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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

HEME

HEME

The 2018 conference dinner took place at the Danilia Village, Corfu Island. This is a fantastic networking event and the setting for the filming of ITV’s “The Durrells” and the James Bond…

27th January 2014

Conference Dinner

27th January 2014

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Quayside in Whitby, North Yorkshire, UK, has been crowned ‘Independent Takeaway Fish and Chip Shop of the Year 2014’ at this year’s National Fish and Chip Awards, organised by Seafish.

24th January 2014

Yorkshire chippy crowned ‘best’ in the UK

24th January 2014

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Binghamton University, in conjunction with its dining partner Sodexo, has achieved Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certification, becoming the first State University of New York (SUNY) campus to do so.

23rd January 2014

First State University of New York gets MSC certified

23rd January 2014

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

Caterpillar Marine has announced the development of new features and increased power ratings for the MaK™ M 25 C propulsion engine - a commercial marine engine platform with over 1,000 installations in…

23rd January 2014

Mak M 25 C developed

23rd January 2014

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Norway’s AKVA group ASA has acquired 100% of the shares in fellow Norwegian aquaculture farming services company, YesMaritime AS, for NOK 17.5m (US$2.9m).

23rd January 2014

AKVA acquires YesMaritime

23rd January 2014

INTERVIEWS

INTERVIEWS

Niels Wichmann, managing director of the Danish Fishermen’s Association and the Danish Fishermen’s Producer Organisation (DFPO), talks to Carly Wills about the Danish fishing industry.

23rd January 2014

Prices, data and the CFP

23rd January 2014

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Seasonal closures to fishing in four sea areas off Scotland have been planned for the coming weeks to protect spawning aggregations of cod.

23rd January 2014

Seasonal closures planned off Scotland

23rd January 2014

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

Wärtsilä has launched its new 2-speed marine gearbox offering notable economic and environmental benefits.

23rd January 2014

Wärtsilä launches 2-speed marine gearbox

23rd January 2014

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

In December 2013 the 90m ‘Belle Isle’ was delivered to SAPMER by the South East Asia Shipyard (SEAS).

23rd January 2014

SAPMER’s seventh advanced tuna seiner

23rd January 2014

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Danish fishing company Ruth A/S has placed an order for an 87.8m fishing vessel with Karstensens Shipyard.

22nd January 2014

Karstensens to build the new ‘Ruth’

22nd January 2014

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Funding of over $360,000 for three projects in Nunavut, Canada, has been announced to strengthen the territory’s fishing industry.

22nd January 2014

Investment to strengthen Nunavuts fishing industry

22nd January 2014

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

A new study has discovered that cod mislabelling has been eradicated in Dublin’s supermarkets but not takeaways.

22nd January 2014

Cod still mislabelled in Dublin’s takeaways

22nd January 2014