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ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

McMurdo Group has announced that its fleet management software platform is now available worldwide for partners to integrate into their existing maritime applications and solutions.

11th March 2014

McMurdo fleet management software goes global

11th March 2014

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

DigiGone® will be introducing its new videoconferencing service this year.

11th March 2014

Videoconferencing from DigiGone®

11th March 2014

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The International Pole & Line Foundation (IPNLF)’s Scientific and Technical Advisory Committee (STAC) held its first annual meeting at the beginning of February 2014 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

11th March 2014

IPNLF identifies priorities

11th March 2014

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

For the first time, the Finnish Fish Guide now includes Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) labelled responsibly farmed fish.

11th March 2014

Finnish Fish Guide includes ASC labelled fish

11th March 2014

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Researchers at the UK’s University of East Anglia (UEA) believe farmed salmon should be sterilised to avoid breeding with wild fish.

10th March 2014

Researchers look at wild fish reproduction

10th March 2014

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

A Norwegian skipper-boat owner has recently installed a completely new catch management system from VCU TCD BV aboard his ship VA-2-S ‘Hunter’.

6th March 2014

Catch management system for ‘Hunter’

6th March 2014

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Sri Lankan company Whale Watching With Danushka has become the first in the world to achieve Friend of the Sea certification for sustainable whale watching.

6th March 2014

First FOC certified whale watching company

6th March 2014

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

A recent study carried out by the University of Eastern Finland found that increasing the intake of fatty fish has health benefits, increasing the number of large HDL particles which boost good…

5th March 2014

Fish does its part to boost health

5th March 2014

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Seafish has announced that Mel Groundsell has been appointed the organisation’s new corporate relations director.

5th March 2014

Seafish appoints new corporate relations director

5th March 2014

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The Bay of Fundy, Scotian Shelf and Southern Gulf of St. Lawrence lobster trap fishery has entered into Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) assessment.

5th March 2014

Canadian lobster fishery enters MSC assessment

5th March 2014

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

The UK’s Kent and Essex Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Authority (KEIFCA) has ordered a 17m GRP Blyth Workcat for use when monitoring fishing activities around the Kent and Essex coasts.

5th March 2014

UK fisheries authority orders new patrol boat

5th March 2014

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

America’s PANOS brands™ has obtained Friend of the Sea certification for its Yankee Clipper anchovies.

4th March 2014

PANOS gets Friend of the Sea certified

4th March 2014

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

A year-long investigation into fish labelling fraud carried out by researchers from Bloom, Ocean, INSERM and the Museum of Natural History revealed that species substitution in France remains low compared to other…

4th March 2014

Seafood fraud: France comes out on top

4th March 2014

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Dr Keri Wallace and Dr Adam Hughes from SAMS Research Services Ltd (SRSL) explain Integrated Multi-Trophic Aquaculture (IMTA) and its benefits.

4th March 2014

Scotland leads the way for sustainable aquaculture in Europe

4th March 2014

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

Marel will introduce its new FleXicut water-jet trimming and portioning robot for whitefish at Seafood Expo Global in Brussels in May.

4th March 2014

Marel introduces new whitefish processing line

4th March 2014

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

In its latest report, the Environmental Justice Foundation (EJF) reveals new evidence of human trafficking and the routine use of violence in the Thai fishing industry.

4th March 2014

Slavery continues in Thailand’s fisheries sector

4th March 2014

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The UK’s largest supermarket, Tesco, has come in last place compared to other leading supermarkets in a Greenpeace tuna sustainability league table highlighted by Channel 4’s Fish Fight programme.

3rd March 2014

Tesco in strife over dirty tuna

3rd March 2014

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is invoking its Clean Water Act authority to look at permanently banning or restricting mine waste disposal into the world’s largest wild salmon fishery.

3rd March 2014

EPA works to protect wild salmon

3rd March 2014

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Truchas Belmira S.A.S. has become the world’s first rainbow trout processing plant to earn Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) certification.

3rd March 2014

First rainbow trout certification

3rd March 2014

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Japan’s largest retailer has become the first store in the country to sell Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) certified salmon.

3rd March 2014

ASC salmon now available in Japan

3rd March 2014