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INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Scottish Ministers have been urged to provide support to Northbay Pelagic following the fire at its fish processing plant in Peterhead on Saturday.

20th January 2015

Scottish Government urged to assist company hit by blaze

20th January 2015

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

National Aquaculture Group (NAQUA) is the first company in the Middle East to earn Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) certification, and is one of only 15 companies worldwide to gain four-star status.

20th January 2015

First BAP certification for the Middle East

20th January 2015

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The 2015 Fish 2.0 Business Competition has been launched and is now open for entries.

20th January 2015

Fish 2.0 2015 Competition open for entries

20th January 2015

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

La Scapêche, a subsidiary of Les Mousquetaires group, has begun Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) assessment for its blue ling, roundnose grenadier and black scabbardfish trawl fishery.

20th January 2015

La Scapêche begins MSC assessment

20th January 2015

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Nofima is researching the best ways of using snow crabs as more and more of the species are being caught in the Barents Sea by both Norwegian and Russian vessels.

19th January 2015

Barents Sea awash with snow crabs

19th January 2015

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Spain has a new fisheries law which imposes stronger penalties on Spanish citizens involved in pirate fishing anywhere in the world.

19th January 2015

Spain fights pirate fishing

19th January 2015

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Iceland’s traditional lumpfish fishery has become the first lumpfish fishery in the world to be certified as sustainable by the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC).

16th January 2015

Traditional Icelandic lumpfish fishery certified

16th January 2015

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

A vessel tracking tool introduced by WWF and its partner navama aims to put sustainable fisheries on the map and help tackle the problem of overfishing and illegal fishing.

15th January 2015

Vessel tracking for sustainability

15th January 2015

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Qatar’s Ministry of Environment and Qatar University are joining forces to establish an Aquatic Research Centre in Ras Matbakh.

15th January 2015

Qatar builds Aquatic Research Centre

15th January 2015

ANALYSIS

ANALYSIS

It seems that at least every five years I have to return to the dispute of overfishing versus other factors responsible for depleted fish populations. I wrote about it on this page…

15th January 2015

Climate, pollution and overfishing

15th January 2015

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

New Zealand fishing company Sanford - one of only two NZ companies permitted to fish for toothfish in the Ross Sea fishery - has welcomed the efforts of the NZ Government, Navy…

15th January 2015

Sanford welcomes IUU efforts

15th January 2015

ANALYSIS

ANALYSIS

Good progress is being made in reducing the amount of ocean litter caused by the marine industry, including the commercial fishing industry, writes Bryan Gibson.

14th January 2015

Positive signs in campaign to reduce ocean litter

14th January 2015

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Scotland’s University of Stirling has contributed to a major international research project to investigate the dangerous pressure China’s aquaculture industry is putting on world fish supplies.

14th January 2015

Chinese impact on wild fisheries

14th January 2015

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Young’s Seafood launched its new TV advertising, multi-channel and promotional campaign this week, featuring a new character for the Young’s brand – a discerning cat called Malcolm, who loves his food.

14th January 2015

Introducing Malcolm the Cat

14th January 2015

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Minister of the Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency, Leona Aglukkaq, has announced funding for three fisheries science and research projects in Nunavut, Canada.

14th January 2015

Investment in Canadian research projects

14th January 2015

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

The Crown Estate is calling for nominations and entries for the Scottish Marine Aquaculture Awards.

13th January 2015

Scottish Marine Aquaculture Awards – call for nominations

13th January 2015

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Italian company Delicius Rizzoli S.p.A. has renewed the Friend of the Sea certification of its Engraulis encrasicholus anchovies, following a successful audit.

13th January 2015

Delicius FoS certification renewed

13th January 2015

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Robert Fields of Sam’s Club has joined the board of directors of the Global Aquaculture Alliance (GAA).

13th January 2015

Sam’s Club director joins GAA board

13th January 2015

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

South Pacific Tuna Corporation has announced that it has signed a memorandum of understanding to supply Pacific Islands tuna that meets Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) standards.

13th January 2015

Partnership to supply MSC-standard tuna

13th January 2015

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Fogo Island Co-Operative Society will receive a government grant of $54,810 to help install and test plant sanitation technology that is new to the seafood processing industry in Newfoundland and Labrador.

13th January 2015

$54,810 grant for sanitation system

13th January 2015