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INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Australia’s New South Wales government has approved 50 hectares of aquaculture leases on the state’s south coast to assist NSW in meeting the increasing demand for quality seafood.

28th January 2015

Oz aquaculture leases

28th January 2015

OFFSHORE MARICULTURE CONFERENCE

OFFSHORE MARICULTURE CONFERENCE

Co-Founder, Board Member and Technical Director of Baja Seas and of Ocean Baja Labs, Roberto Flores-Aguilar, has been confirmed as the Chairman of the 2015 Offshore Mariculture Conference, which is being held…

28th January 2015

Roberto Flores-Aguilar has been confirmed as the Chairman of the 2015 Offshore Mariculture Conference

28th January 2015

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The European Commission has announced new measures to avert the collapse of declining sea bass stocks and implemented an emergency ban on fishing stocks during the spawning season which runs up until…

27th January 2015

EU sea bass measures

27th January 2015

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

A new report on the economic benefits generated by Canada’s Newfoundland and Labrador aquaculture industry reveals its positive effect on provincial GDP, employment and labour income.

27th January 2015

Newfoundland and Labrador aquaculture brings in the money

27th January 2015

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

HB Grandi has signed contracts worth ISK1,190m (approx. $8.8m) with Skaginn and 3X Technology for a revolutionary new fish handling and fishroom system for its three new wetfish trawlers.

27th January 2015

Contracts signed to equip new vessels

27th January 2015

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Canadian company Webber Naturals’ krill oils made from Antarctic krill have been certified as sustainable by Friend of the Sea.

27th January 2015

Krill oil FoS certified

27th January 2015

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

A consultation on how to implement the demersal discard ban in England has been launched by Fisheries Minister George Eustice.

27th January 2015

Discard ban consultation launched

27th January 2015

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Oman’s government has signed two land utilisation contracts for fish farming with two private sector companies, along with issuing a final license for a third company.

27th January 2015

Aquaculture contracts signed in Oman

27th January 2015

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

France-based Morgère has unveiled a new design of trawl door which is said to be “incredibly stable” and deliver “optimum efficiency”.

26th January 2015

New trawl door design unveiled

26th January 2015

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Organic trout fry is now available from Danish hatcheries one year ahead of the deadline for implementation of the EU regulation 1364/2013, requiring the life cycle of all animals in organic aquaculture…

26th January 2015

Danish focus on organic trout fry

26th January 2015

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Technology innovation company, the Satellite Applications Catapult and The Pew Charitable Trusts, have launched a new real-time technology to help authorities monitor, detect and respond to illegal fishing activity.

22nd January 2015

New technology to end illegal fishing

22nd January 2015

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The Government of Canada is investing CAD$262,000 in a British Columbia fishing industry-driven programme that aims to improve safety onboard commercial fishing vessels and reduce injuries and deaths.

22nd January 2015

Canada works to reduce industry injuries and deaths

22nd January 2015

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Pacific oysters from Australian company Angel Oysters have been approved as Friend of the Sea.

22nd January 2015

Australian oysters FoS certified

22nd January 2015

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The EU fishing fleet is increasingly profitable and fuel efficient, according to a new report.

22nd January 2015

EU fleet profitable and fuel efficient

22nd January 2015

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

Gavan Murphy, director of marketing EMEA at Globalstar writes on the importance of satellite phones to commercial fishermen.

22nd January 2015

The increasing importance of satellite phones

22nd January 2015

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

This week AIPCE-CEP presented Commissioner for Environment, Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, Karmenu Vella, with a copy of the latest Finfish Study.

21st January 2015

FinFish Study launched

21st January 2015

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The UK government has welcomed the news that the European Commission has announced emergency measures to protect sea bass stocks during the spawning season.

21st January 2015

Protecting sea bass

21st January 2015

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Frankie’s Fish & Chips in Brae, Shetland, Scotland, is officially the best fish and chip shop in the UK, after being crowned Independent Takeaway Fish and Chip Shop of the Year at…

21st January 2015

Best UK fish and chip shop announced

21st January 2015

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

UK supermarket Morrisons has confirmed that it is doubling its fish processing capability, with the acquisition of a second Grimsby site.

21st January 2015

Second fish processing site for Morrisons

21st January 2015

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Marine Harvest has entered into a Conditional Transaction Agreement (CTA) with Empresas AquaChile to merge Marine Harvest Chile with AquaChile giving it greater market in Chilean salmon production.

20th January 2015

Chilean salmon business merger

20th January 2015