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INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

New Zealand’s key orange roughy fisheries will enter into full Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) assessment, which is expected to take at least 12 months.

29th May 2014

Orange roughy enters MSC assessment

29th May 2014

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The European Commission has reiterated its commitment to implementing the international control measures for bluefin tuna during the 2014 main fishing season.

28th May 2014

Commitment to bluefin control measures

28th May 2014

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

The world’s first marine engine to be run using the exceptionally clean fuel of glycerine will be on display at Seawork International, in Southampton, UK, in June.

28th May 2014

See glycerine fuel in action at Seawork

28th May 2014

SAFETY & DISTRESS

SAFETY & DISTRESS

Ocean Safety will display its new commercial twin chamber lifejacket range, the K2 275N, at Seawork International, in Southampton, UK, in June.

28th May 2014

New lifejacket combo to debut at Seawork

28th May 2014

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

CodMarine® fish oil supplement, produced by Norways Pharma Marine AS, has been certified by the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC).

28th May 2014

CodMarine certified

28th May 2014

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

BioMar is to invest more than €50m in a new production line that will expand the companys capacity in Norway by 30%.

28th May 2014

New production line for BioMar

28th May 2014

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

A coalition of fishermen, scientists and conservationists are joining forces to oppose the European Commission’s proposal for a ‘blanket ban’ on driftnet fisheries.

28th May 2014

EU States oppose ‘blanket ban’

28th May 2014

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The US NFI Salmon Council has announced the addition of new members - Blumar USA and Platina Seafood USA.

28th May 2014

Salmon Council welcomes new members

28th May 2014

SAFETY & DISTRESS

SAFETY & DISTRESS

A fisherman from the Isle of Col, in the Inner Hebrides, has told how his life was saved by wearing a Personal Flotation Device and is now urging all fishermen the importance…

27th May 2014

Fisherman saved by PFD

27th May 2014

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Seafood Scotland’s ‘Business Development and Value Added Support Programme’ has proved successful, resulting in an additional funding package for Scottish businesses through to March 2015.

27th May 2014

Seafood Scotland shows its support

27th May 2014

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Small-scale fishermens champion Father Thomas Kocherry passed away on 3 May 2014, reports Menakhem Ben-Yami.

27th May 2014

Small-scale champion passes away

27th May 2014

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Fusion Marine has recently refurbished eight fish farm pens at The Scottish Salmon Company’s (SSC) Toward site on Loch Striven using innovative new manufacturing techniques.

27th May 2014

Fish farm refurbishment

27th May 2014

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Scottish Fisheries Secretary Richard Lochhead will take part in a question and answer session on the implications for fishing should there be independence for Scotland, at Skipper Expo Int. Aberdeen 2014 which…

27th May 2014

Q&A on Scottish independence

27th May 2014

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Compressed air specialist, BOGE, has launched a new range of oxygen generators it says will save users money by providing a complete system for generating oxygen in-house.

23rd May 2014

New oxygen generators launched

23rd May 2014

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Austevoll Seafood ASA has agreed to purchase a 140m Whooshh Innovations fish transport system for its Atlantic salmon processing plant in Storebø, Norway, Austevoll Laksepakkeri AS.

22nd May 2014

Austevoll Seafood to install innovative fish transport system

22nd May 2014

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The economic benefits from the Scottish aquaculture industry are wide ranging and are felt across the country, reveals a news report.

21st May 2014

Scottish aquaculture proves its worth

21st May 2014

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

American Tuna has announced that it is launching Pole & Line Tuna and Deck Hand Premium Cat Food, which will available exclusively at Whole Foods Market starting this spring.

21st May 2014

Sustainable tuna and cat food brands launched

21st May 2014

FISHING GEAR

FISHING GEAR

Dong Yang Rope of South Korea will be displaying its MirAcle rope – described as the world’s strongest fibre rope - at Nor-Fishing this year, in the hope of gaining a foothold…

21st May 2014

The world’s strongest fibre rope on display

21st May 2014

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Fusion Marine has been selected to develop a design concept for an economically and environmentally sustainable multiple use open sea platform as part of the European Commission project H2OCEAN.

21st May 2014

Offshore multi-use platform project, H2OCEAN

21st May 2014

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Marine Scotland Science has published the Scottish Shellfish Farm Production Survey 2013, which details statistics on the employment, production and value of shellfish from Scottish shellfish farms.

21st May 2014

Scottish shellfish survey

21st May 2014