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AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Key aquaculture statistics which include production volumes, employment numbers, and inspection information are now available on a new page of the Newfoundland and Labrador’s Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture website.

16th July 2014

Newfoundland and Labrador’s aquaculture statistics available online

16th July 2014

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Crayfish researchers have discovered a new disease plaguing female signal crayfish - eroded swimmeret syndrome (ESS).

16th July 2014

Researchers discover new crayfish disease

16th July 2014

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

At a parliamentary meeting on Monday, UK MPs agreed to back a call for the rights of foreign vessels to fish in UK coastal waters to be revoked and reclaimed for the…

15th July 2014

Foreign fishing rights

15th July 2014

NEW VESSELS

NEW VESSELS

Rolls-Royce has signed a £7 million contract to design and equip a stern trawler for the Norwegian fishing company Prestfjord Havfiske AS.

15th July 2014

Rolls-Royce to design and equip stern trawler

15th July 2014

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

During a visit to the Tenth Annual Session of Pacific Fisheries Ministers last week, Australian Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister to Agriculture, Senator Richard Colbeck, renewed commitment to combat illegal fishing and…

15th July 2014

Australia to combat IUU fishing

15th July 2014

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) has launched a new interactive map, which shows ICES assessments of the status of fish stocks in the Northeast Atlantic

15th July 2014

New interactive ICES map

15th July 2014

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Cermaq Chile has become the first salmon producer in Chile to achieve ASC certification.

15th July 2014

ASC salmon in Chile

15th July 2014

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Five of the 11 most popular species of fish in Australia are found to be “unsustainably managed”, according to a new analysis by the Australian Marine Conservation Society (AMCS).

14th July 2014

Popular Oz seafood “unsustainably managed”

14th July 2014

ANALYSIS

ANALYSIS

As the demand for fresher fish increases the race to get it to shore in the best possible condition, onboard processing is becoming an even more important factor in the process, as…

10th July 2014

The pressure increases onboard

10th July 2014

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The Prince of Wales is bringing together experts from the worlds of fishing and finance today to discuss ways to invest in the sustainability of the oceans.

10th July 2014

The Prince of Wales brings together fish and finance

10th July 2014

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The first and exclusive Freedom Food-labelled rainbow trout has been launched in 400 of UK supermarket Sainsbury’s stores.

9th July 2014

Sainsbury’s launches first Freedom Food rainbow trout

9th July 2014

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Asda has become the first supermarket to publish comprehensive and independent data on the fisheries that supply it, meaning that consumers can see exactly how and where Asda’s wild fish is caught.

9th July 2014

Asda publishes first transparent sourcing report

9th July 2014

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The UK authority Seafish has developed an assessment model which will help fisheries in the South West of England to identify the ecological effects of fishing and work towards becoming more sustainable.

9th July 2014

Seafish publishes ecological risk assessment

9th July 2014

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

A new sustainable Seafood Guide has been published by WWF for Hong Kong consumers, based upon scientific assessments of the main fish and shellfish supply sources.

9th July 2014

WWF guides Hong Kong consumers

9th July 2014

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Following recent research suggesting that stocks of the high value sea cucumber, Black Teatfish, have recovered to a point where it can now be sustainably fished under strict managed conditions, the fishery…

8th July 2014

Trial opening of Black Teatfish fishery

8th July 2014

FISHING GEAR

FISHING GEAR

A Scottish skipper has praised the performance of Morgère’s PV3 trawl doors for their stability and the consistent spread they provide of the net opening – even when the vessel is engaged…

8th July 2014

Scottish skipper praises PV3 trawl doors

8th July 2014

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

K•REAL® from Enzymotec Ltd. has achieved Friend of the Sea (FOS) certification for its krill oil products.

8th July 2014

Enzymotecs K•REAL® krill oil gains FOS certification

8th July 2014

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The Fishmongers’ Company has donated £100,000 to enable fishermen in the south west of England who were badly affected by severe storms earlier this year to replace lost gear and start fishing…

8th July 2014

Fishmongers’ Company buys new gear for fishermen

8th July 2014

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Seafish, UK authority on seafood, says that its latest economic figures from vessel owners suggest the profit margin for the UK fishing fleet has increased slightly from 18 to 19% with a…

8th July 2014

UK fishing remains stable

8th July 2014

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Russia plans to significantly increase fish production in the territorial waters of Norway, Greenland and the Faroe Islands, according to Ilya Shestakov, Head of the Russian Federal Agency for Fisheries (Rosrybolovstvo).

8th July 2014

Russia to increase fish production

8th July 2014