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INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The European Commission and the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) have agreed on the work programme for 2016.

2nd March 2016

EC and ICES sign 2016 work programme

2nd March 2016

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

Biopremier SA has developed the Food DNA Analyzer, a Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) based method, in response to the needs of a more complex food supply chain.

1st March 2016

Biopremier presents the Food DNA Analyzer

1st March 2016

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Norway’s Hitramat AS and Denmark’s Jeka Fish A/S have signed a joint venture agreement to establish a brown crab processing plant in Denmark.

1st March 2016

JV to establish a brown crab processing plant

1st March 2016

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

Simrad has launched the new FM90 Multibeam Trawl Sonar System, which features a near real-time image refresh rate.

1st March 2016

New trawl sonar delivers real-time refresh rate

1st March 2016

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

A WWF event being held in Auckland, New Zealand, this week is focusing on fostering technological innovation across monitoring, control, and surveillance (MCS) of marine fisheries.

1st March 2016

WWF workshop on technological innovation

1st March 2016

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Young’s Seafood’s Gastro sub-brand has grown by over 50% in the past year, and is now worth over £44m.

1st March 2016

Young’s Gastro range grows by more than 50%

1st March 2016

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

U.S. East Coast supermarket company, ShopRite, has committed to sourcing four-star Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) products, as part of its sustainable seafood procurement policy.

1st March 2016

ShopRite commits to sourcing 100% four-star BAP

1st March 2016

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Yellowfin tuna stocks in the Indian Ocean are in decline and over one third of tuna is overfished, according to the International Seafood Sustainability Foundation (ISSF).

29th February 2016

Yellowfin tuna stocks in decline, says ISSF

29th February 2016

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

It has been agreed to include 22 additional shark and ray species in the Memorandum of Understanding on the Convention of Migratory Sharks (Sharks MoU).

26th February 2016

Progress made on the conservation of migratory sharks

26th February 2016

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Rather than remain idle in a closed season, crab fishermen in California have been hauling in a different catch: lost crab gear.

25th February 2016

California crab pot clean-up

25th February 2016

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

WFF has launched a new report highlighting the benefits of electronic monitoring using a combination of onboard cameras and sensors.

24th February 2016

WWF: Electronic monitoring vital for discard ban success

24th February 2016

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The challenges of setting catch limits has in part been overcome by a new study shedding light on the breeding patterns of Atlantic menhaden, a tiny but critical fish.

24th February 2016

Climatic cycle drives stocks of critical fish

24th February 2016

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

A letter has been sent to EU Commissioner Karmenu Vella which urges the Commission to maintain pressure on Thailand to build upon positive reforms that have recently been made to its fishing…

23rd February 2016

EC urged to maintain pressure on Thailand

23rd February 2016

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The Scottish Aquaculture Innovation Centre (SAIC) has entered into a new collaboration with Norwegian research institute, Nofima.

23rd February 2016

SAIC enters into new collaboration with Nofima

23rd February 2016

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

The Center for Food Safety (CFS) has filed a lawsuit challenging the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) new federal regulations, which permit industrial aquaculture offshore in US federal waters in the…

23rd February 2016

Lawsuit filed against NOAA’s new aquaculture regulations

23rd February 2016

HEME

HEME

Four online educational modules have been developed by the Responsible Aquaculture Foundation (RAF) to help the global shrimp farming industry better manage early mortality syndrome (EMS).

23rd February 2016

Online lessons in EMS launched

23rd February 2016

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Young’s Seafood has launched brand new gluten free fish fingers which are set to attract new shoppers to fish fingers and take ‘Gluten Free’ to mainstream consumers.

23rd February 2016

Young’s launches gluten free fish fingers

23rd February 2016

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Trawler company Havfisk has ordered a stern trawler from shipbuilder Vard at a value of approximately NOK325m (US$40m).

23rd February 2016

New trawler for Havfisk

23rd February 2016

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

There is growing concern over recent reports of dead fish strewn along Fiji’s Coral Coast.

19th February 2016

Concern over dead fish in Fiji and Vanuatu

19th February 2016

HEME

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18th February 2016