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AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

The final agreement for BioMar and Sagun Group to establish a Joint Venture feed company and a feed plant in Turkey has been signed.

6th August 2014

Joint Venture agreed

6th August 2014

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Northwestern Atlantic Ocean bigeye tuna movements are wide-ranging, with pronounced north-south movements from Georges Bank to the Brazilian Shelf, according to a new, first-of-its-kind study.

6th August 2014

Bigeye tuna on the move

6th August 2014

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Japan’s Toyota Tsusho Corporation and Kinki University have signed an agreement to promote the production of bluefin tuna hatchlings in Japan as well as explore various business opportunities overseas.

6th August 2014

Bluefin tuna hatchling agreement

6th August 2014

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Work is about to start on the installation of a vital new £1.2m ice production facility for Plymouth Fisheries at Sutton Harbour, England’s second largest fresh fish market.

5th August 2014

Plymouth Fisheries invests

5th August 2014

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The Northern Ireland Pelagic Sustainability Group (NIPSG) Irish Sea herring fishery has become the first Irish Sea fishing fleet to gain Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certification.

5th August 2014

Irish Sea herring fishery MSC certified

5th August 2014

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Newfoundland and Labrador Government’s Fisheries Technology and New Opportunities Program has announced $100,000 for a new cooling system for Canadian lobster processing company, Codroy Seafoods.

5th August 2014

$100,000 for lobster processing

5th August 2014

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The Japan International Cooperation Agency and the Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST) have announced a breakthrough in the fight against Early Mortality Syndrome (EMS).

5th August 2014

EMS breakthrough

5th August 2014

ANALYSIS

ANALYSIS

The Thailand prawn farming industry has recently received much negative publicity due to its alleged involvement in fishing slavery, reports Bryan Gibson.

5th August 2014

Slavery in fishing

5th August 2014

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Scottish Salmon Farms has taken delivery of its latest vessel which will work all of the companys farms on the Scottish west coast.

4th August 2014

Scottish Sea Farms latest vessel

4th August 2014

NEWS IFC

NEWS IFC

If you work in the commercial fishing sector and want to maximise your profit then this conference is a must. Profits can be increased by utilising the whole fish and during the…

4th August 2014

Fish Waste for Profit – NEW for 2014 – Icelandic Fisheries Conference

4th August 2014

IC

IC

Entitled ‘Fish Waste for Profit’, the 2nd Icelandic Fisheries Conference will cover the “big business” that the fish waste reuse sector is becoming and will provide attendees with knowledge on how to…

1st August 2014

Conference Programme

1st August 2014

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The Australian Government has set aside an additional AUS$23.5m to support sustainable fisheries management the Pacific.

1st August 2014

Oz funds support Pacific fisheries

1st August 2014

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The Royal Thai Embassy in Washington DC, US, says that significant achievements have been made in addressing international concerns about human trafficking in Thailand.

31st July 2014

Putting traffickers out of business

31st July 2014

NEWS

NEWS

Indonesia is to use a US$47.4 million World Bank loan to rehabilitate threatened coral reefs and develop an integrated community-based approach to managing its marine and other coastal fisheries resources.

31st July 2014

Assistance for Indonesia to boost sustainable fisheries production

31st July 2014

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

European Commissioner Maria Damanaki has taken the initiative to reenergise the Pelagos Sanctuary and plans to bring together France, Italy and the Principality of Monaco to discuss how the EUs policy tools,…

31st July 2014

Initiative to reenergise the Pelagos Sanctuary

31st July 2014

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

A Bill to strengthen the regulation of foreign-owned commercial fishing vessels operating in New Zealand waters has passed its third and final reading in Parliament.

31st July 2014

NZ foreign vessels Bill

31st July 2014

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

EU vessels fishing shrimps and small pelagics in Mauritanian waters in the framework of the EU-Mauritania Fisheries Protocol will be able to continue to do so until 15 December 2014.

31st July 2014

Progress on EU-Mauritania Fisheries Protocol

31st July 2014

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Scottish fishermen are calling for EU member states to vote against the European Commission’s proposal to lift trade sanctions against the Faroes for their overfishing of Atlanto-Scandian herring.

31st July 2014

Industry urged to support sanctions ban

31st July 2014

SAFETY & DISTRESS

SAFETY & DISTRESS

Portuguese company Toptuxedo will present its newly-certified bib trousers, Atlantis, at Nor-Fishing.

30th July 2014

Atlantis trousers certified

30th July 2014

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

Caviar from sturgeon farmed in Devon in the south west of England, will be produced again in the autumn.

30th July 2014

British caviar comes on stream

30th July 2014