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INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The Prince Edward Island mussel industry is back to full production, following an unprecedented winter.

13th May 2015

PEI mussel industry back to full production

13th May 2015

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

WWF has objected over the Echebastar Indian Ocean purse-seine tuna fishery being certified to the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) standard because it says it has no control over fishing levels and a…

12th May 2015

WWF objection over MSC certification

12th May 2015

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

FSV Group has taken delivery of a customised 41-metre Damen barge which will provide a range of services to the Norwegian aquaculture industry.

12th May 2015

Damen delivers customised barge for Norwegian aquaculture support

12th May 2015

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Croatia’s Cromaris is the first company to use the Friend of the Sea (FoS) logo in combination with the GLOBALG.A.P. Number as part of the certification agreement.

12th May 2015

Cromaris achieves FoS and GLOBALG.A.P.

12th May 2015

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

MSD Animal Health (Merck Animal Health) has introduced AQUAVAC® PD3, a single-injection vaccine that protects against the three main pathogens affecting salmon in the UK and Ireland.

12th May 2015

Salmon vaccine launched in UK and Ireland

12th May 2015

FISHING GEAR

FISHING GEAR

UK authority Seafish has published its new ‘Basic Fishing Methods’, a popular publication which details the various fishing methods used by commercial fishermen catching seafood in the UK.

12th May 2015

Seafish updates fishing methods publication

12th May 2015

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The number of fish species recorded at Western Australia’s first trial artificial reefs has more than quadrupled in two years,

12th May 2015

Artificial reefs home to 50 fish species

12th May 2015

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

NOAA Fisheries Service and the New England Fishery Management Council (NEFMC) have announced that 10 research projects have been selected for support through the Sea Scallop Research Set-Aside (RSA) program.

11th May 2015

Sea scallop research

11th May 2015

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

Over the last eight years, the Notus Trawlmaster net monitoring system has been installed on over 200 vessels across the UK and Ireland. One of the main reasons for its popularity is…

11th May 2015

Twin rig brings benefits

11th May 2015

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

A computer programme has been developed to help bring the US$559m United States sea scallop fishery back from the brink of collapse.

11th May 2015

New tool to help secure scallops

11th May 2015

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

India’s Kerala University of Fisheries and Ocean Studies (KUFOS) has begun vannamei shrimp farming – the first of its kind in Kerala.

8th May 2015

First Kerala vannamei shrimp farming venture

8th May 2015

NEWS

NEWS

David Hayes looks at what fish can do to combat obesity and diabetes in Pacific Island countries.

7th May 2015

Pacific Island countries urged to increase tuna consumption

7th May 2015

ANALYSIS

ANALYSIS

Adrian Tatum reports in the importance of efficient and effective fishing.

7th May 2015

A more efficient and effective future

7th May 2015

SAFETY & DISTRESS

SAFETY & DISTRESS

Ocean Safety is launching a brand new range of liferafts, specifically designed for the demanding and diverse requirements of the commercial maritime sector.

7th May 2015

New range of commercial liferafts launched

7th May 2015

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Iceland’s Skaginn Inc has completed an IQF frozen scallop processing line for USA-based Eastern Fisheries, Inc.

6th May 2015

New scallop processing line for Eastern Fisheries

6th May 2015

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Norwegian company C-Feed is building the worlds first industrial plant for copepods – a fish-fry feed for the production of ballan wrasse, tuna, halibut and other marine species.

6th May 2015

Worlds first industrial plant for copepods

6th May 2015

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Australia’s James Cook University and partner organisations have launched a new prawn research hub, which will focus on developing the world’s most advanced breeding program for the farmed black tiger prawn.

6th May 2015

New hub for advanced prawn breeding research

6th May 2015

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Avanti Feeds Limited has become India’s third group to achieve four-star Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) status for shrimp or any species.

6th May 2015

Four-Star BAP for third Indian group

6th May 2015

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

British retailer, Marks & Spencer, and owner of The Saucy Fish Co. brand, Icelandic Seachill, have been announced as sponsors of the World Seafood Congress 2015.

6th May 2015

WSC announces new sponsors

6th May 2015

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

There are eight Chinese-flagged factory trawlers registered to fish for krill (Euphausia superba, Dana) in the CCAMLR (Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources) approved South Antarctic Ocean region during…

6th May 2015

Krill oil in demand

6th May 2015