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HEME

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The 5th Offshore Mariculture Conference will provide the perfect opportunity to discuss topical issues and exchange information and ideas on the business of offshore fish farming. The conference takes place 9-11 April…

31st March 2014

Programme highlights

31st March 2014

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Netherlands-based Westmark BV is testing a combination of legal techniques aimed to protect fishing vessels in the Gulf of Guinea, where maritime criminal activity has increased in recent years.

28th March 2014

New strategy to minimise maritime criminal activity

28th March 2014

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

Belgian company Marelec Food Technologies will show its new PORTIO 1F for the first time at Seafood Processing Global 2014.

27th March 2014

Marelec premieres new products

27th March 2014

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Seafish has released a new, updated manual to help chefs, caterers, restaurateurs and retailers promote fish and shellfish to UK consumers.

27th March 2014

Seafish launches ‘must-have’ seafood guide

27th March 2014

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

Swedish company Unisystem AB offers a wide range of marine scales which can be used at sea as well in the aquaculture industry.

27th March 2014

Unisystem weighing solutions

27th March 2014

NEW VESSELS

NEW VESSELS

The latest vessel from Macduff Shipyards Limited is the ‘Vision III’ – a twin rig trawler for MB Vision LLP, which will operate through Westward Fishing Company, Fraserburgh, Scotland.

27th March 2014

Trawler completed for Scottish company

27th March 2014

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

The Shrimp Aquaculture Dialogue has handed over the shrimp standard to the Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC), following seven years of development.

27th March 2014

Shrimp standard handed over to the ASC

27th March 2014

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

Sealife Equipment (Pty) Ltd, South African manufacturer of marine tanks, will introduce the OysterBar and the LobsterBar, two holding and display tanks for shellfish and crustaceans, at Seafood Processing Global 2014.

26th March 2014

New OysterBar and LobsterBar tanks

26th March 2014

FISHING GEAR

FISHING GEAR

Vónin has reported booming sales of trawl doors over the winter months of 2013 and the beginning of 2014.

26th March 2014

Trawl door sales take off

26th March 2014

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

At Seafood Processing Global, Ocean Excellence of Iceland will introduce its new design of modular fish drying units - a containerised solution that offers flexibility in layout as well as in capacity.

26th March 2014

Drying unit turns waste into value

26th March 2014

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

At Seafood Processing Global, Heinen Freezing will be exhibiting its spiral system for the entire fish industry.

26th March 2014

Spiral system on display

26th March 2014

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

Kiln specialist AFOS has developed a new solution in response to increased demand in the ready-to-eat market for hot smoked salmon, trout and mackerel.

26th March 2014

New hot smoking package from AFOS

26th March 2014

HEME

HEME

Are you a fish farmer growing your business or are you looking to move your businesses offshore? If so, you could benefit from a preferential rate to attend – book today to…

26th March 2014

Fish farmers receive preferential rates to attend!

26th March 2014

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

The EU decision to place trade restrictions on Belize, Cambodia and Guinea for failing to cooperate in fighting Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) fishing, has been welcomed by environmental groups.

25th March 2014

First ever seafood trade ban

25th March 2014

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Swedish company SeaSam Food AB has completed a Friend of the Sea audit for its greasy back shrimps, Indian white and giant tiger prawns.

25th March 2014

Swedish prawns FoS certified

25th March 2014

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

Plano Pack A/S, manufacturer of cardboard trays laminated with a very thin layer of plastic film for packaging smoked fish by vacuum or Modified Atmosphere Packaging (MAP), will launch its Skinpack at…

25th March 2014

Planopack launches Skinpack

25th March 2014

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The UK Food Standards Agency is inviting tenders to design and execute a research study to identify and evaluate possible enhancements to improve norovirus removal from live oysters during shellfish depuration processes.

25th March 2014

Oyster research call

25th March 2014

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Oceana has released a report that exposes nine US fisheries that, combined, throw away almost half of what they catch.

25th March 2014

Oceana launches campaign to stop wasted catch

25th March 2014

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Several Gulf of Mexico fish embryos developed serious heart abnormalities following exposure to crude oil from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in 2010, according to a new study carried out by the…

25th March 2014

New study looks at oil spill impacts

25th March 2014

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Walker Seafoods Australia of the Eastern Tuna and Billfish Fishery have entered the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) assessment, becoming Australia’s first tuna fishery and the world’s first Mahi Mahi fishery to do…

24th March 2014

Oz fisheries seek ‘first’ MSC certification

24th March 2014