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INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The Pew Charitable Trusts is calling on the European Union’s fisheries ministers to put an end to overfishing in the Atlantic Ocean and adjacent waters and implement the reformed Common Fisheries Policy…

28th November 2014

Industry puts trust in EU ministers

28th November 2014

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

French retailer Carrefour is offering financial support towards the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certification of FROM Nord’s Eastern Channel and North Sea sole fishery.

28th November 2014

Carrefour sponsors sole assessment

28th November 2014

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Scottish food safety company R-Biopharm Rhône has launched a new test to detect toxins in fish.

27th November 2014

New test to detect toxins in fish

27th November 2014

ANALYSIS

ANALYSIS

The widespread shrimp disease continues to be a multi-billion dollar problem, but there is reason for rising optimism, writes Jason Holland.

27th November 2014

Lessons learned in the fight against EMS

27th November 2014

ANALYSIS

ANALYSIS

Menakhem Ben-Yami looks at how the Ebola scare is affecting West African fisheries.

27th November 2014

Ebola and fish market – curse, blessing or both?

27th November 2014

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

UK-based Benchmark Holdings PLC is to buy the entire issued share capital of Norway’s SalmoBreed AS and 81.64% of the issued share capital of Iceland’s Stofnfiskur HF.

26th November 2014

Benchmark acquisitions to boost salmon egg production

26th November 2014

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The Apostleship of the Sea of the United States of America (AOS-USA) is calling for an end to human trafficking in the Thai fishing industry, along with the release of activist Andy…

26th November 2014

AOS-USA calls for an end to slavery

26th November 2014

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

UK authority Seafishs Responsible Fishing Scheme (RFS) will reach an important milestone next week when the RFS Oversight Board is expected to agree the finalised standards for ISO 17065 accreditation.

26th November 2014

New RFS standards

26th November 2014

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

MAN Diesel and Turbo is to supply a MAN 9L32/44CR engine to power a new trawler for independent US fishing company, Fishermen’s Finest.

26th November 2014

MAN power for US fishing trawler

26th November 2014

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The Pacific hake mid-water trawl fishery, which operates off the west coast of the United States and Canada, has achieved MSC re-certification.

26th November 2014

Pacific hake fishery re-certified

26th November 2014

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

In the first nine months of 2014, the value of Vietnam’s exports of frozen pangasius products remained more or less static at $1.28 billion, a slight rise of 0.2% compared with the…

25th November 2014

Adding value the way forward for pangasius

25th November 2014

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

A new report says that fishing boats bringing benefits to local communities and conserving UK seas must be rewarded with more opportunities to fish.

25th November 2014

Rewarding sustainable fishermen

25th November 2014

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

The Global Aquaculture Alliance’s (GAA) Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) program is again expecting year-on-year growth, in terms of the number of BAP-certified facilities and the volume of product originating from BAP-certified facilities.

25th November 2014

BAP set to grow again in 2014

25th November 2014

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The UK’s National Federation of Fishermen’s Organisation’s (NFFO) new blog has been launched with an article by ex-England rugby star Matt Dawson.

25th November 2014

Celebrities urge consumers to try more fish

25th November 2014

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Ocean Grown Abalone has been granted approval to expand its abalone aquaculture operations in Flinders Bay, off Augusta, Western Australia.

25th November 2014

Abalone farming expansion gets green light

25th November 2014

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The EU and Guinea-Bissau have signed a new three-year fisheries Protocol under the Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the two parties.

25th November 2014

EU and Guinea-Bissau agreement signed

25th November 2014

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The EU and Senegal have signed a new five-year Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreement, following an eight year hiatus.

25th November 2014

EU-Senegal sign FPA

25th November 2014

DECK MACHINERY

DECK MACHINERY

Ibercisa has been contracted to supply the deck machinery for a new vessel for US company Fishermen’s Finest.

22nd November 2014

Fishermen’s Finest choses Ibercisa

22nd November 2014

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Women can mitigate their risk of heart disease through a seafood-rich diet, according to results from a new pilot programme carried out by Seafood Nutrition Partnership.

21st November 2014

Eat your heart healthy with seafood

21st November 2014

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Canada has announced the development of a rebuilding plan for the southern Newfoundland Atlantic cod stock in NAFO Sub-Division 3Ps.

21st November 2014

Rebuilding the Atlantic cod stock

21st November 2014