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AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

The grand opening of the largest closed-water shrimp production facility in the US will take place on 7 May.

16th April 2014

FOA grand opening

16th April 2014

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

New research from Oregon State University shows that handling frozen fish caused nearly half of all injuries aboard commercial freezer-trawlers and about a quarter of the injuries on freezer-longliner vessels operating off…

16th April 2014

Changes could reduce fishing injuries

16th April 2014

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Greenpeace and Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall are claiming victory in their campaign against Tesco and the cut-price tuna brand Oriental & Pacific.

15th April 2014

Tesco backs down over tinned tuna

15th April 2014

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

A new indoor system for drying Stockfish is currently under development and will be launched next year.

15th April 2014

EU backs fish drying project

15th April 2014

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Aquasense International Corporation is in discussions with a number of seafood companies for the exclusive right to distribute the industry’s first ever farm-raised, saltwater red tilapia products in the US market.

15th April 2014

ASP to choose distributor for new product

15th April 2014

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Workers’ organisation ETF and representatives from Europêche and Cogeca has adopted a revised social clause to be included in Sustainable Fisheries Agreements (SFAs) with third countries.

14th April 2014

EU partners adopt social clause

14th April 2014

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

On the third and final day of the Offshore Mariculture Conference 2014 delegates visited the Piscicoltura del Golfo di Gaeta Soc. Coop. Agricola a R.L. (P2G) fish farm, which is situated about…

11th April 2014

OSM delegates visit P2G fish farm

11th April 2014

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The first presentation of day two of the 2014 Offshore Mariculture Conference was delivered by Neil Sims, president of the Ocean Stewards Institute and CEO of Kampachi Farms, who presented his paper…

10th April 2014

Integrating offshore mariculture and renewable energy

10th April 2014

HEME

HEME

All participants were keen to stay till the end to make the most of the excellent food and the opportunity to network in a relaxed environment. The conference dinner was held at…

10th April 2014

Conference dinner was a great success!

10th April 2014

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

In a bid to minimise its environmental impact, Marine Harvest has installed Fusion Marine decking made from environmentally-friendly recycled plastic at its Ardnish Feed Trials unit at Lochailort.

10th April 2014

Marine Harvest installs ‘green’ decking

10th April 2014

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The key theme emerging from the 2014 Offshore Mariculture Conference is that aquaculture is still the future.

10th April 2014

Fish farming is still the future

10th April 2014

HEME

HEME

The key theme emerging from the 2014 Offshore Mariculture Conference is that aquaculture is still the future. According to conference chairman, Alessandro Lovatelli, aquaculture officer at the FAO, the maximum sustainable potential…

10th April 2014

Fish farming is still the future

10th April 2014

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Green Seafoods Ltd’s mussel processing plant in Newfoundland, Canada, has earned Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) certification.

9th April 2014

Newfoundland mussel plant earns BAP certification

9th April 2014

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Germany-based Baader Group and Norway Seafoods are joining forces to create a better and more efficient processing line for cod and other whitefish species.

8th April 2014

Baader and Norway Seafoods join forces

8th April 2014

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

DNA analysis carried out in March 2014 has confirmed that Friend of the Sea labelled products are what they say they are.

8th April 2014

DNA testing confirms FoS origin

8th April 2014

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

A Peruvian scallop producer has become the first company in the world to enter assessment against the Aquaculture Stewardship Council Bivalve Standard.

8th April 2014

Peruvian scallop farm enters ASC assessment

8th April 2014

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Seafood retail company, Congalsa, has become the first Spanish company to partner with the Sustainable Fisheries Partnership (SFP) to ensure the ecological sustainability of its seafood supplies.

7th April 2014

First sustainable Spanish partnership

7th April 2014

ANALYSIS

ANALYSIS

The new three-party agreement on mackerel share allocations puts the north-east Atlantic pelagic industry on a much more sustainable footing, writes Jason Holland.

6th April 2014

Europe’s mackerel war wanes

6th April 2014

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The Marine Management Organisation (MMO) has published England’s first ever plans for the future of its seas to provide much-needed guidance for sustainable development.

4th April 2014

Marine milestone for England’s seas

4th April 2014

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Research by Swansea University and partners shows that protecting seagrass meadows throughout Indonesia is critical for national food security and important fisheries exports.

3rd April 2014

Seagrass conservation in Indonesia protects fisheries

3rd April 2014