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INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

UK supermarkets Sainsbury’s and Marks and Spencer have come out on top of the Marine Conservation Society’s (MCS) Supermarket Seafood Survey.

31st January 2014

UK supermarkets prove sustainability

31st January 2014

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

IÁ Hönnun ehf is to purchase an 80% stake in 3X Technology.

30th January 2014

Icelandic companies join forces

30th January 2014

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Bloomberg Philanthropies has announced the launch of the Vibrant Oceans initiative, a commitment of $53 million over five years to promote reforms to boost fish populations in Brazil, the Philippines and Chile.

30th January 2014

Bloomberg Philanthropies launches Vibrant Oceans

30th January 2014

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

The organisers of AquaVision 2014 have announced that Sir Bob Geldof will be one of the main speakers at the conference in June.

30th January 2014

Sir Bob Geldof to speak at AquaVision 2014

30th January 2014

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

Brixham Trawler Agents Ltd. has replaced its existing automatic containerised ice plant that was built by Norwegian company Finsam 25 years ago – and again turned to Finsam to supply the new…

29th January 2014

Finsam delivers new ice plant

29th January 2014

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

International marine protection organisation, Oceana, has launched an interactive viewer of the Gorringe Bank, a group of seamounts south-west of Portugal.

29th January 2014

Oceana interactive viewer

29th January 2014

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The New Zealand Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) has begun public consultation on new catch limits for rock lobster and scallop stocks, and changes to commercial overfishing penalties for sea cucumber for…

29th January 2014

New Zealand fisheries consultation underway

29th January 2014

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Robotic floats armed with revolutionary new sensors will be launched in the Indian Ocean, as part of a new India-Australia research partnership to find out more about the worlds third largest ocean.

29th January 2014

Bio robots for Indian Ocean research

29th January 2014

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

A draft of the Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) hatchery and nursery standards for finfish, crustaceans and mollusks is now available for public comment until 31 March 2014.

29th January 2014

Draft hatchery standards available for comment

29th January 2014

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

A Nordic Innovation project has resulted in a newly developed white fish filleting machine that could give the Norwegian industry a much-needed boost.

29th January 2014

Filleting breakthrough in Norway

29th January 2014

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Norway’s Marine Harvest has become the first aquaculture company to be listed at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), marking the beginning of a new era for the salmon farming industry.

29th January 2014

Marine Harvest marks beginning of new era

29th January 2014

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Political agreement on the 2014-2020 European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF) has been reached.

29th January 2014

EMFF agreement reached

29th January 2014

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

A study by the University of Aberdeen has found that a decline in the length of fish in the North Sea could be linked to climate change.

28th January 2014

Smaller North Sea fish linked to climate change

28th January 2014

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Oceana says it is disappointed with the European Commission’s latest decision to allow mussel dredging to continue inside Denmark’s Natura 2000 marine protected areas.

28th January 2014

Oceana questions EUs “wrong” decision

28th January 2014

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

A new report from Seafish has unlocked the potential economic implications of the landings obligation on selected UK fleets in the North and Irish Seas.

28th January 2014

Effect of the landings obligation

28th January 2014

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Two US senators have called on President Barack Obama to direct federal agencies to better coordinate their efforts to fight seafood fraud.

28th January 2014

Call for Obama to fight seafood fraud

28th January 2014

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

PPS East Limited will continue to deliver services to Youngs Seafood Limited, following the agreement of a new two year contract.

28th January 2014

Young’s Seafood renews deal with PPS East

28th January 2014

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Skretting Aquaculture Research Centre (ARC) has officially opened its new research facility for shrimp and Asian fish species.

28th January 2014

Skretting opens Asian research facility

28th January 2014

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The latest fishery to enter into Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) assessment is Chile’s squat lobsters and nylon (nailon) shrimp modified trawl fishery.

27th January 2014

Chile lobster and shrimp fishery enters MSC assessment

27th January 2014

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

A new Fishermen’s Community and Training Centre (FCTC) is opening in the Maldives to provide long-term support for the country’s pole and line fishing communities.

27th January 2014

Investing in Maldivian fishing

27th January 2014