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The Port of New Bedford has released a plan to revitalise the Northeasts struggling groundfish fishery and its number one recommendation calls for expanded use of video survey technology in groundfish assessments.

18th June 2014

Video technology to measure groundfish stocks

18th June 2014

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Preliminary sea trials by a Canadian fishing vessel using PV3 trawl doors from France based Morgère has resulted in a positive catch of nearly 40 tonnes of redfish on fishing grounds off…

17th June 2014

PV3 trawl door redfish fishing trial

17th June 2014

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The Salmon and Trout Association (S&TA) has submitted a formal complaint to Europe over the Scottish Government’s failure to comply with European law to protect Atlantic salmon populations in parts of Scottish…

17th June 2014

S&TA submits salmon netting complaint

17th June 2014

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INDUSTRY NEWS

The Spanish Government is committing €250,000 in funding towards the creation of a Global Record of fishing vessels in a bid to help tackle Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) fishing.

16th June 2014

Spain commits €250k to tackle IUU

16th June 2014

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Tunisian aquaculture farm L’Aquaculture Tunisienne has received Friend of the Sea (FoS) certification for its sea bass and seabream.

13th June 2014

FoS certification for Tunisian farm

13th June 2014

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Marine conservation in the British Virgin Isles will be the focus of a two year-long project for the UK Centre for Environment, Fisheries & Aquaculture Science (Cefas) which kicked off this week.

12th June 2014

Marine conservation in the British Virgin Islands

12th June 2014

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The Scottish Government has awarded funding grants to 141 creel fishermen across the country as part of a £400,000 support package to help develop new markets.

12th June 2014

Scot’s creel fishermen awarded vital funding

12th June 2014

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Friend of the Sea (FoS) has confirmed that Epax Omega-3 concentrates have successfully completed a renewal audit, and can continue to carry the FoS seal of approval.

12th June 2014

Epax Omega-3 still FoS

12th June 2014

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The herring agreement between the European Commission and the Faroe Islands must ensure that the Faroese are not rewarded for unsustainable fishing practices, Scottish fishermen have warned.

12th June 2014

Concern over herring deal

12th June 2014

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

A new study has revealed that juvenile mahi-mahi exposed to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill have demonstrated a decrease their overall swimming performance by up to 37%.

12th June 2014

Oil spill impairs mahi-mahi

12th June 2014

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Fusion Marine has launched a fly-through video featuring its Triton fish farm pen system to give the wider public an insight into the complex engineering processes involved in the design and construction…

11th June 2014

Fish farm pen system video launched

11th June 2014

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Oceana is calling on EU citizens to help push for the suspension of the European Commission’s plans to develop deep-sea mining operations.

11th June 2014

Oceana calls for an end to deep-sea mining

11th June 2014

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The Shark Specialist Group (SSG) of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has released a global strategy to prevent extinction and promote recovery of sawfish.

10th June 2014

Endangered sawfish strategy

10th June 2014

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The European Commission has warned the Philippines and Papua New Guinea that they risk being identified as non-cooperative countries in the fight against illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing.

10th June 2014

Commission warns Philippines and Papua New Guinea over illegal fishing

10th June 2014

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

A complex computer model developed in South Australia is offering commercial operators the chance to more efficiently and sustainably run their businesses.

10th June 2014

Aquaculture modelling tool

10th June 2014

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Saudi Fisheries Company (SFC) has told World Fishing & Aquaculture that it plans to build a new state of the art feed mill for aquaculture feed, at a cost of US$22m.

10th June 2014

New Saudi feed mill

10th June 2014

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

EU Member States are preparing a sea bass management plan, which concerns the Irish Sea, Celtic Sea, English Channel, and the southern North Sea.

10th June 2014

EU sea bass management plan

10th June 2014

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

According to the latest survey by the International Council for the Exploration of the Seas (ICES), North East Atlantic mackerel stocks are at their highest level for over a quarter of a…

10th June 2014

UK mackerel stocks at a 26-year high

10th June 2014

ANALYSIS

ANALYSIS

Bryan Gibson reports on the topic of krill fishing and asks if krill can be sustainably fished…or if stocks should just be left alone.

9th June 2014

Controversial krill

9th June 2014

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

There have been two sightings of the non-native Asian shore crab for the first time in Great Britain and now scientists are asking people to come forward with further evidence.

5th June 2014

Asian shore crab alert

5th June 2014