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INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

WWF has voiced its concerns that the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC) might fail again to implement effective measures to end overfishing of tuna at its annual meeting in Cairns,…

3rd December 2013

WWF calls on WCPFC to end overfishing

3rd December 2013

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

Poland’s Kolobrzeg Fish Producers Group (KGPR) has opened a new cold storage facility in Kolobrzeg, on the Polish Baltic Sea shore, reports Jaroslaw Adamowski.

3rd December 2013

Polands KGPR opens new cold storage facility

3rd December 2013

NEW VESSELS

NEW VESSELS

French fishing company Sapmer has ordered two freezer tuna purse seiners from Piriou shipyard in France, with the option of a third vessel.

3rd December 2013

Sapmer orders two tuna seiners

3rd December 2013

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

A spatial management programme has been set up to protect vulnerable seabed habitat whilst monitoring, understanding and supporting scallop fleet activities in and around the Shetland Islands.

2nd December 2013

Protecting the Shetland Islands

2nd December 2013

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The world’s largest fish farm has been launched in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) by Emirates Aquatic, local media reports.

29th November 2013

UAE host to world’s largest fish farm

29th November 2013

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

McMurdo, part of the Orolia Group, is to supply its tuna fish aggregating device (FAD) tracking buoys to Thalos SAS in a contract worth €2.5m.

28th November 2013

McMurdo awarded €2.5m contract

28th November 2013

NEWS

NEWS

David Hayes reports on fisheries development plans in the Arabian Gulf.

28th November 2013

Arabian Gulf countries to expand fisheries sector

28th November 2013

ANALYSIS

ANALYSIS

Menakhem Ben-Yami looks into the issue of sea mining.

28th November 2013

Between the devil and the deep blue sea

28th November 2013

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

Belgian business automation specialist Aucxis has developed P-Fish, an extensive Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) package, in collaboration with five renowned fish processing companies in The Netherlands.

28th November 2013

Aucxis develops P-Fish

28th November 2013

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The Scottish Salmon Company (SSC) PLC’s Q3 results revealed its performance has improved over the year to date compared to 2012.

28th November 2013

Scottish Salmon Company Q3 results

28th November 2013

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Black Sea fishing opportunities for 2014 have been proposed by the European Commission.

28th November 2013

Black Sea quotas

28th November 2013

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The Chilean Juan Fernández rock lobster fishery (Jasus frontalis) has entered into independent, third party assessment in the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certification programme.

27th November 2013

Chilean rock lobster fishery enters MSC assessment

27th November 2013

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Applicants in England can still take advantage of the funding available through the European Fisheries Fund (EFF), as the deadline has been extended until 30 June 2014.

27th November 2013

EFF deadline extended

27th November 2013

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

From early next year, those looking to pursue a career in the fishing industry will be able to take part in a free course at Coleg Llandrillo college in Wales.

27th November 2013

Free fishing industry course

27th November 2013

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

By 1 December this year, 25% of New Zealand’s Snapper 1 trawl fleet will have cameras or observers in place.

27th November 2013

Snapper 1 monitoring programme

27th November 2013

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Fishermen from eight different European countries have created an organisation specifically to represent low impact fishermen in Europe.

26th November 2013

New organisation throws fishermen a LIFEline

26th November 2013

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

AquaBounty Technologies is now able to produce its AquAdvantage Salmon (AAS) on a commercial scale after being approved by Environment Canada.

26th November 2013

AquaBounty production deemed safe for Canada

26th November 2013

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

Norwegian aquaculture operator SinkabergHansen recently invested approximately NOK25 million in renovating its premises, including a complete new BAADER Salmon Line.

26th November 2013

SinkabergHansen doubles capacity

26th November 2013

HEME

HEME

The 5th edition of the conference will be held at the Plaza Caserta Hotel Naples, Italy on 9-11 April 2014.

26th November 2013

Venue confirmed for 5th Offshore Mariculture Conference 2014

26th November 2013

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Belize, Cambodia and Guinea are facing trade measures after failing to show commitment to tackling illegal fishing.

26th November 2013

Three countries face sanctions

26th November 2013