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INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Conservation organisation Oceana has expressed disappointment as a seminar organised by the European Commission and the Mediterranean Advisory Council (MEDAC) to discuss the state of fish stocks in the Mediterranean ends with…

11th February 2016

Oceana disappointed by lack of EU action

11th February 2016

FISHING GEAR

FISHING GEAR

Fishing net manufacturer Le Drezen has recently supplied a purse seine net to Gevred, Compagnie Française du Thon Océanique (CFTO)’s new 77m freezer tuna seiner.

10th February 2016

Building tomorrow’s fishing

10th February 2016

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The Shark By-Watch UK 2 project has released a new report drawing on the expertise from across the industry, the retail supply chain, science and NGOs.

10th February 2016

Research priorities identified to avoid bycatch

10th February 2016

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

The Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) has announced that Aldin Hilbrands, Meghan Jeans, Scott Nichols and Ling Cao have joined the ASC Supervisory Board.

10th February 2016

ASC appoints new Supervisory Board members

10th February 2016

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The UK launch event for the €243 million European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF) was held in Poole on 8 February.

10th February 2016

EMFF launched in the UK

10th February 2016

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

WWF is calling on the European Commissioner for the Environment, Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, Karmenu Vella, to act with more than short-term measures to establish a real and efficient long-term recovery for…

10th February 2016

WWF calls for long-term action on Med fisheries

10th February 2016

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Norwegian food research institute, Nofima, has launched a project to find out if there could be other markets for lumpfish, apart from in the fight against sea lice.

10th February 2016

New markets for lumpfish to be explored

10th February 2016

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Cooke Aquaculture Scotland has ordered new fish farm pens from Fusion Marine, bringing Cooke’s total investment in new equipment to almost £1m in the last eight months.

10th February 2016

New pens for Cooke Aquaculture Scotland

10th February 2016

ANALYSIS

ANALYSIS

Menakhem Ben-Yami takes a tongue-in-cheek look at the possible technology of the future.

9th February 2016

Science fiction?

9th February 2016

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Skipsteknisk AS has been awarded the design contract for a new Fishery and Oceanographic Research Vessel for the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU).

9th February 2016

New research vessel for Sweden

9th February 2016

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Oceana is urging the EU to announce “concrete proposals to overcome the severe overfishing that is threatening the short-term future of Mediterranean fisheries”.

9th February 2016

Oceana calls for emergency closures

9th February 2016

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The Embassy of Switzerland’s Office for International Cooperation, WorldFish and Care International have joined forces to launch a project to boost production of inexpensive, nutritious and safe fish from sustainable aquaculture systems…

9th February 2016

Project to boost aquaculture efficiency in Egypt

9th February 2016

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The solvent-free oil extraction technology developed for krill by Chilean-based consultancy Tharos has spread beyond the original industry.

9th February 2016

Krill oil extraction technology now available for other species

9th February 2016

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

The National Ocean Council Committee to Combat Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing and Seafood Fraud has announced its proposal for creating a US seafood traceability programme.

9th February 2016

US seafood traceability program proposed

9th February 2016

OFFSHORE MARICULTURE CONFERENCE

OFFSHORE MARICULTURE CONFERENCE

In recognition of the importance of mariculture in feeding the world’s population - and also the importance of the Offshore Mariculture Conference - the highest authorities will be in Barcelona. Book now…

9th February 2016

DG MARE, NOAA and FAO to present at OMC

9th February 2016

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Norwegian ballast water treatment (BWT) specialist, Optimarin, has landed its first ever contract in the fishing segment.

9th February 2016

Optimarin to supply ballast system to ‘America’s Finest’

9th February 2016

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Yellowfin caught by the PNA Western and Central Pacific free school purse seine fishery is now eligible to carry the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) ecolabel.

8th February 2016

PNA yellowfin tuna MSC certified

8th February 2016

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

John West Australia, WWF-Australia and the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) have joined forces with Pacifical to help end unsustainable fishing methods within the canned tuna industry in Australia.

8th February 2016

Organisations unite for sustainable oceans

8th February 2016

HEME

HEME

The programme at OMC 2016 will include an enlightening session on the latest technologies and innovations in farming practises, together with a futuristic approach to polyculture!

8th February 2016

Practical solutions to open ocean farming

8th February 2016

HEME

HEME

The Global Aquaculture Alliance has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Saudi Arabian Aquaculture Society (SAAS) which requires the country’s aquaculture facilities to earn Best Aquaculture Practices certification.

8th February 2016

Saudi Arabia sets BAP as national standard

8th February 2016