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INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Peruvian processor Pesquera Diamante’s purse seiner fleet has achieved Friend of the Sea certification.

30th September 2014

Pesquera Diamante FoS certified

30th September 2014

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Sustainability is the buzz-word in today’s seafood industry. To most people it refers to fishing practices designed to ensure that fish stocks are constantly being renewed and remain at a level where…

30th September 2014

The real meaning of sustainability

30th September 2014

NEWS

NEWS

China’s massive growth in the seafood sector hasn’t come without criticism, as Adrian Tatum reports.

30th September 2014

Is China really a land of promise?

30th September 2014

ANALYSIS

ANALYSIS

Menakhem Ben-Yami looks at the issue of selectivity in fisheries.

30th September 2014

Selective science

30th September 2014

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The public comment period on the US Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) proposal to protect the Bristol Bay watershed from mining has come to end, with thousands of Americans pledging their support.

29th September 2014

One step closer to Bristol Bay relief

29th September 2014

ICELANDIC FISHERIES EXHIBITION

ICELANDIC FISHERIES EXHIBITION

Mustad Autoline has sold its Autoliner Coastal System to Icelandic company Kristbjörg Blikaberg, during the Icelandic Fisheries Exhibition.

27th September 2014

Enthusiasm at IceFish

27th September 2014

ICELANDIC FISHERIES EXHIBITION

ICELANDIC FISHERIES EXHIBITION

Icelandic distributor Eltak is “very happy” with this year’s Icelandic Fisheries Exhibition. Managing Director Jónas Ágústsson talks to World Fishing & Aquaculture about the new products on display and contracts signed during…

27th September 2014

New products and new contracts

27th September 2014

ICELANDIC FISHERIES EXHIBITION

ICELANDIC FISHERIES EXHIBITION

Promens has sold its Safe2Land fresh fish unloading cage to Havfisk of Norway at the Icelandic Fisheries Exhibition.

27th September 2014

Safe2Land sold at IceFish

27th September 2014

ICELANDIC FISHERIES EXHIBITION

ICELANDIC FISHERIES EXHIBITION

Despite not exhibiting at the Icelandic Fisheries Exhibition, HB Grandi is encouraging its staff to visit the show and says that its guest list at this year‘s event is longer than in…

27th September 2014

IceFish important to HB Grandi

27th September 2014

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

The Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) certification program has completed the new BAP hatchery and nursery standards for finfish, crustaceans and mollusks.

26th September 2014

BAP completes new hatchery standards

26th September 2014

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Cermaq Chile has acquired two new licenses for salmon production in Chile’s Region XII.

26th September 2014

Cermaq Chile increases production capacity

26th September 2014

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The Marine Management Organisation (MMO) has published its annual UK Sea Fisheries Statistics 2013 report, which includes detailed figures on the UK fishing fleet, the number of fishermen, the quantity and value…

26th September 2014

UK demersal landings highest in over 10 years

26th September 2014

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Mitsubishi Corporation, through its wholly-owned subsidiary MC Ocean Holdings Limited, is to launch a voluntary cash offer to acquire the entire issued share capital of Cermaq ASA for NOK 96 (US$15) per…

26th September 2014

Cermaq offer on the table

26th September 2014

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Non-profit Seafood Nutrition Partnership (SNP) has launched a pilot programme designed to help women understand and mitigate their risks of heart disease through a seafood-rich diet.

25th September 2014

Pilot programme targets female heart disease

25th September 2014

ICELANDIC FISHERIES EXHIBITION

ICELANDIC FISHERIES EXHIBITION

The Icelandic Fisheries Exhibition 2014 was opened by the Minister of Fisheries and Agriculture, Sigurður Ingi Jóhannsson, in the presence of the Mayor of Kópavogur, Ármann Ólafsson and the guest of honour,…

25th September 2014

A glimpse into the future

25th September 2014

NEWS IFC

NEWS IFC

Running alongside the exhibition is the new, IceFish Conference – ‘Fish Waste for Profit’. This is the first conference organised by the Icelandic Fisheries Exhibition events team and is a must for…

24th September 2014

Five reasons to book the IceFish Conference

24th September 2014

NEWS IFC

NEWS IFC

The Icelandic Fisheries Exhibition 2014 is open from 10am - 6 pm on Friday, 26 September 2014 and from 10 am - 4pm on Saturday, 27 September 2014. To help you plan…

24th September 2014

The Icelandic Fisheries Exhibition 2014 – Open till Saturday

24th September 2014

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Oceana says that seafood fraud is rife among Danish fishmongers after its recent study revealed that 18% of cod sold is not actually cod but actually haddock or saithe.

24th September 2014

Seafood fraud rife among Danish fishmongers

24th September 2014

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

European Social Partners in the fisheries sector (Europêche, Cogeca and ETF) are calling on the European Union to “attach urgency to the policy area of safety at sea in fishing”, which they…

23rd September 2014

EU partners call for improved safety at sea

23rd September 2014

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Novartis Animal Health Aqua (NAH Aqua) has announced the launch of aquacare - a fish health management software to assist fish farmers in continuously improving health management practices for the optimum balance…

23rd September 2014

Novartis launches aquacare for improved fish health management

23rd September 2014