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INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The Spanish Government has announced penalties that could reach more than €11m against Spanish nationals, including companies involved in illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing.

23rd June 2015

Spain issues record breaking fines

23rd June 2015

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

A more tailored approach to ocean management is needed in the North Atlantic to avoid depletion of valuable commercial fish stocks, according to new research led by the UK’s University of Salford.

19th June 2015

Ocean management strategies needed

19th June 2015

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

Construction has started on an integrated seawater, energy and agriculture facility at Masdar City, Abu Dhabi.

18th June 2015

Aviation fuel from aquaculture

18th June 2015

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The global fish oil market is set to reach US$2.63bn by 2020, hitting a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 6.1% during 2015 – 2020, according to a new report by Allied…

18th June 2015

Fish oil market set to soar

18th June 2015

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The UK’s Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) has awarded £1.7million to ‘Capturing our Coast’, a project designed to explore how the marine environment is responding to global climate change.

18th June 2015

£1.7m grant to protect UK marine life

18th June 2015

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

WorldFish has signed an agreement with Timor-Leste’s Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries to develop the country’s fisheries sector.

18th June 2015

Boost for fisheries in Timor-Leste

18th June 2015

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Authorities in Palau have burned four Vietnamese ‘Blue Boat’ vessels caught engaged in illegal fishing off the Pacific island nations Kayangel Island.

18th June 2015

Palau burns illegal fishing boats

18th June 2015

FISHING GEAR

FISHING GEAR

World Animal Protection has presented its Sea Change award to Nigel Sanders, a Swansea, Wales, based fishermen, for his innovative project that reduces the impact of lost lobster pots on the marine…

17th June 2015

Sea Change Champion award

17th June 2015

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

One of the world’s largest transporters of live fish, Sølvtrans AS, has ordered another Live Fish Carrier from Rolls-Royce.

17th June 2015

Sølvtrans orders new live fish carrier

17th June 2015

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Oceana has criticised Denmark for “blocking” a recommendation to protect threatened Baltic Sea species at a HELCOM Heads of Delegation meeting this week.

17th June 2015

Oceana criticises Denmark’s conservation ‘block’

17th June 2015

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The Parties to Nauru Agreement (PNA) have passed an initiative to trial a charge of US$1,000 on each Fish Aggregating Device (FAD) set in PNA waters.

17th June 2015

PNA to charge for FAD use

17th June 2015

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

Associated Seafoods Ltd (ASL) has secured prestigious BRC ‘A’ Grade certification for its seafood processing facility in Buckie, Scotland, for the second year in a row.

17th June 2015

ASL secures BRC certification

17th June 2015

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Skipper of HB Grandi freezer trawler ‘Therney’, Kristinn Gestsson, has reported that fishing for saithe and Greenland halibut has been very quiet.

17th June 2015

Quiet on the eastern grounds

17th June 2015

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The well-known Bering Sea crabber ‘Cornelia Marie’ from the Discovery channel’s Deadliest Catch, has undergone a Cummins repower and a revamp courtesy of its new owners.

16th June 2015

Deadliest Catch crabber gets a refurb

16th June 2015

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The Coalition of Legal Toothfish Operators (COLTO) has announced that the inaugural Toothfish Industry-Science Workshop is taking place in Aalesund, Norway, next week.

16th June 2015

Toothfish Workshop

16th June 2015

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Scotland’s west coast inshore fishermen have requested an urgent meeting with Scottish Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs, Food and Environment, Richard Lochhead, to dicuss their mounting concerns over the impact that recently…

16th June 2015

Urgent talks requested over MPAs

16th June 2015

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

NOW® has gained the Friend of the Sea certification for its krill oil products.

16th June 2015

NOW® krill oil FoS certified

16th June 2015

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The Scottish Fishermen’s Federation (SFF) has expressed disbelief and anger at the new management measures for Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) in Scottish waters announced by the Scottish Government last week.

16th June 2015

SFF angered by MPA measures

16th June 2015

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Cornish hake has become the only hake fishery in the UK to achieve Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certification, and Newlyn market received the first landings.

15th June 2015

Cornish Hake receives MSC stamp

15th June 2015

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission (IATTC) is preparing for its 89th meeting, taking place from 22 June to 3 July, where it will outline priorities for Eastern Pacific tuna fisheries.

12th June 2015

Priorities for Eastern Pacific tuna fisheries

12th June 2015