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The Eastern Baltic cod fishery has become the first fishery from Poland to enter into assessment against the MSC standard for well-managed and sustainable fisheries.

21st November 2013

First Polish fishery enters assessment

21st November 2013

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The UK’s Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs has announced that 27 new Marine Conservation Zones have been created to help better protect marine life, joining the UK’s 500 marine protected…

21st November 2013

UK Marine Conservation Zones created

21st November 2013

INDUSTRY NEWS

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WWF says that its new pilot project shows that the use of satellite technology in the surveillance of fishing activities can increase safety on fishing vessels and promote legal and transparent fishing…

21st November 2013

WWF calls for satellite technology surveillance

21st November 2013

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The Vatican has warned that migrant workers within the commercial fishing sector are in danger of being exploited as a result of globalisation and labour shortages.

21st November 2013

Vatican warns of exploitation of fishers

21st November 2013

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The global certifiers have joined together to identify common requirements for sourcing fishmeal and oil (FMFO) to improve sustainable global aquaculture practices.

20th November 2013

Responsible sourcing of fishmeal and oil

20th November 2013

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

WWF is calling on the European Commission to ensure maximum efforts are made to conserve Atlantic bluefin tuna and sharks ahead of an annual meeting in Cape Town, South Africa.

19th November 2013

WWF calls for bluefin tuna and shark conservation

19th November 2013

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

To tackle deliberate acts of gear vandalism at sea and help resolve conflicts within the fishing industry, the Scottish government is establishing a task force.

19th November 2013

Scottish gear conflict initiative

19th November 2013

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Now a fish farming company only, Cermaq has announced that it is changing the name of all of its Mainstream local farming companies to Cermaq.

19th November 2013

Mainstream becomes Cermaq

19th November 2013

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

For the first time, the Belgian Fish Guide will feature Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) certified tilapia and pangasius.

19th November 2013

ASC products in Belgian Fish Guide

19th November 2013

NEW VESSELS

NEW VESSELS

Faroese salmon producer Bakkafrost has ordered a live fish carrier from Rolls-Royce, with expected delivery in June 2015.

19th November 2013

New live fish carrier for Faroese salmon producer

19th November 2013

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

The United States’ largest catfish farming and processing company, Heartland Catfish Co., has attained Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) certification for its Mississippi processing plant.

19th November 2013

Catfish processor BAP certified

19th November 2013

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

UK seafood entrepreneur Toby Baxendale is investing in Hawaii-based Kampachi Farms, after meeting owner Neil Sims at the 2012 Offshore Mariculture Conference.

19th November 2013

OSM meeting proves fruitful

19th November 2013

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Canadian and Peruvian researchers have found that Peruvian anchovy is much more valuable as food for human consumption than as fishmeal.

14th November 2013

Anchovy worth more as food than feed

14th November 2013

INDUSTRY NEWS

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Dr Noel Cawley has been appointed chair of the Discards Implementation Group in Ireland, which has been set up to ensure that the Irish fishing industry is fully prepared for the discard…

14th November 2013

Ireland kickstarts CFP implementation

14th November 2013

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The Swedish small-scale pike-perch fishery has been successfully re-assessed against the MSC environmental standard.

14th November 2013

Swedish freshwater fishery recertified

14th November 2013

INDUSTRY NEWS

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Seafish is challenging new advice from the Marine Conservation Society (MCS) which advises consumers to avoid eating North Sea cod because it should still be on the fish to avoid list.

14th November 2013

Buying cod with a clear conscience

14th November 2013

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

How fish fare during their first weeks in the ocean has a significant impact on their ability to survive into adulthood, says the US Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL).

14th November 2013

Understanding young salmon

14th November 2013

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

A group of 38 US lawmakers has urged Congressional leadership to approve $150 million in fisheries disaster funding to help support several struggling fisheries across the United States.

14th November 2013

US group calls for fishery disaster relief funds

14th November 2013

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

A new international report has concluded that the acidity of the world’s ocean may increase by around 170% by the end of the century, bringing significant economic losses.

14th November 2013

Ocean acidification may increase 170% this century

14th November 2013

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The Alaska salmon fishery has earned MSC re-certification after a third party assessment by Intertek Moody Marine (IMM) determined that it meets the standards of a sustainable and well managed fishery.

13th November 2013

Alaska salmon fishery re-certified

13th November 2013