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FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (IOTC) concluded this year’s annual session with agreements on landmark measures for the region’s skipjack and yellowfin tuna stocks.

31st May 2016

Progress made by Indian Ocean tuna fisheries

31st May 2016

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Swansea University has attracted over £2m in funding to alleviate poverty within poor farming communities in Bangladesh and India by controlling disease risk in fish and crustacean aquaculture.

31st May 2016

Alleviating poverty through disease control

31st May 2016

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Peter Redmond, vice president of market development for the Global Aquaculture Alliance’s Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) division, is leaving the organisation after eight years.

31st May 2016

Peter Redmond to leave GAA

31st May 2016

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Dr Transform Aqorau, CEO of Parties to the Nauru Agreement (PNA), has paid tribute to the late Nannette Dilly Malsol, head of Palau Fisheries who passed away on Thursday after a difficult…

31st May 2016

PNA pays tribute to Palau Fisheries leader, Nannette Malsol

31st May 2016

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Irish Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Michael Creed, has announced the award of €4.3 million in grants to 51 seafood enterprises under the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF) Operational…

31st May 2016

Ireland announces €4.3m for processing and aquaculture

31st May 2016

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

New Zealand campaign group, Earthrace Conservation, has unveiled concept designs of its new 60m trimaran to be used for conservation missions around the world.

31st May 2016

New vessel to help fight illegal fishing

31st May 2016

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Sustainable Fisheries Partnership (SFP) has announced a new evaluation tool and grading system for fishery improvement projects (FIPs).

27th May 2016

New SFP fishery improvement projects rating system

27th May 2016

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The first part of Lerwick Port Authority’s current three-phase development programme will significantly upgrade facilities for the important fishing industry at the Shetland port – with the second phase due for completion…

26th May 2016

Lerwick fishing projects moving ahead

26th May 2016

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

French company Seafoodexport has achieved Friend of the Sea certification for Omega-3, fish oil and fishmeal from European anchovy and sardine.

26th May 2016

Seafoodexport achieves Friend of the Sea certification

26th May 2016

SAFETY & DISTRESS

SAFETY & DISTRESS

Ocean Signal’s new professional man overboard device for fishermen will be introduced at Skipper Expo Int. Aberdeen on the Caley Fisheries stand.

26th May 2016

New MOB device introduced to fishermen

26th May 2016

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Aramark has announced that it has achieved MSC Chain of Custody certification, this allows it to source and serve wild-caught seafood that is sustainable and traceable to a certified fishery.

26th May 2016

Aramark expands MSC certification to Canadian universities and colleges

26th May 2016

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Marine Scotland Science has published the Scottish Shellfish Farm Production Survey 2015.

26th May 2016

Scottish shellfish farm statistics released

26th May 2016

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

At the end of the four-year Swiss-funded Improving Employment and Income through Development of Egypt’s Aquaculture Sector (IEIDEAS) project, participating farmers reported US$16,000 in extra annual profit, with a total of US$D27…

25th May 2016

WorldFish project increases Egypt farm profits by 27%

25th May 2016

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

EU Commissioner, Karmenu Vella, presented progress made and obstacles that need to be addressed in further developing a sustainable aquaculture sector in the EU at a high-level joint event with the Dutch…

25th May 2016

The way forward for European aquaculture

25th May 2016

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Europêche organised a meeting in the European Parliament on 24 May to discuss the economic impact of landing obligations and the discard ban.

25th May 2016

Economic losses predicted from discard ban

25th May 2016

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Friend of the Sea has launched its new international certification for sustainable shipping, and two large global shipping companies have achieved certification to the new standard.

24th May 2016

Two companies certified to new FoS shipping standard

24th May 2016

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

A new two-phase scoping study, initiated by the Scottish Aquaculture Innovation Centre (SAIC) in partnership with Highlands and Island Enterprise, will launch at Aquaculture UK, canvassing industry opinion on a proposed Centre…

24th May 2016

Scoping study to help shape Centre of Excellence

24th May 2016

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The International Seafood Sustainability Foundation (ISSF) has terminated tuna trader JFE Shoji Trade America Inc. as an ISSF participant.

24th May 2016

JFE Shoji terminated as ISSF participating company

24th May 2016

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The Irish Sea Fisheries Board, Bord Iascaigh Mhara (BIM), has published its latest figures on the Irish aquaculture sector at the annual Irish Shellfish Association Conference.

20th May 2016

Value of Irish aquaculture up 20%

20th May 2016

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The Dispute Settlement Body (DSB) has established a compliance panel to consider the measures taken by the United States in its dispute with Mexico over tuna.

20th May 2016

Compliance panel established in tuna dispute

20th May 2016