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SeaWeb Marine Photobank’s programme launched the fifth annual ‘Ocean in Focus’ conservation photography competition this week, to inspire ocean protection and a change for the marine environment.

24th February 2014

SeaWeb’s photography contest encourages change

24th February 2014

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Iceland’s Stofnfiskur salmon broodstock farm is running on high after coating its centrifugal pumps with an epoxy coating system to improve pump efficiency.

21st February 2014

Belzona pumps life into Icelandic fish farm

21st February 2014

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Animal nutrition and fish feed company, Nutreco, is expanding its presence in Asia with two new state-of-the-art plants in Vietnam and Indonesia, an investment worth €15m.

20th February 2014

Nutreco looks to Asia

20th February 2014

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The Philippines’ Department of Agriculture has published a Joint Administrative Order (JAO) which will implement policies governing the capture and preservation of the Blue Swimming Crab.

20th February 2014

New Philippines crab regulation

20th February 2014

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Students on the National Progression Award (NPA) in Aquaculture at Campbeltown Grammar have been given workshops by experts from the Scottish Salmon Company (SSC).

20th February 2014

A helping hand for aquaculture students

20th February 2014

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

New measures have been adopted by the South Pacific Regional Fisheries Management Organisation (SPRFMO) Commission to better protect seabirds from fishing activities in the high seas.

20th February 2014

Seabird protection on the high seas

20th February 2014

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

An action plan is being developed by industry experts to support the establishment of a Multi-Stakeholder Platform (MSHP) that aims to improve Mediterranean aquaculture.

19th February 2014

AQUAMED project to improve Med aquaculture

19th February 2014

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The Spencer Gulf prawn fishing industry and State Government researchers are collaborating on a prawn tagging study to improve understanding of growth and movement patterns of prawns in southern Spencer Gulf.

19th February 2014

Prawn tagging study to assist fishery management

19th February 2014

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Fish receiver inspections in Tasmania, Australia, have shown generally high compliance rates.

19th February 2014

Fish receiver inspection finds high compliance

19th February 2014

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The South East Trawl Fishing Industry Association (SETFIA) has received an Australian Government ‘Caring for our Country’ grant of $360,000 to develop and test devices and techniques to protect seabirds in the…

19th February 2014

Seabird protection grant

19th February 2014

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Newfoundland and Labrador’s Minister of Fisheries and Aquaculture, Keith Hutchings, has announced a $7 million investment in aquaculture in the Canadian province.

18th February 2014

$7 million investment in Canadian province

18th February 2014

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Celebrity chef, Raymond Blanc OBE, has turned fish detective for a new series of short animations about the importance of sustainable fish and the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) label.

18th February 2014

Raymond Blanc turns fish detective

18th February 2014

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Western Australia’s first aquaculture development zone has been recommended for approval by the Environmental Protection Authority.

18th February 2014

Approval for Western Australia’s first aquaculture zone

18th February 2014

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The Chilean mussel fishery and suspended culture has become the first Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certified fishery in Chile.

18th February 2014

First Chilean fishery MSC certified

18th February 2014

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

“Ground-breaking” scientific work is set to improve efforts to develop robust, disease-resistant, farmed salmon.

14th February 2014

Scientific work to “revolutionise” salmon breeding

14th February 2014

HEME

HEME

Book before midnight today and save €175 on a delegate place at the 5th Offshore Mariculture Conference, which includes a visit to an offshore fish farm.

14th February 2014

Last chance to save 20% – early bird delegate rate ends today!

14th February 2014

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

UK fishermen are taking a battering by the countrys “exceptional” winter, which according to the National Federation of Fishermen’s Organisations (NFFO) is affecting around 4,000 fishermen with losses running into millions of…

13th February 2014

A stormy time for UK fishermen

13th February 2014

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Sablefish Canada Inc is launching its acclaimed Kyuquot Sound Black Cod into restaurants and high-end retail in Europe.

13th February 2014

Sablefish launches in Europe

13th February 2014

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

TV chef Jean Christophe Novelli has been announced as the judge of the final of the UK Young Seafood Chef of the Year Competition

13th February 2014

Jean-Christophe Novelli to judge seafood competition

13th February 2014

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Oceana, the international ocean protection organisation, has warned that nearly 12 of the 26m hectares of Spanish Mediterranean waters are under threat from oil and gas exploration.

13th February 2014

Oil and gas exploitation fears

13th February 2014