News

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Fishing opportunities for deep-sea species for 2015 and 2016 have been reduced by the Council of Fisheries Ministers of the European Union, but for 63% of stocks, catch limits have been set…

11th November 2014

Deep-sea stocks pushed to the limit

11th November 2014

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Plymouth Fisheries, England’s second largest fresh fish market based at Sutton Harbour, reported record landings for October, with the unseasonably warm weather late into the year thought to be one reason behind…

11th November 2014

Record month at Plymouth Fisheries

11th November 2014

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

New independent research conducted on behalf of the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) shows that consumers are increasingly looking for fish products from a sustainable source, and that ecolabels give credibility to these…

11th November 2014

Consumers show increasing appetite for sustainable seafood

11th November 2014

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

McFish sandwiches served in McDonald’s restaurants in Brazil will carry the Marine Stewardship Council’s (MSC) ecolabel, starting this month.

11th November 2014

McDonald’s Brazil to only serve MSC certified seafood

11th November 2014

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The Scottish Fishermen’s Federation (SFF) is calling for a common sense approach to the consultation on the management of 11 Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) in Scotland.

11th November 2014

Scots call for common sense

11th November 2014

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

Cummins Inc. has announced that the QSK50 marine engine for variable speed diesel electric (VSDE) applications is now available.

10th November 2014

Cummins launches QSK50

10th November 2014

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

A joint proposal by the United States, Mexico and Japan to reduce the catch limit of Pacific bluefin tuna in the eastern Pacific Ocean in 2015 and 2016 has been accepted by…

10th November 2014

Countries vote to protect bluefin tuna

10th November 2014

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

UK seafood processor Coombe Fisheries has doubled its processing capacity with a brand new £4 million seafood packing, freezing and temperature-controlled storage facility in Barnstaple, North Devon.

6th November 2014

Coombe Fisheries’ new facility completed

6th November 2014

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Europêche and the Chairman of the Fisheries Committee, Alain Cadec MEP, co-hosted a triumphant Seafood Showcase Cocktail Reception on Wednesday evening, displaying an abundant array of sustainably-caught produce.

6th November 2014

A taste of the sea

6th November 2014

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The charity World Animal Protection has launched a new global initiative to tackle lost and abandoned fishing gear in the oceans, which it says will save the lives of millions of marine…

6th November 2014

Tackling abandoned fishing gear

6th November 2014

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Icelandic Group has announced that Magnús Bjarnason is stepping down as CEO and will be replaced by Board director Árni Geir Pálsson.

6th November 2014

Management changes at Icelandic Group

6th November 2014

ICELANDIC FISHERIES EXHIBITION

ICELANDIC FISHERIES EXHIBITION

Dutch rope and netting manufacturer Van Beelen, expected the Icelandic Fisheries Exhibition to be busy, and the company’s expectations were more than fulfilled.

6th November 2014

Exhibition success for Van Beelen

6th November 2014

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The search operation for two missing crewmen of the UK based ‘Ocean Way’ fishing trawler, which ran into problems off the Northumberland coast at the weekend, has been called off.

5th November 2014

Ocean Way trawler incident

5th November 2014

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Three marine ‘robot’ vehicles have been launched from Plymouth, UK, to undertake a fish tracking mission in and around new Marine Protected Areas (MPAs).

5th November 2014

Robot vehicles on a fish tracking mission

5th November 2014

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

A delegation of Scottish fish and seafood suppliers are arriving in China today to participate in the China Fisheries & Seafood Expo 2014 in Qingdao.

5th November 2014

Scottish delegation to China

5th November 2014

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Fish pens at Marine Harvest’s new ‘open-sea’ salmon farm on the Isle of Muck, Scotland, are reported to be performing well.

5th November 2014

Salmon farm pens performing well

5th November 2014

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

UK industry authority Seafish premiered its new film exploring the multi-billion pound seafood processing industry on 3 November in London to an invited audience from the industry.

5th November 2014

Seafish premiere’s processing film

5th November 2014

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

John Deere Power Systems (JDPS) has introduced new propulsion ratings to its EPA Marine Tier 3 engine offerings.

4th November 2014

John Deere expands engine lineup

4th November 2014

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Global efforts to protect key areas in the Ross Sea and East Antarctica have been blocked by China and Russia, after the Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR)…

4th November 2014

Southern Ocean protection efforts blocked

4th November 2014

OFFSHORE MARICULTURE CONFERENCE

OFFSHORE MARICULTURE CONFERENCE

More than 55 papers and presentations available to download now, including detailed research papers, data and case studies, all in addition to biographies of speakers from key companies in the industry.

4th November 2014

Did you miss this years conference? Download the presentations now!

4th November 2014