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AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

The Centre for Fisheries, Environment and Aquaculture Science (Cefas) has launched a new online regulatory toolbox for the aquaculture industry in England.

3rd May 2016

Cefas launches aquaculture toolbox

3rd May 2016

SAFETY & DISTRESS

SAFETY & DISTRESS

White Glacier has launched the Arctic 25 immersion suit, which gives 25 hours protection in freezing waters.

3rd May 2016

Revolutionary immersion suit debuts in the global market

3rd May 2016

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Íslandsbanki has released its Canadian Seafood Market Report, the latest in the company’s series of Seafood Market Reports covering the seafood industry in the North Atlantic region.

3rd May 2016

Íslandsbanki releases Canadian Seafood Market Report

3rd May 2016

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Almost 10 tonnes of abandoned foreign gillnets have been recovered and disposed of from inside the Australian Exclusive Economic Zone and Torres Strait Protected Zone.

3rd May 2016

Australia recovers 10 tonnes of ghost nets

3rd May 2016

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

According to a report released by The Pew Charitable Trusts, fishing vessels catch enough tuna to contribute more than US$42 billion to the global economy annually.

3rd May 2016

New report estimates the global value of tuna

3rd May 2016

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The Thai Union (TU) has announced that it will eliminate recruitment fees for all workers in its factories and processing plants.

29th April 2016

Thai Union opt for zero recruitment fees policy

29th April 2016

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Approximately 50% of all coral reefs have vanished since the start of the industrial revolution as reported by scientists from around the world, reports aquaculture and environmental scientist Dr Bill McGraw.

28th April 2016

Rising temperatures due to El Niño resulting in coral bleaching

28th April 2016

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

A legal briefing published by environmental lawyers ClientEarth has said that the European Union should permit fishing vessels to operate in the Arctic only if they meet the same requirements as those…

28th April 2016

Arctic fishing should be in line with EU rules

28th April 2016

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

Marel has sold its new FleXicut to cod producer Espersen at Seafood Processing Global in Brussels.

28th April 2016

Espersen purchases Marel FleXicut at SPG

28th April 2016

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The Australian Fisheries Management Authority’s (AFMA) electronic monitoring program is continuing to draw international interest, most recently from Taiwan.

28th April 2016

International interest in Australian e-monitoring program

28th April 2016

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Tropical Aquaculture Products, the US-based operator for a growing cooperative of aquaculture farms, has expanded its tilapia network with the integration of Brazilian seafood specialist, GeneSeas Aquacultura.

28th April 2016

Tropical Aquaculture expands tilapia network

28th April 2016

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Friend of the Sea’s certification of yellowfin tuna from the Indian Ocean will be suspended in consideration of the latest IOTC stock assessment which concludes that the species is overfished.

28th April 2016

FoS suspends Indian Ocean yellowfin tuna certification

28th April 2016

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The UK Fisheries, DFFU and Doggerbank Group saithe fishery has been recertified against the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) standard for environmentally sustainable fishing.

27th April 2016

Saithe fishery recertified

27th April 2016

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

The top prizes at the Seafood Excellence Global awards at Seafood Expo Global have been awarded to Kagerer & Co. of Munich, Germany and Freshpack of San Martin les Boulogne, France.

27th April 2016

Seafood Excellence Global awards winners announced

27th April 2016

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

European Commissioner for Environment, Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, Karmenu Vella, has launched #MedFish4ever - a new Mediterranean strategy to improve the state of the stocks in the Mediterranean.

27th April 2016

#MedFish4ever strategy launched

27th April 2016

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The European Union has participated in the first round of international negotiations on measures to prevent unregulated fisheries in the Arctic high seas.

27th April 2016

EU works to prevent unregulated fisheries in Arctic high seas

27th April 2016

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) has announced its first Terms of Reference (ToR) for the development of new marine finfish standards.

27th April 2016

ASC releases ToR for marine finfish standard development

27th April 2016

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Seafood distributor Santa Monica Seafood has received Best Aquaculture Practices certification for its Rancho Dominguez, California facility.

27th April 2016

Santa Monica Seafood now BAP certified

27th April 2016

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

A new generation of containers has been launched which allows live lobsters to be transported in their original water in conditions that maintain their natural habitat.

26th April 2016

New live lobster transport container launched

26th April 2016

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Vinh Hoan will introduce its untreated Premium Pangasius fillets at Seafood Expo Global in Brussels this week, to meet the growing consumer demand for more natural, minimally processed foods.

26th April 2016

Untreated Premium Pangasius fillets to be introduced in Brussels

26th April 2016