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INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Commercial fishing company, Austral Fisheries has attained carbon neutral certification, the first seafood business in the world to do so.

15th March 2016

Worlds first carbon neutral fishing operator

15th March 2016

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Wild-caught shellfish processor Macduff Shellfish, now part of Clearwater Seafoods, has appointed former Marine Management Organisation (MMO) executive, Dr Sarah Pilgrim-Morrison, to harness its sustainability commitments.

15th March 2016

Focus on sustainability as Macduff makes key appointment

15th March 2016

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Omarsa S.A. has become the first Ecuadorian shrimp supplier to earn four-star Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) certification.

15th March 2016

First Ecuadorian company offers four-star shrimp

15th March 2016

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The deadline for nominations of the UK’s best fishermen closes on 25 March and the public are being urged to enter their submissions before it is too late.

11th March 2016

Last chance to nominate UK’s best fisherman

11th March 2016

HEME

HEME

The second day of the OMC will start with a presentation from Neil Sims, Co-Founder & CEO, Kampachi Farms, in a session on ‘Emerging Technologies’ that will bring fish farmers up to…

11th March 2016

Programme to include enlightening sessions on the latest technologies and innovations in farming practises – book now to hear them!

11th March 2016

HEME

HEME

A new four-year study worth almost €7m will establish new strategies and models for sustainable growth in the aquaculture industry.

11th March 2016

€7m TAPAS project to support sustainable aquaculture growth

11th March 2016

HEME

HEME

La Gavina, a traditional Spanish restaurant located at the foot of the Mediterranean Sea, has a history that dates back to the 1930s.

11th March 2016

Conference dinner to be held in restored Palau del Mar building

11th March 2016

HEME

HEME

Are you a fish farmer looking to grow your business? If so, you could benefit from a preferential rate to attend – book today to join the many fish farmers from around…

11th March 2016

Fish farmers receive preferential rates to attend

11th March 2016

SAFETY & DISTRESS

SAFETY & DISTRESS

Ocean Safety is introducing the brand new 3Si Guardian range of life saving electronics for the first time at Skipper Expo Aberdeen in May.

10th March 2016

Ocean Safety introduces the 3Si Guardian range

10th March 2016

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

A new four-year study worth almost €7m will establish new strategies and models for sustainable growth in the aquaculture industry.

10th March 2016

€7m TAPAS project to support sustainable aquaculture growth

10th March 2016

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

An e-traceability system launched by WorldFish in January will enable consumers of shrimp farmed in Bangladesh to trace it back to the producer.

10th March 2016

Pilot system traces shrimp production in Bangladesh

10th March 2016

ANALYSIS

ANALYSIS

Adrian Tatum examines the state of illegal fishing around the world and looks at some of the efforts being made to eliminate it.

10th March 2016

Collaboration is the key in the fight against illegal fishing

10th March 2016

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Fish behaviour can change and their genes are altered because of hormones in the contraceptive pill, according to a new doctoral thesis from Lund University in Sweden.

10th March 2016

Contraceptive pill ‘alters fish genes’

10th March 2016

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Members of Europêche have expressed their concerns over the current negotiations regarding possible restrictions on bottom trawling in the deep sea.

10th March 2016

Europeche expresses concerns over bottom trawling restrictions

10th March 2016

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Probably the biggest change to happen in the seafood processing industry is that many more tasks in the future will be automated.

10th March 2016

The age of robotics is coming

10th March 2016

NEWS

NEWS

Fisheries on the West Coast of America have come under intense pressure after closures and a dramatic fall in stock levels. Adrian Tatum looks at the challenges over the last few years.

9th March 2016

The West Coast challenge

9th March 2016

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

Two seafood processing and cold storage companies, Ocean Gold Seafoods Inc. and Ocean Cold LLC, have agreed to cut their releases of ozone-depleting and greenhouse gases from leaking refrigeration equipment at their…

9th March 2016

$500,000 settlement for leaking refrigeration equipment

9th March 2016

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Thai Union Group PLC (TU) held a special event for suppliers last week in Bangkok to inform them about the company’s strict Code of Conduct to ensure understanding and compliance.

9th March 2016

Thai Union explains Code of Conduct to suppliers

9th March 2016

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

Marelec Food Technologies will present the Portio 3A and the Portio 1DA at Seafood Processing Global 2016.

9th March 2016

Marelec at SPG

9th March 2016

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

Five years ago, Swedish fish processing machine manufacturer SEAC AB decided to move from the renovation of ‘old’ Arenco and VMK machines to designing its own new brand – SEAC FPM machines…

9th March 2016

Value added products from smaller fish

9th March 2016