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OMMS 8th April 2015

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8th April 2015

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OMMS 8th April 2015

SEPESCA

8th April 2015

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Bidvest Fresh, which trades as Direct Seafoods, has become the first supplier of seafood to the catering trade in the UK to join the Ethical Trading Initiative (ETI).

8th April 2015

Direct Seafoods joins Ethical Trading initiative

8th April 2015

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

After two years of testing of New Zealand’s new Precision Seafood Harvesting (PSH) method, scientists say they can already see that survival rates for fish are better than expected.

7th April 2015

PSH has huge potential

7th April 2015

NEWS

NEWS

Norway’s fishing industry is often cited as a good example of how a sector should be run. Adrian Tatum reports on recent developments and changing times.

7th April 2015

A model industry

7th April 2015

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

IQF Frost AB has changed its company name to OctoFrost AB and has also launched its new IQF freezer, the OctoFrost™.

7th April 2015

New OctoFrost™ freezer launched

7th April 2015

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

New, soon to be released ‘smart technology’ products from SmartCatch LLC are set to give fishermen the ability to not only remotely monitor what is happening inside their nets, but also to…

7th April 2015

Technologies for sustainable fishing

7th April 2015

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

Finnish marine research vessel Aranda is switching over to domestic biofuel made from food industry by-products, such as used vegetable oils and fish guts, which will significantly reduce the vessel’s carbon load.

3rd April 2015

Research vessel switches to biofuel

3rd April 2015

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

ACE Refrigeration has recently installed a new cold room for DFDS Logistics Scotland at its facility in Aberdeen, Scotland.

3rd April 2015

ACE completes Scottish installations

3rd April 2015

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

At least 56 are dead and 13 crew members are missing after the Russian trawler ‘Dalniy Vostok’ sank off the coast of the Kamchatka Peninsula in Russia’s far east, says the Tass…

2nd April 2015

Russian trawler sinking

2nd April 2015

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

CraneKing has delivered its second knuckle boom AK 30 HE4 crane to a newbuild fishing vessel being built for Marine Harvest at the Maritiem Cluster Friesland in Holland.

2nd April 2015

Knuckle boom crane for new vessel

2nd April 2015

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Scotland now has its first ever National Marine Plan, which sets out a single statutory planning framework for all marine activity in Scottish waters.

1st April 2015

First marine plan for Scotland

1st April 2015

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The Fisheries Committee of the European Parliament is to vote on a multiannual management plan for fisheries in the Baltic Sea which is critical for the future of over 94% of catches…

31st March 2015

EU prepares for Baltic Sea plan decision

31st March 2015

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

Rolls-Royce has won the contract to supply a fully integrated propulsion system for Norway’s new Polar Research Vessel.

31st March 2015

Rolls-Royce propulsion for new research vessel

31st March 2015

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

The Jersey Oyster Company has become the first oyster farm in the world to meet the Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) standard for responsible bivalve aquaculture.

31st March 2015

First oyster farm ASC certified

31st March 2015

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

A provisional agreement has been reached by the European Parliament and the Council of the European Union to ensure measures adopted by the General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM) are fully…

30th March 2015

EU strengthens Mediterranean conservation

30th March 2015

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The European Council’s adopted measures to help sea bass recover will include a limit of three fish per day for recreational fishers.

30th March 2015

Sea bass recreational catch limits

30th March 2015

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The Scottish Salmon Company has unveiled its new competency framework, a comprehensive list of skills and behaviours required for freshwater and marine staff from Apprentice to Expert levels.

27th March 2015

Apprentice to expert

27th March 2015

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Europêche president Javier Garat has issued a statement in response to The Pew Charitable Trusts’ ‘Turning The Tide’ report and its “misleading” claims.

26th March 2015

Europêche responds to Pew report

26th March 2015

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Five Scottish companies have benefitted from taking part in Seafood Scotland’s Innovation and Value Added Support Programme, which has enabled them to become more efficient.

26th March 2015

Seafood companies improve efficiency

26th March 2015