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AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Cellana, Inc. and Galil Algae Cooperative Agriculture Society Limited have entered into a letter of intent with the objective of partnering for the production of high-value algae products for aquaculture applications.

25th June 2014

Companies team up to produce high-value algae products

25th June 2014

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Members of the Belize Shrimp Growers Association are preparing for Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) assessment, thanks to funding from funding from the Enterprise Innovation Challenge Fund (EICF), a component of the Compete…

25th June 2014

Belize shrimp farms prepare for certification

25th June 2014

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Scotland has launched its Scottish Aquaculture Innovation Centre (SAIC) to help create jobs and support the growth, sustainability and profitability of the country’s industry.

25th June 2014

Scotland launches Aquaculture Innovation Centre

25th June 2014

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The health of the global ocean is in decline and a five-year integrated rescue package is what’s needed to bring it back to life, according to a new report by the Global…

24th June 2014

Rescuing the ocean from decline

24th June 2014

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Plastic waste is estimated to cause an estimated $13 billion in financial damage to marine ecosystems, according to two reports issued at the inaugural meeting of the United Nations Environment Assembly.

24th June 2014

Plastic waste causes $13bn in annual damage to marine ecosystems

24th June 2014

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

The Global Aquaculture Alliance (GAA) is calling on shrimp farms in Asia and Latin America to fill out a survey designed to collect information on early mortality syndrome (EMS).

24th June 2014

EMS survey now online

24th June 2014

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Pevaeche’s six purse seiners have successfully undergone a Friend of the Sea renewal audit.

24th June 2014

Tuna seiners confirmed Friend of the Sea

24th June 2014

FISHING GEAR

FISHING GEAR

Faroese trawl producer Vónin has reported that the crew of ‘Tummas T’ are very happy with their Vónin HEX trawl.

24th June 2014

Tummas T crew happy with Vónin trawl

24th June 2014

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The 2014 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) report has been released, and after four consecutive years on the Tier 2 Watchlist, the US Department of State has downgraded Thailand to Tier 3.

24th June 2014

Thailand downgraded in trafficking report

24th June 2014

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The gene responsible for Infectious pancreatic necrosis (IPN) resistance in salmon has been identified by Norwegian biologists at AquaGen.

20th June 2014

AquaGen identifies IPN resistance gene

20th June 2014

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

US President Barack Obama is enhancing the tools available to combat illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing and seafood fraud in the United States.

19th June 2014

President Obama tackles IUU fishing

19th June 2014

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Filet-O-Fish served by McDonald’s Canada are now 100% certified as sustainable by the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC).

19th June 2014

Canadian Filet-O-Fish MSC certified

19th June 2014

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The US Regional Fishery Management Council Coordination Committee has recommended that environmental group Oceana retracts its March 2014 report on fisheries bycatch, as it contains errors and was not independently verified.

19th June 2014

Call for Oceana to retract bycatch report

19th June 2014

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation has awarded Oceana a $3 million grant aimed at protecting threatened ocean habitat and marine species, and has donated an additional $7 million to ocean conservation projects over…

19th June 2014

Leonardo DiCaprio donates to ocean protection

19th June 2014

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

International aquaculture health company Fish Vet Group (FVG) has officially opened its state-of-the-art aquaculture diagnostic facility in Bangkok, Thailand.

18th June 2014

Aquaculture diagnostics in Asia

18th June 2014

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Papua New Guinea’s National Fisheries Authority (NFA) has unveiled a new initiative to implement a state-of-the-art electronic catch documentation system (eCDS) for onboard fisheries observers.

18th June 2014

PNG unveils electronic catch system

18th June 2014

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Following a recent exposé by British newspaper the Guardian, French retailer Carrefour has stopped buying prawns from Thai supplier CP Foods.

18th June 2014

Carrefour rejects Thai prawns

18th June 2014

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Thailand has become the only government to vote against the International Labour Organization’s (ILO) strengthening of an existing international treaty on forced labour.

18th June 2014

Thailand votes against ILO Protocol

18th June 2014

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Friend of the Sea (FoS) has recertified yellowfin tuna from Ceylon Fresh Seafood (Pvt) Ltd, and has certified swordfish from the same company for the first time.

18th June 2014

Tuna and swordfish are FoS

18th June 2014

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Peterhead Port Authority (PPA) is investing £40million in the town’s harbour, and has announced the awarding of two key contracts for the design and management work.

18th June 2014

UK port investment

18th June 2014