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SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Seafish has confirmed that Young’s Seafood Limited will be the platinum sponsor of the World Seafood Congress 2015.

18th September 2014

Young’s supports World Seafood Congress

18th September 2014

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Dardenia has become the first Turkish fast-food restaurant chain to offer Friend of the Sea (FoS) certified sustainable seafood and to display the FoS seal of approval on its menu

18th September 2014

Dardenia restaurants to offer FoS tuna

18th September 2014

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The International Seafood Sustainability Foundation (ISSF) released the latest version of its Status of the Stocks Ratings, which compiles the scientific records of the different major tuna stocks by each of the…

18th September 2014

Tuna stock status update

18th September 2014

SAFETY & DISTRESS

SAFETY & DISTRESS

Crewsaver has launched a range of three new immersion suits - the Endurance 140N, the Endurance and the Latitude 140N.

17th September 2014

New range of immersion suits

17th September 2014

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The Sustainable Seafood Coalition (SSC), which includes major seafood suppliers, brands and supermarkets, has published two codes of conduct designed to give consumers clarity on sustainable labelling and sourcing.

17th September 2014

Consistent codes for labelling and sourcing

17th September 2014

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

A new report has revealed that Australias coastal rubbish is mainly plastic from Australian sources.

17th September 2014

Australias waters full of plastic

17th September 2014

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Warp deflectors, commonly known as ‘pinkies’, are effective in reducing seabird interactions with trawl warp wires by 75%, according to a new report.

17th September 2014

Pinkies more effective than scarers

17th September 2014

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

The Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) has published two new reports which show the progress being made to secure the future of the world’s oceans.

17th September 2014

Turning tide for sustainable seafood

17th September 2014

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

New European Commission President-elect, Jean-Claude Juncker, has announced his new Commissioners and a new combined Environment and Maritime Affairs and Fisheries division, to be overseen by Dr Karmenu Vella.

16th September 2014

All change for fisheries at the EC

16th September 2014

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Fish meal and oil from European anchovy by Turkish companies Koptur Balikçilik and Dalyan Su Ürünleri, companies of Kobyalar Group, are now carrying the Friend of the Sea seal of approval.

16th September 2014

Black Sea anchovy fishmeal and oil certified

16th September 2014

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The South Georgia Patagonian toothfish longline fishery has been certified as a sustainable and well managed fishery for the third time.

16th September 2014

Toothfish fishery recertified

16th September 2014

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Thai Union Frozen Products Public Company Limited (TUF) is to acquire 100% of the assets and the trademark of one of the world’s top seafood brands, Norway’s ‘King Oscar’.

16th September 2014

Thai Union Group acquires seafood ‘King’

16th September 2014

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Kiranpreet Kaur, from the Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Sea Lice Research Center, has been announced as the Novartis Animal Health (NAH) Young Scientist Award for her presentation on the mechanism behind…

16th September 2014

Young Scientist Award winner

16th September 2014

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

UK-based seafood wholesaler, Unique Seafood Ltd, is putting its growth plans into action after securing £2.8m in funding from Barclays.

15th September 2014

Unique Seafoods chases growth with £2.8m funding

15th September 2014

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Marine Harvest has inked an agreement to purchase the assets of bankrupt Chilean farming company, Acuinova, which will add 40 thousand tonnes per annum to its total capacity.

15th September 2014

Marine Harvest acquires Chilean farming company

15th September 2014

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

An Ecuadorian company operating in the ultra-frozen fish market worldwide, Transmarina C.A., has positively concluded a Friend of the Sea (FoS) audit for its tuna, mahi mahi, wahoo, opah and swordfish.

10th September 2014

Ecuadorian tuna fleet Friend of the Sea certified

10th September 2014

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

A new poll indicates that nine out of 10 people in Germany and the UK disagree with Iceland’s decision to resume whaling, and more than four out of five people are unlikely…

10th September 2014

UK and Germany reject whaling

10th September 2014

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

European Commissioner Maria Damanaki has reassured the Council and the European Parliament that the European Commission stands ready to support the European fisheries sector, following Russia’s trade ban on certain fisheries products.

10th September 2014

Commissioner Damanaki ready to support EU fisheries

10th September 2014

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

To help increase the understanding of fish provenance and responsible sourcing among employees and customers, Seafish is currently distributing a new toolkit to fish and chip shops.

10th September 2014

Fish & Chip toolkit

10th September 2014

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Last week around 50 experts in marine, plant, animal and micro ingredients, as well as supply chain and feed mill experience, gathered together for the ASC Responsible Feed Project working group event.

10th September 2014

ASC Feed Standard discussed

10th September 2014