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INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

A research group from Monash University Malaysia has sequences the genome of a Malaysian fish, the Asian arowana.

8th January 2016

First Malaysian fish genome sequenced

8th January 2016

ANALYSIS

ANALYSIS

A multidisciplinary scientific conference dealing with the dynamics of the Levant Basin, attended by international and Israeli experts, took place in November at the foot of Mt. Carmel, Israel. Menakhem Ben-Yami reports.

8th January 2016

Challenges in the South Eastern Mediterranean

8th January 2016

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

At the end of December the new Fishery and Oceanographic Research Vessel to be operated by the Norwegian Institute of Marine Research of Bergen was launched at Gondan Shipyard in Figueras, Spain.

7th January 2016

Research vessel launched

7th January 2016

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Oceana has listed 10 key ocean issues that it believes should be prioritised in 2016.

7th January 2016

Oceana’s 2016 wish list

7th January 2016

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The UK’s Seafish has published a report with recommendations on how the whole seafood supply chain can be supported through the implementation of the landing obligation, which will be phased in by…

7th January 2016

Potential impacts of the landing obligation

7th January 2016

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Einar Eg Nielsen, Professor of Fish Genetics at DTU Aqua, has used modern genetic analyses to examine why the West Greenland cod disappeared.

7th January 2016

DNA tool makes it possible to ‘travel back in time’

7th January 2016

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

Germany’s MAN Engines is set to modernise its range of inline six-cylinder engines for work boats with the launch of the latest generation of engines based on the MAN D2676 with cylinder…

6th January 2016

Six-cylinder upgrade

6th January 2016

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Snakehead (Channidae spp), which lives in fresh and brackish water in Asian countries, is popular with domestic consumers, but not surprisingly the name prevents the species from being marketed on a large…

6th January 2016

New name could provide new market opportunities

6th January 2016

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

A new £1.97m project has been launched to develop and apply new molecular biology techniques to reduce the impact of major diseases in aquaculture for the improvement of the livelihood of small-scale…

6th January 2016

Project to reduce major aquaculture diseases

6th January 2016

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Norway exported an all-time high of cod, saithe, haddock and other whitefish last year, in terms of export value.

6th January 2016

Record year for Norwegian codfish exports

6th January 2016

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Researchers have found that adding krill to fish feed can reduce dark melanin spots in fish fillets.

5th January 2016

Adding krill to fish feed can reduce dark spots in fillets

5th January 2016

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA) has approved a successful new seabird mitigation device known as a ‘bird baffler’ for use in Australia’s southern trawl fisheries.

5th January 2016

‘Bird baffler’ approved in Australia

5th January 2016

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA) has published its 2016-17 total allowable catch (TAC) recommendations paper for the Southern and Eastern Scalefish and Shark fishery (SESSF).

5th January 2016

AFMA publishes SESSF 2016-17 TAC recommendations

5th January 2016

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The Atlantic Surfclam and Ocean Quahog fishery has become the first US clam fishery to enter Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) assessment.

5th January 2016

First US clam fishery enters MSC assessment

5th January 2016

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

One in six people in the UK are eating more fish and seafood than they were a year ago, according to a survey for the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC).

5th January 2016

One in six UK consumers eating more fish

5th January 2016

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Young’s Seafood has won the Top Campaign in Frozen Food: Fish, awarded by industry magazine the Grocer.

31st December 2015

Young’s TV advert named top campaign

31st December 2015

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

A tilapia farm in Belize, run by Fein Catch, is the first farm of its kind the country to gain ASC certification.

30th December 2015

Belize tilapia farm gains ASC cert

30th December 2015

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Norwegian shipbuilder Kleven has been awarded a contract to build a fishing vessel which will be designed and equipped by Rolls-Royce.

29th December 2015

Kleven Rolls-Royce trawler contract

29th December 2015

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

A north-east MSP is demanding answers about the ongoing job loss saga at Young’s Seafood. The processing giant is in the process of cutting hundreds of jobs at its Fraserburgh factory following…

23rd December 2015

Job loss saga continues

23rd December 2015

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Tuvalu has become the latest Parties to Naura Agreement (PNA) member nation to implement the Vessel Day Scheme for its longline fishing industry.

23rd December 2015

Tuvalu joins Longline Vessel Day Scheme

23rd December 2015