Culimer introduces Global GAP certified shrimp

28th July 2010

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

CES has unveiled its new Blizzard-LT linear freezing tunnel, which the company claims is “probably the most efficient and hygienic tunnel in the world”.

28th July 2010

New linear freezing tunnel from CES

28th July 2010

ANALYSIS

ANALYSIS

Sir Angus Stirling kicked off June’s one-day Sustainable Inshore Fisheries workshop in London by saying that the Fishmongers’ Company (FC) might be centuries old but it saw change as a priority, in…

27th July 2010

Cash in the consumer coastline catch

27th July 2010