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INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The UK government is pushing for a fair deal for European fishing quotas after meeting with fishermen ahead of the EU December Council.

31st October 2014

UK fishermen push for fair quotas

31st October 2014

NEWS

NEWS

David Hayes speaks to the Tokyo-based Organisation for the Promotion of Responsible Tuna Fisheries (OPRT) about tuna fishing in the Pacific Ocean.

29th October 2014

The future of tuna

29th October 2014

ICELANDIC FISHERIES EXHIBITION

ICELANDIC FISHERIES EXHIBITION

Swedish company Unisystem has celebrated another great success as the winner of the Outstanding International Supplier - Processing (small companies) Award’ at the Icelandic Fisheries Exhibition 2014.

29th October 2014

Marine scales win Icelandic Fisheries Award

29th October 2014

ICELANDIC FISHERIES EXHIBITION

ICELANDIC FISHERIES EXHIBITION

At IceFish 2014 Velfag introduced two new fish processing machines - a brand new innovative project in the making, the M700 ABMD filleting machine made from antibacterial metal-detective plastic, and the M720…

29th October 2014

Two machines launched by Velfag

29th October 2014

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The European Commission proposed fishing limits for 2015 have received a mixed response by some who say that many exceed safe limits specified by scientific advice.

29th October 2014

Controversial TACs proposed for 2015

29th October 2014

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Mobile satellite company, Inmarsat, has launched a new chat application for fishermen on board Chinese coastal fishing vessels to keep in close contact with colleagues and family.

28th October 2014

Chat app for fishermen

28th October 2014

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The latest Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences (ABARES) Fishery status reports show that no Commonwealth managed fisheries are subject to overfishing.

23rd October 2014

Commonwealth not overfished

23rd October 2014

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Marine Harvest Canada staff and the Walkus family gathered in Vancouver last month to celebrate the launch of a new harvest vessel, the MS ‘Amarissa Joye’.

23rd October 2014

Launch of the MS Amarissa Joye

23rd October 2014

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Marine Harvest is set for an overall strong 2014 after recording an operational EBIT of NOK 912 million (US$139m) in the third quarter, compared to NOK 793 million (US$121m) in Q3 2013.

23rd October 2014

Marine Harvest revenues on the rise

23rd October 2014

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

Tucal will be ending 2014 with its factory working at full capacity to fulfil orders before Christmas.

23rd October 2014

Tucal factory at full capacity

23rd October 2014

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

It is very important that the research scientists who give advice on fisheries management issues have sound knowledge about the different fisheries; how and where the fleets operate during the season, and…

23rd October 2014

The Norwegian Reference Fleet

23rd October 2014

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Three oyster farms have become the first in the world to enter assessment against the Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) Bivalves Standard for responsible aquaculture.

22nd October 2014

First oyster farms certified to ASC

22nd October 2014

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

In June 2013, Polish Shipyard Poltramp began the construction of a 20.99 x 8.5m longliner for a Norwegian customer.

22nd October 2014

Owner satisfied with vessel’s performance

22nd October 2014

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The new European Commission, headed by President Jean-Claude Juncker, has been confirmed by the European Parliament vote.

22nd October 2014

Karmenu Vella in charge of delivering healthy oceans

22nd October 2014

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

A report on the measures taken by EU countries to ensure the recovery of European eel has been issued by the European Commission.

22nd October 2014

Plans to save the European eel

22nd October 2014

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The European Commission has adopted a series of discard plans to prepare for the discard ban to come into operation on 1 January 2015.

22nd October 2014

EC adopts discard plans

22nd October 2014

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Vietnam’s Quoc Viet is the first Asian shrimp farm to be certified to the Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) Shrimp Standard.

21st October 2014

First Asian shrimp farm ASC certified

21st October 2014

ANALYSIS

ANALYSIS

Grey mullets are funny fish. When fenced off - theyll just jump over the net corkline and laugh at you from the outside. They may also jump back and forth - just…

21st October 2014

The jumping mullets

21st October 2014

ANALYSIS

ANALYSIS

Andrew Martin looks into the benefits of producing krill oil at sea.

21st October 2014

Producing krill oil at sea improves quality and saves costs

21st October 2014

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation has donated a $2m grant to Oceans 5, dedicated to stopping overfishing and establishing marine reserves in the world’s five oceans.

21st October 2014

DiCaprio donates $2m

21st October 2014