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INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Environmental groups are in dispute with the Canadian government over the manufacturing of genetically modified salmon in the country.

21st January 2014

Eco groups fight against modified salmon

21st January 2014

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

A new electronic monitoring (EM) website is being launched to help improve catch monitoring and increase accountability in US fisheries.

20th January 2014

Electronic monitoring goes live

20th January 2014

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Alaska Native leaders, commercial fishermen, investors and conservation organisations have called on the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) to act to protect Alaska’s Bristol Bay wild salmon fishery from the effects of mining.

16th January 2014

Sockeye fishery under threat by mining

16th January 2014

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

A rapid diagnostic test has been developed by the University of Arizona (UA) to identify early mortality syndrome (EMS) in shrimp – an ever increasing problem in Thailand, China and Vietnam.

16th January 2014

EMS solution unveiled

16th January 2014

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

Meridian Salmon Farms’ latest vessel ‘Sea Chelle’ has been launched.

16th January 2014

‘Sea Chelle’ launched

16th January 2014

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

WorldFish has launched a new innovation platform to help plan for future growth of the highly successful Egyptian aquaculture sector.

16th January 2014

Innovation platform for Egyptian aquaculture launched

16th January 2014

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The Bangladesh Shrimp industry is plagued with economic, labour and social issues and workers face exploitative working conditions, according to a new report and film by the Environmental Justice Foundation (EJF).

16th January 2014

Abuse and injustice in Bangladesh’s shrimp industry

16th January 2014

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Eileen Sobeck has been appointed assistant administrator for NOAA Fisheries.

16th January 2014

Eileen Sobeck named new head of NOAA Fisheries

16th January 2014

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The Global Aquaculture Alliance (GAA) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Seafood Importers Association of Australasia (SIAA) in order to advance responsible aquaculture.

15th January 2014

Australian aquaculture MoU

15th January 2014

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

Recom Ice Systems will be introducing its first flake ice machine at Seafood Processing Global (formerly Seafood Processing Europe) in Brussels in May this year.

15th January 2014

New Recom flake ice machine

15th January 2014

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

Freezer manufacturer Dybvad Stål Industri (DSI) says that despite slow sales to start with, demand for its automated V16 plate freezer has really taken off.

15th January 2014

Demand for automation increases

15th January 2014

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The University of Michigan (U-M) has become the first ‘Big Ten’ University to achieve Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) Chain of Custody certification.

15th January 2014

‘Big Ten’ university certified sustainable

15th January 2014

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

As part of Pingtan Marine Enterprise Ltd’s strategy to sell fish products directly to end markets, the company is joining forces with China Co-op (Hainan) Industry Development Co., Ltd. to build a…

15th January 2014

Pingtan to build processing plant

15th January 2014

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Scientists at the food institute Nofima have developed a new and efficient DNA test to trace escaped farmed salmon, in which they can link the DNA profile of the escaped fish to…

14th January 2014

New test for salmon DNA tracing

14th January 2014

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

Investing in a high efficiency cooling system from Star Refrigeration has resulted in a 25% energy saving for a Scottish seafood processor.

14th January 2014

Cooling system nets 25% energy saving

14th January 2014

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

French seafood packer, Packopale, has installed an Ishida X-ray inspection system to monitor frozen scallops before they enter the packing process.

14th January 2014

X-ray inspection for frozen scallops

14th January 2014

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Scientists and fishermen in Massachusetts are working together to gather data about cod behaviour, to better protect local cod during spawning season.

14th January 2014

Cod-tagging project to protect local cod

14th January 2014

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Fortune Fish & Gourmet president & CEO Sean O’Scannlain has been announced as the new chairman of the USA’s National Fisheries Institute (NFI).

14th January 2014

O’Scannlain takes over as NFI chairman

14th January 2014

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Canada’s Centre for Aquaculture and Seafood Development at the Marine Institute will receive $100,000 from the Fisheries Technology and New Opportunities Program to continue research into extracting chitin from shrimp shells.

14th January 2014

Shrimp shell research grant awarded

14th January 2014

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Australia’s South East Trawl Fishing Industry Association Limited (SETFIA) is to receive a government grant of up to $356,840 for a project to reduce the number of seabirds caught by wires on…

14th January 2014

Project to reduce the number of seabirds caught in fishing wires

14th January 2014