News

NEWS

NEWS

Australia’s fishing sector has faced a number of challenges in the past few years and as a new government starts to develop its policies, Adrian Tatum charts the progress of one of…

15th October 2013

Tackling change head on

15th October 2013

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

Members of the general public, as well as from the fish trade itself, gathered to watch competitors in the UK’s National Federation of Fishmongers (NFF) annual British Fish Craft Championships at the…

15th October 2013

Fish craft championship competition thrills the crowds

15th October 2013

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Scientists from the Wildlife Conservation Society and the Kenyan Marine and Fisheries Research Institute have helped build a fish trap that keeps valuable fish in while letting undersized juvenile fish and non-target…

15th October 2013

New trap reduces bycatch in Africa

15th October 2013

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

John Deere Power Systems (JDPS) has announced that it will meet U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Marine Tier 3 emissions regulations with a complete line-up of diesel engines from 74 to 559kW…

15th October 2013

John Deere introduces Tier 3 engines

15th October 2013

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

Wärtsilä has launched its new Bio Seal RingTM product for maritime stern tube seal applications.

15th October 2013

Wärtsilä launches new long life seal ring

15th October 2013

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

Caterpillar Marine Power Systems is relaunching one of its most successful marine engine platforms.

14th October 2013

Cat engine to resume production this year

14th October 2013

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The US Dartmouth College’s Class of 1978 Life Sciences building is using several hundred Nile tilapia in an experiment to develop sustainable fish feed.

14th October 2013

Sustainable fish feed research

14th October 2013

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Canada’s Prince Edward Island (PEI) lobster fishery is to be assessed against the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certification programme by an independent, third party.

11th October 2013

PEI lobster goes for MSC

11th October 2013

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The Scottish Fisheries Sustainable Accreditation Group (SFSAG) saithe fishery has received Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certification.

10th October 2013

Sustainable Scottish saithe

10th October 2013

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The Environmental Justice Foundation (EJF) has released an alert warning of the imminent arrival of illegal fish in the Korean port of Busan.

10th October 2013

EJF: Illegal fish due to arrive in Korea

10th October 2013

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The European Parliament has voted in favour of the Protocol to the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the EU and Mauritania.

10th October 2013

EU-Mauritania deal agreed

10th October 2013

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Dr Amir Sagi, Ph.D., a professor at Ben Gurion University of the Negev in Israel, has received the 2013 Novus Global Aquaculture Innovation Award.

9th October 2013

Aquaculture award

9th October 2013

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The Queensland Competition Authority (QCA) is looking to promote the growth of the state’s aquaculture industry in a bid to remain competitive.

9th October 2013

Regulation boost for Queensland

9th October 2013

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Turkish canned and seafood producer, Dardanel Önentas Gida San. A.S., has achieved Friend of the Sea certification for its entire tuna and clams product line.

9th October 2013

Dardanel launches FOS tuna and baby clams

9th October 2013

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The Peruvian anchovy quota has been increased for the second fishing season, which begins in November.

9th October 2013

Peruvian anchovy quota increased

9th October 2013

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The new government of Norway has committed to protecting valuable areas of the ocean from being impacted by petroleum activities.

8th October 2013

Ocean protection

8th October 2013

FISHING GEAR

FISHING GEAR

The first large commercial fishing vessel built in Alaska, F/V Arctic Prowler, has been christened at Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority (AIDEA)s Ketchikan Shipyard.

8th October 2013

Arctic Prowler

8th October 2013

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

As part of MP David Cameron’s government reshuffle, Richard Benyon has been replaced as UK Fisheries Minister by George Eustice.

8th October 2013

New UK Fisheries Minister

8th October 2013

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Malta’s AquaBioTech Group has signed a three year contract with an option for a three year extension for clinical research on aquatic vaccines with Norway’s PHARMAQ AS.

7th October 2013

Aquatic vaccine research

7th October 2013

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Xinhua News Agency reports that 268 fishermen who were trapped by Typhoon Wutip in the South China Sea have arrived in Sanya, Hainan Province, after 15 hours onboard navy vessels.

3rd October 2013

Fishermen trapped by Typhoon Wutip arrive ashore

3rd October 2013