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INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

A new Indonesian task force has been set up to drive the development of the country’s coastal tuna fisheries.

20th May 2014

New tuna task force

20th May 2014

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Researchers from the University of Strathclyde have published a report that says new rules banning fishermen from throwing away unwanted fish they have caught could harm wildlife and fail to improve fish…

20th May 2014

Concerns raised over discard ban

20th May 2014

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The new edition of FAOs ‘State of World Fisheries and Aquaculture’ has been released.

20th May 2014

Fish farming holds great promise as demand for food rises

20th May 2014

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Marine ecologists and oceanography experts from the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) embarked on a four week survey on 19 May, as part of ongoing work to improve scientific understanding of Scotland’s…

20th May 2014

Scottish marine survey

20th May 2014

FISHING GEAR

FISHING GEAR

Norway’s Mustad, together with the Dutch company SaveWave, has developed the SeaBird Saver which uses brand new technology to create bird free zones near fishing vessels.

20th May 2014

Laser solution to prevent seabird bycatch

20th May 2014

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Ireland’s inshore fisheries sector is to receive €1m in funding to develop sustainable, environmentally friendly fishing practices.

19th May 2014

Ireland receives €1m boost

19th May 2014

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Canada’s Cooke Aquaculture has bought Marine Harvest’ fully owned subsidiary Meridian Salmon Farms, Scotland’s leading salmon farming company.

16th May 2014

Cooke closes Scottish deal

16th May 2014

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The European Commission is calling for the banning of the use of any kind of driftnets for fishing in all EU waters as of 1 January 2015.

15th May 2014

Commission calls for driftnet ban

15th May 2014

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

R.H. Ward (Welton) Ltd.’s tilapia farm, The Fish Company, in the United Kingdom is Europe’s first tilapia farm to attain Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) certification.

15th May 2014

First European tilapia farm BAP certified

15th May 2014

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Mannos Brothers (Fratelli Manno) has become the first Italian company to achieve Friend of the Sea certification for it deep-water rose shrimps, which are caught in the Tyrrhenian Sea (GSA 9).

15th May 2014

Deep-water rose shrimps now Friend of the Sea

15th May 2014

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

The Armón Vigo shipyard has delivered a fishing and oceanographic research ship to the Mexico National Fisheries Institute (INAPESCA).

14th May 2014

Research vessel delivered to Mexico

14th May 2014

SAFETY & DISTRESS

SAFETY & DISTRESS

UK safety supplier, Ocean Safety, has delivered a second order of 300 PFDs (personal flotation devices) as part of a major contract with Seafish, the UK seafood authority.

14th May 2014

Second batch of lifejackets delivered

14th May 2014

FISHING GEAR

FISHING GEAR

A new type of trawl door developed by Morgère and designed to fish close to the seabed has proved successful for a number of Icelandic skippers since its launch one-and-a-half years ago.

14th May 2014

Trawl door delivers great results

14th May 2014

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

In a letter to First Minister Alex Salmond, the Scottish Fishermen’s Federation (SFF) has voiced its concerns on fishery access to Scottish waters, should there be independence.

13th May 2014

SFF voices concerns over EU fishery access

13th May 2014

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Dawnfresh has become the first company in the UK to receive RSPCA Freedom Food certification for its farmed rainbow trout.

13th May 2014

Dawnfresh trout Freedom Food certified

13th May 2014

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

On the first day of Seafood Expo Global in Brussels last week, HB Grandi signed a contract for the purchase of a RevoPortioner low pressure forming machine from Marel Townsend Further Processing.

13th May 2014

Contract signed in Brussels

13th May 2014

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

A new joint venture fish feed company was announced at Seafood Expo Global in Brussels last week.

13th May 2014

New joint venture feed company

13th May 2014

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

The Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC), Global Aquaculture Alliance (GAA) and GLOBALG.A.P. came together at Seafood Expo Global to develop the next steps towards achieving efficiencies across the three programmes, following on from…

13th May 2014

Sharing the goal of responsible aquaculture

13th May 2014

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

A large new jetty at Lerwick Harbour in the Shetland Islands, Scotland, is due to begin in the third quarter this year, which will benefit the fishing industry.

13th May 2014

Fishing industry to benefit from Lerwick Harbour development

13th May 2014

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Sigurdur Olason has been appointed managing director of Marel’s Fish Industry Center.

13th May 2014

Marel’s new Fish MD

13th May 2014