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AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Marine Harvest has announced that its first two farms have been ASC-certified - Tarmvikodden and Buksevika in Vest-Agder County, Norway.

13th February 2014

First Marine Harvest farms ASC-certified

13th February 2014

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

The Australian Government has announced that $3.5 million in funding has been secured for the Huon Aquaculture Value Added Processing Facility project, as part of the Tasmanian Jobs and Growth Plan

13th February 2014

Boost for Tasmanian aquaculture

13th February 2014

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The Maryland Seafood Authenticity and Enforcement Act has been introduced to provide Maryland residents with more information about the seafood they purchase.

11th February 2014

Maryland introduces fraud bill

11th February 2014

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

A new report predicts that aquaculture will provide close to two thirds of global food fish consumption by 2030, as catches from wild capture fisheries level off and demand from an emerging…

11th February 2014

Two thirds of fish to come from aquaculture by 2030

11th February 2014

SAFETY & DISTRESS

SAFETY & DISTRESS

Ocean Safety has signed an agreement with Seafish to supply an initial 300 Mullion Compact personal flotation devices (PFDs) to commercial fishermen in England and Wales.

11th February 2014

English and Welsh fishermen to receive PFDs

11th February 2014

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The European Commission (EC) has begun a five-year long project, ‘Diversify’, to identify a number of new and emerging finfish species that have the potential to expand the EU aquaculture industry.

11th February 2014

EC works to ‘diversify’ aquaculture

11th February 2014

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Denmark headquartered MacArtney has supplied a major consignment of high performance oceanographic winches to JAMSTEC, the Japanese Agency of Marine-Earth-Science and Technology.

11th February 2014

Underwater winch package for research ship

11th February 2014

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Researchers at Swansea University are developing a means of restoring endangered seagrass meadows in the UK by growing mats of these marine plants to replace previously damaged habitat.

11th February 2014

Seagrass restoration could reverse marine biodiversity decline

11th February 2014

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The Scottish Shellfish Marketing Group (SSMG) is predicting that sales of Scottish mussels will double in the run-up to Valentine’s Day on Friday.

11th February 2014

Valentine’s Day boom for Scottish mussels

11th February 2014

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The Marine Management Organisation (MMO) is calling on fishermen to comment on the benefits and difficulties when it comes to marine spatial planning zones.

10th February 2014

Core fishing grounds aid marine planning

10th February 2014

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Nutreco is looking to drive sustainable growth and expand its operations in Latin America, Russia, Asia and Africa after reporting solid results in 2013.

10th February 2014

Nutreco drives growth

10th February 2014

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Partners of Unimak Maritime Group have been certified as sustainable by Friend of the Sea for sockeye and pink eye salmon fisheries in Kamchatka, Eastern Russia.

7th February 2014

Russian salmon verified sustainable

7th February 2014

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

A certification scheme created to raise standards in the UK catching sector is to be refreshed to “bring it in line with the ever changing needs of the industry” and ensure a…

6th February 2014

Industry works to update UK fishing standards

6th February 2014

HEME

HEME

The 2014 conference dinner will be held at the Historia Massa Restaurant, Caserta and will provide the perfect platform for networking and continuing discussions with speakers, delegates, sponsors and supporters.

6th February 2014

Dinner venue announced

6th February 2014

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

True North salmon from Atlantic Canada and Maine is now ‘three-star’ certified to the Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) standards.

5th February 2014

True North salmon BAP certified

5th February 2014

HEME

HEME

The provisional programme for the 5th Offshore Mariculture Conference, which will be chaired by Alessandro Lovatelli, Aquaculture Officer of the Food and Agriculture Organisation, is now available to view online.

5th February 2014

Provisional programme released!

5th February 2014

HEME

HEME

Act now! Early bird discount is available until 14 February. Dont miss two days of topical presentations and discussions plus a visit to an offshore fish farm. Secure your place today and…

5th February 2014

Early bird rate ends soon, book now and save 20%

5th February 2014

HEME

HEME

Fish farmers are being granted preferential rates to attend the 5th Offshore Mariculture Conference in Naples this year.

5th February 2014

Preferential rates for fish farmers

5th February 2014

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Oceana is fighting proposed oil and gas seismic projects between Catalonia and the Balearic Islands that it says will “harm” more than 17 million marine hectares, 82 protected areas and almost 200…

4th February 2014

Oceana warns of seismic surveys damage

4th February 2014

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The UK’s hugely successful Fishing for Litter South West marine litter project has landed £45,000 of funding from The Crown Estate.

3rd February 2014

Fishing for Litter project

3rd February 2014