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INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Scottish fishermen are to meet with the UK Fisheries Minister George Eustice this week to voice their concerns over catching opportunities for 2015.

23rd July 2014

Scots voice issues of concern

23rd July 2014

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

International researchers at the Small Pelagic Fisheries Technical Workshop and Stakeholder Forum held last week in Adelaide have concluded that Australian fisheries science and management was on a par with the rest…

23rd July 2014

Australian fisheries science on par with world’s best

23rd July 2014

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The South East Trawl Fishing Industry Association (SETFIA) has express its concern that the Local Government Association of Tasmania (LGAT) is considering a motion from the Break ODay & Northern Midlands councils…

23rd July 2014

Call for Australian fishing vessel ban

23rd July 2014

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The European Commission has expressed its disappointment with the outcomes of the 87th Annual meeting of the Inter American Tropical Tuna Commission (IATTC), which finished on 18 July in Lima, Peru.

23rd July 2014

European Commission worried about IATTC failure

23rd July 2014

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

To combat illegal fishing in the European Union (EU), Oceans 5 has announced the formation of a coalition of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) with a grant of over $1 million per year for…

23rd July 2014

Coalition formed to combat illegal fishing

23rd July 2014

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has released its proposed determination in the Clean Water Act 404(c) process, issuing draft protections for the Bristol Bay watershed related to the proposed Pebble Mine.

23rd July 2014

Bristol Bay commends EPA proposal

23rd July 2014

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

Wärtsilä and China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC) have signed an agreement to establish a joint venture for manufacturing medium and large bore medium speed diesel and dual-fuel engines.

22nd July 2014

Wärtsilä expands range of engines manufactured in China

22nd July 2014

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

Seattle-based Kvichak Marine Industries, Inc. has recently delivered a multi-mission 66’ all-aluminum Shallow Draft Crab and Salmon Tender to the Norton Sound Economic Development Corporation (NSEDC).

22nd July 2014

‘Paul C. Johnson’ delivered

22nd July 2014

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

A fishing vessel owner has two options for increasing the volume of his vessel’s hull and its money-making fishhold - one can add more length or add more beam, reports Alan Haig-Brown.

22nd July 2014

Seeking more volume

22nd July 2014

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

Danish fishing company Ocean Prawns has acquired two DSI Duplex HK 28/8 freezers for the shrimp trawler ‘Ocean Prawns’, which operates in arctic waters.

22nd July 2014

Duplex freezers for Ocean Prawns

22nd July 2014

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The recent publication of the UK Marine Accident Investigation Branch’s (MAIB) annual report shows that there was reduction in fishermen fatalities in 2013, indicative of the wide reaching work of the industry…

22nd July 2014

UK fishermen fatalities decline

22nd July 2014

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

A new addition to Sirane’s Sea-Fresh range helps maintain the freshness of live seafood during transportation – and increase its value when it goes to market.

22nd July 2014

Sirane launches Ice-Mat

22nd July 2014

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

American seafood supplier National Fish & Seafood has announced that is launching a project to bring small-scale shrimp farmers closer to Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) certification.

22nd July 2014

BAP pilot for small farms

22nd July 2014

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Oceana observers, together with Italian journalist Sabrina Giannini from Reportime, have gathered evidence of fishing boats using illegal driftnets in southern Italy’s port of Bagnara Calabra.

22nd July 2014

Oceana exposes illegal fishing

22nd July 2014

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The Antarctic Ocean Alliance (AOA) has released a new report to contribute towards protection of the Weddell Sea Region, located south of the Atlantic Ocean.

21st July 2014

AOA reports on Weddell region protection

21st July 2014

FISHING GEAR

FISHING GEAR

Globally, an albatross dies on a fishing hook every five minutes, but a clever new invention called the Hookpod has been designed to ensure that fishermen are catching fish and not birds.

17th July 2014

New UK invention to save the albatross

17th July 2014

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

HB Grandis Ísbjörninn cold store at Nordurgardur, Iceland, was opened over a year ago.

17th July 2014

Ísbjörninn proves its worth

17th July 2014

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

The first farm has been certified to the ASC Freshwater Trout Standard for responsible aquaculture.

17th July 2014

First trout farm certified

17th July 2014

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

One of Germany’s largest supermarket chains, REWE, is increasing its range of ASC labelled seafood with the introduction of its Goldlocke product.

17th July 2014

REWE introduces ASC tilapia

17th July 2014

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The European Commission has welcomed Morocco’s ratification of a Fisheries Protocol which is set to open the door for European vessels to begin fishing in Moroccan waters again for the first time…

16th July 2014

EU-Morocco agreement to enter into force

16th July 2014