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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

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Vietnam’s NTSF Seafoods Group has become the world’s first company to offer three-star Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) pangasius.

13th May 2014

World’s first three-star pangasius

13th May 2014

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

Marelec premiered its redesigned compact grader M3/6 at Seafood Processing Global in Brussels in May.

12th May 2014

Redesigned grader

12th May 2014

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

Kaj Olesen launched its Combined Easy Matic Dark Meat Remover and Pinbone Remover at Seafood Processing Global in Brussels in May.

12th May 2014

Two machines in one

12th May 2014

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

As the number of marine protected areas (MPAs) in the Baltic Sea and Kattegat continue to increase, little work is being done to actually protect them, leaving the area open to threat,…

9th May 2014

Baltic Sea under threat, says Oceana

9th May 2014

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

Frost and Skaginn have signed a contract for a new pelagic plant in Fuglafjordur, Faroe Islands.

8th May 2014

Refrigeration contract for new pelagic plant

8th May 2014

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

Inmarsat Maritime has launched its Fleet One to fishing boat and yacht owners – a service that was only previously available to much larger vessels.

8th May 2014

Bringing broadband to small vessels

8th May 2014

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

Notus Electronics Ltd delivers net monitoring solutions to fisheries worldwide, and for some years the Alaskan fishery has been a very important market for the company.

8th May 2014

Customer impressed with Notus Trawlmaster

8th May 2014

ANALYSIS

ANALYSIS

There have been recent comments about the branding of fresh farmed salmon in order to make it stand out as a premium product and therefore attract customers.

8th May 2014

Presentation is key to packaging

8th May 2014

ANALYSIS

ANALYSIS

As the reformed Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) becomes law, Adrian Tatum considers the key changes and looks at what else needs to be done.

8th May 2014

Can politics win over reality?

8th May 2014

NEWS

NEWS

Argentina’s fishing industry is on the up, with exports on the increase again. Adrian Tatum reports on a country that won’t leave anything to chance.

8th May 2014

A rising force?

8th May 2014

ANALYSIS

ANALYSIS

A new 80-page World Bank report entitled FISH TO 2030: Prospects for Fisheries and Aquaculture - available for free online on the World Bank and FAO websites - represents a global view…

8th May 2014

Is the World Bank among the prophets?

8th May 2014

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Around €5.7bn in funding has been pledged to ensure the effective implementation of the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) after the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF) was adopted by the European Council.

7th May 2014

Europe commits €5.7bn for CFP

7th May 2014