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INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

A new WWF study has found that between 2000 and 2010 the equivalent of 18,704 tons of live bluefin tuna were traded via Panama without being reported to the International Commission for…

26th November 2013

Report: Unreported trade of bluefin tuna

26th November 2013

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

Dubai Maritime City is to partner with Norwegian salmon farming company SalMar ASA to build a state-of-the-art smoked salmon factory in Dubai.

26th November 2013

New salmon factory in Dubai

26th November 2013

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The UK’s European Fisheries Fund (EFF) 2012 annual review is now available for download.

25th November 2013

European Fisheries Fund review

25th November 2013

HEME

HEME

Secure your place today and save 20%. Early bird discount available until 14 February 2014.

25th November 2013

Online Early bird delegate registration now open!

25th November 2013

HEME

HEME

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

25th November 2013

OSM 2014: The ideal networking platform!

25th November 2013

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Scotland’s Salmon and Trout Association has demanded that the Scottish Government “stop prevaricating” and order an immediate cull of farmed salmon in light of the latest sea lice data.

21st November 2013

Addressing the Scottish sea lice issue

21st November 2013

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The National Fisheries Institute’s Crab Council has been given a grant by Sea Pact, an alliance of seafood distributors that is donating to four organisations working in seafood sustainability to further special…

21st November 2013

Crab Council receives grant

21st November 2013

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) has launched a new online fisheries science research library which will provide open access to the science that underpins the organisation’s standards.

21st November 2013

New online fisheries science research library

21st November 2013

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

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

INDUSTRY NEWS

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