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New Zealand Foreign Minister Murray McCully has put three illegal fishing vessels operating in the Southern Ocean on notice and vowed to take action against their owners.

13th January 2015

NZ fights illegal vessels

13th January 2015

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Sea Shepherd vessel ‘Bob Barker’ is on its 22nd day of its pursuit of the Interpol-listed illegal fishing vessel, ‘Thunder’.

8th January 2015

Sea Shepherd in pursuit of ‘Thunder’

8th January 2015

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The Scottish government has published a new report on the potential economic impact of mobile fishing gear restrictions on its inshore fisheries.

8th January 2015

Economic analysis of Scottish inshore fisheries

8th January 2015

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Young’s Seafood Limited has announced the appointment of Pete Ward as the new chief executive officer.

8th January 2015

Young’s appoints new CEO

8th January 2015

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The roll out of new electronic monitoring equipment has begun for vessels within the Gillnet Hook and Trap (GHAT) and the Eastern and Western Tuna and Billfish fisheries (ETBF and WTBF).

8th January 2015

Australia rolls out e-monitoring

8th January 2015

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Blue Star Foods, currently the largest importer of high quality blue swimming pasteurised crabmeat in the US, has acquired Sigma International, a leading importer of Chinese pasteurised crabmeat.

8th January 2015

Blue Star acquires Chinese crabmeat importer

8th January 2015

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

The USDA has expanded eligibility for crop disaster assistance to include additional aquaculture species and cultivation methods.

8th January 2015

US expands disaster assistance

8th January 2015

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The Juan Fernández lobster trap fishery in Chile has achieved Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certification, demonstrating its lobster comes from a well-managed, environmental and sustainable source.

7th January 2015

Chilean lobster fishery MSC certified

7th January 2015

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Scottish company Johnson Marine is undergoing significant expansion after securing £3.2 million funding from bank RBS.

7th January 2015

Johnson Marine expands

7th January 2015

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The Scottish Fishermen’s Federation (SFF) has said that the coming year presents a wide range of challenges for Scottish fishing, and it is vital that the industry does not become strangled by…

7th January 2015

Challenges facing Scottish fishing industry

7th January 2015

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Researchers at Iowa State University are turning the state’s agricultural commodities into fish food, an initiative that could help farmers find new revenue streams and provide a boost to US fish production.

6th January 2015

Fish food from corn and soy

6th January 2015

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The European Commission has adopted a key investment package for the Latvian fisheries and aquaculture sector worth almost €184m, including €139m of EU investments.

6th January 2015

€184m investment for Latvia

6th January 2015

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Seafood trade delegations supported by the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador in Canada are helping local processors expand into new markets.

6th January 2015

Trade delegations help increase sales

6th January 2015

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Brazil has added $17 million in funding to projects undertaken in its ongoing partnership with FAO, highlighting the Latin American countrys role as a key regional and global contributor to the fight…

6th January 2015

Brazil adds $17m to FAO projects

6th January 2015

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The discard ban targeting pelagic quota species means that fishermen will have to land all the quota fish they catch from now on, helping mitigate against the wasteful practice of throwing fish…

5th January 2015

Pelagic discard ban comes into force

5th January 2015

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The Angling Trust has stepped up its bid to enforce the unilateral protection of British bass stocks and accused the UK government of failing to secure an agreement to protect bass at…

31st December 2014

British bass protection

31st December 2014

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Italy’s Caviale Srl, owned by Venatus Srl, has successfully completed its renewal audit for Friend of the Sea (FoS) for the brands Perluga Caviar and Caviar Caviale.

30th December 2014

Sustainable caviar

30th December 2014

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The federal government has permanently banned supertrawlers from Australian waters following temporary bans first imposed by the Labor government two years ago.

29th December 2014

Oz permanently bans supertrawlers

29th December 2014

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The UK’s Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture (Cefas) is to support sustainable marine management in Kuwait after signing a four year partnership with the Kuwait Environment Public Authority (KEPA).

24th December 2014

Cefas supports Kuwait marine management

24th December 2014

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Seafood authority, Seafish, is commissioning a project to assess the ethical issues that could now or in the future impact on the UK seafood supply chain.

23rd December 2014

Seafish ethical seafood project

23rd December 2014