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INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The total allowable catch for Australia’s Patagonian toothfish has been increased by the Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA).

19th November 2014

Patagonian tootfish TAC increased

19th November 2014

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

A free trade agreement has been signed between China and Australia in a deal that is Australia’s biggest-ever and that has taken a decade to finalise.

19th November 2014

Australia and China sign free trade agreement

19th November 2014

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Sea Pact has announced that the University of North Texas (UNT) and WWF-Chile are the recipients of the coalition’s third round of grants.

18th November 2014

Aquaculture projects to receive Sea Pact grants

18th November 2014

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

Sirane has added a new absorbent crate liner for seafood packaging to its Sea-Fresh range.

18th November 2014

Absorbent crate liner added to Sea-Fresh range

18th November 2014

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

Norwegian salmon producer Slakteriet AS has selected Icelandic company Valka AS to provide a complete grading and packing system for whole salmon, which includes automated ice dosing, labelling and box handling system.

18th November 2014

Salmon producer opts for Valka system

18th November 2014

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Macduff Shipyards Limited has completed the whitefish trawler ‘Benarkle II’ PD 400 for the Peterhead, UK, based Benarkle Partnership.

18th November 2014

‘Benarkle II’ completed

18th November 2014

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Taiwanese tuna broker F.C.F. Fishery Co. has achieved Friend of the Sea (FoS) certification for a number of its purse seine fleets.

18th November 2014

Tuna broker FoS certified

18th November 2014

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Tasmanian salmon producer Tassal has achieved Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) certification for all of its salmon farming operations.

18th November 2014

All Tassal salmon farming operations ASC certified

18th November 2014

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Seafish has published a new guidance document, which aims to support industry to adapt to key legislative changes around information to be made available to seafood consumers.

18th November 2014

Seafish publishes seafood guidance

18th November 2014

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The World Forum of Fisher Peoples (WFFP) has called for accelerated action to support West African communities devastated by the scourge of Ebola.

18th November 2014

Call for support for communities struck by Ebola

18th November 2014

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

A new report says that fish farming will likely grow more than expected in the coming decade, offering a chance for improved nutrition for millions of people.

18th November 2014

Aquaculture can grow faster, says FAO

18th November 2014

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

A new US$145,694 grant is being used to design and carry out the first autonomous aerial vehicle surveys of Atlantic bluefin tuna that will help provide regional estimates of their numbers.

17th November 2014

Atlantic bluefin tuna: counting the numbers

17th November 2014

FISHING GEAR

FISHING GEAR

Twin-rig fishing is a very popular and effective fishing technique, but to be successful it is essential to keep the central wire between the two trawls close to the seabed so as…

13th November 2014

Clumps to optimise performance

13th November 2014

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Naval architect Jensen Maritime and shipbuilder Vigor will unveil designs for a new 352ft fishing vessel at the Pacific Maritime Expo.

13th November 2014

New vessel design to be unveiled

13th November 2014

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

A new state-of-the-art horse mackerel processing factory has opened at Walvis Bay in Namibia.

13th November 2014

New processing factory in Namibia

13th November 2014

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Chinese fishing company Pingtan Marine Enterprise Ltd. has announced the recent delivery of three newly-built fishing vessels.

13th November 2014

Three new trawlers for Pingtan

13th November 2014

FISHING GEAR

FISHING GEAR

The world’s first wireless monitoring system for scallop dredges has been introduced – and data from one vessel indicated a 22% increase in catch.

12th November 2014

New scallop dredge monitoring system

12th November 2014

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

The Scottish Salmon Company (SSC) has added a new landing craft to its fleet of vessels.

12th November 2014

New landing craft for SSC

12th November 2014

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Cepesca and Oceana have called upon the 49 Contracting Parties to the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tuna (ICCAT) to close legal loopholes that still allow some fleets to carry…

12th November 2014

Call to eradicate shark finning

12th November 2014

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Adding unsaturated fatty acids to feed may make farmed pike perch hardier and better able to cope with stress, according to new DTU research.

12th November 2014

Omega-3 may alleviate stress in farmed fish

12th November 2014