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AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Bidvest Australia and Bidvest Fresh/Direct Seafoods UK have been added to the growing list of wholesale, retail and foodservice companies worldwide partnering with the Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) third-party certification program.

10th December 2015

Bidvest partners with BAP

10th December 2015

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

More than €239 million will be made available to Ireland and roughly €774 million will be made available to France under the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF) for the period 2014-2020.

10th December 2015

Investment packages for Ireland and France

10th December 2015

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

Transas has signed a contract with the Lerwick Port Authority to install a new Vessel Monitoring System (VMS) to cover Lerwick Harbour, in Shetland.

10th December 2015

Transas to supply VMS for Lerwick Harbour

10th December 2015

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

NERC (the Natural Environment Research Council) has unveiled a £6m scheme to help ensure the UKs fish farming industry develops healthily, safely and sustainably.

10th December 2015

UK Aquaculture Initiative launched

10th December 2015

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The Ecoalf Foundation project ‘Upcycling the Oceans’ has been launched to help clean the oceans of debris through fishermen, with the ultimate goal of transforming the plastic debris found in the Mediterranean…

9th December 2015

Upcycling the Oceans

9th December 2015

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Fisheries researcher Dr Lachlan McLeay has developed an approach to gauging sardine abundance through looking at the diet, health and population dynamics of crested terns – by studying their vomit.

9th December 2015

Bird vomit to help gauge sardine abundance

9th December 2015

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Marcus joins Seafish from Compass Point Business Services where he was managing director.

9th December 2015

New Seafish CEO

9th December 2015

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Tasmanian company Mures Seafood has opened a $3.2m purpose built factory at Cambridge just out of Hobart.

26th November 2015

Processing factory opens in Tasmania

26th November 2015

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

The UK’s Seafish has launched The World is Your Oyster, a campaign designed to showcase career prospects in the seafood industry and capture the imagination of young people aged 16-24 who are…

25th November 2015

Young people encouraged to work in the seafood industry

25th November 2015

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

McDonalds Spain will become the first restaurant chain to include Pacifical skipjack tuna certified by the Marine Stewardship Council on its national menu.

25th November 2015

McDonalds to serve Pacifical MSC tuna

25th November 2015

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

MSC certified tuna will be offered in its Tuna Mediterranean Salad in more than 490 restaurants by January 2016. “At McDonald’s we have a goal to source all of our food and…

25th November 2015

McDonalds to serve Pacifical MSC tuna

25th November 2015

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Ireland has agreed on a new system for migrant workers in the fishing industry, which has been welcomed by the country’s Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Simon Coveney.

25th November 2015

New scheme for migrant workers in Irish fleet

25th November 2015

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

A Government Task Force was set up to address the situation of non EEA workers in the Irish fishing fleet, following reports of migrant labour abuse in the Irish fishing industry. Welcoming…

25th November 2015

New scheme for migrant workers in Irish fleet

25th November 2015

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) has prepared the draft audit manual for the seriola and cobia standard ready for pilot testing from early next year.

25th November 2015

Draft manual for seriola and cobia standard

25th November 2015

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The European Commission has proposed fishing opportunities for the Black Sea in 2016.

25th November 2015

2016 Black Sea fishing opportunities

25th November 2015

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

A new pelagic fishing trawler ordered by Scottish owner Mewstead LLP will be built according to a Wärtsilä design and will feature a broad scope of Wärtsilä propulsion machinery.

24th November 2015

Wärtsilä designs and powers advanced trawler

24th November 2015

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

A joint UK government and insurance industry workshop took place on 20 November to ensure UK compliance with illegal fishing regulations.

24th November 2015

UK holds IUU regulations workshop

24th November 2015

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Europêche has hit back at the Pew Charitable Trusts for ‘failing to respond’ to its accusation of misleading information carried in its March ‘Turning the Tide’ report.

23rd November 2015

Europêche hits back at Pew response

23rd November 2015

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

AquaBounty Technologies has announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had approved its new animal drug application for the production, sale and consumption of its AquaAdvantage Salmon.

20th November 2015

AquaBounty GM salmon receives FDA approval

20th November 2015

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Regulations continue to be reduced for commercial fishing operators along with the simplification of recreational fishing rules under the Government of Western Australia’s ongoing drive to cut red tape.

19th November 2015

Reeling in the red tape

19th November 2015