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AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Irvin & Johnson Ltd’s Danger Point Abalone farm has become the first abalone farm in South Africa to achieve certification against the ASC Abalone Standard for responsible aquaculture.

26th January 2016

First South Africa abalone farm ASC certified

26th January 2016

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has updated its list of acceptable market names for seafood to allow only pollock caught in Alaskan waters to be marketed as ‘Alaska Pollock’.

26th January 2016

Official name change for Alaska Pollock

26th January 2016

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

A programme to remove derelict crab pots from lower Chesapeake Bay generated more than US$20m in harvest value for area watermen, according to a new study at the Virginia Institute of Marine…

26th January 2016

Removing derelict fishing gear can increase harvest value

26th January 2016

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

North P&I Club has joined forces with the Shipowners’ Club to publish a technical loss prevention briefing on how to minimise potentially lethal gas risks arising from poor operation and maintenance of…

26th January 2016

Advice on minimising potentially lethal gas risks

26th January 2016

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

DailyNutra™ Krill Oil Formulas, sourced from Antarctic krill, have been certified by Friend of the Sea.

26th January 2016

DailyNutra™ Krill Oil now Friend of the Sea certified

26th January 2016

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The Scottish Fishermen’s Federation (SFF) is urging Scottish parliamentarians to reject the Scottish Government proposals for an overly restrictive Marine Protected Area (MPA) in the Firth of Clyde, in support of local…

26th January 2016

SFF calls for support on MPAs

26th January 2016

HEME

HEME

Delegates booking now benefit from a 20% discount to attend. Book your place now and join fish farmers and producers, hatcheries, research organisations, processors, feed and vaccine manufacturers, equipment suppliers, certification companies…

25th January 2016

Registration open – book now to save 20%

25th January 2016

HEME

HEME

The COFASP Aquaculture Case Study brought together industry leaders from companies representing 30-35% of the total production of the Mediterranean sea bass/sea bream sector and close to 60% of the total Norwegian,…

25th January 2016

Institute for Environmental Protection and Research to present findings of COFASP Study

25th January 2016

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

Shark Bay Seafoods of South Fremantle, Australia has recently installed a Notus Trawlmaster on its deep-water triple rig trawler, and the captain and fleet manager have reported an immediate payback for the…

25th January 2016

Australian vessel sees 10% catch increase

25th January 2016

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

New research now means that scientists have a better understanding of the level of fishing activity that can be carried out within Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) and still remain compatible with conservation…

21st January 2016

New research into fishing in MPAs

21st January 2016

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Simpsons Fish & Chips in Gloucestershire has won the Independent Takeaway Fish and Chip Shop of the Year award at the 2016 National Fish and Chip Awards.

21st January 2016

UKs best chippy announced

21st January 2016

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

A new study has found that countries drastically underreport the number of fish caught worldwide, and the numbers obscure a significant decline in the total catch.

20th January 2016

30% of catch unreported, says study

20th January 2016

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) has launched a campaign to keep commercial fishermen safe.

20th January 2016

Powerful new fishing safety video released

20th January 2016

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

An agreement between CCIC Australia and Gfresh will be signed in Sydney to assist Australian seafood exports to China.

20th January 2016

Australian-Chinese exports to be customs cleared locally

20th January 2016

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The Alaska pollock fishery – the largest fishery in the US and the largest certified sustainable fishery in the world – has again achieved Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) re-certification.

19th January 2016

Largest US fishery re-certified

19th January 2016

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Norwegian ship owner Sølvtrans AS has opted for a second live fish carrier vessel to be designed and equipped by Rolls-Royce – the fourth vessel developed by Rolls-Royce for the company.

19th January 2016

Repeat order for live fish carrier

19th January 2016

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The Seafish Responsible Sourcing Team will travel to Northern Ireland in February to host an industry workshop and the official NI launch of the revamped Responsible Fishing Scheme.

19th January 2016

Responsible Sourcing Workshop in NI

19th January 2016

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Wärtsilä has been awarded the contract to design the worlds biggest and most modern krill fishing factory vessel.

19th January 2016

Wärtsilä to design world’s largest krill vessel

19th January 2016

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Ireland’s Minister for Agriculture Food and the Marine, Simon Coveney has launched eight schemes to commence implementation of Ireland’s new €240m EMFF Seafood Development Programme for the period up to 2020 and…

19th January 2016

€240m development programme for Ireland launched

19th January 2016

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Thai Union has announced that it has employed over 1000 former employees from external pre-processing facilities in its factories.

19th January 2016

Thai Union employs over 1000 pre-processing workers

19th January 2016