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AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Ecuadorian shrimp exporting company OMARSA has become the first shrimp producer to gain Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) certification.

2nd October 2014

First ASC certified shrimp farm

2nd October 2014

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The Oceans Omega-3 ingredient line from Norwegian company Pharma Marine has been certified to carry the Friend of the Sea (FoS) seal of approval.

1st October 2014

Oceans Omega-3 FoS certified

1st October 2014

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Europêche has welcomed scientific data presented at the European Commission’s recent ‘State of Fish Stocks’ seminar that revealed a positive long-term trend of increasing fish populations and reduction of fishing mortality.

1st October 2014

European fish stocks on the rise

1st October 2014

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Third-party certification may not be to the liking of everyone connected to aquaculture, but it is proving an important tool for keeping the increasingly burdened industry in check, writes Jason Holland.

1st October 2014

Marine ingredient certification and the blue revolution

1st October 2014

SAFETY & DISTRESS

SAFETY & DISTRESS

Ocean Signal’s new compact rescueME EPIRB1 has been described as “the world’s most compact Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacon”.

1st October 2014

World’s most compact EPIRB

1st October 2014

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Greenpeace says it is concerned about the future of the marine environment following European Commissioner for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, Karmenu Vella’s first Commissioner hearing.

30th September 2014

Commissioner Candidate fails to impress, says Greenpeace

30th September 2014

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Seafish has published a report highlighting the potential economic impacts of proposed legislation from the European Commission on deep sea stocks.

30th September 2014

Deep sea stock legislation woes

30th September 2014

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

A Canadian company focused on creating value from discarded shrimp shells will enhance its equipment with support from the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador.

30th September 2014

Company explores economic potential of shell waste

30th September 2014

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