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INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

WWF is warning that any increase this year in bluefin tuna quotas for the East Atlantic and the Mediterranean by the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) could jeopardise…

29th October 2013

Atlantic bluefin tuna quota debate

29th October 2013

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The status of 93 Commonwealth stocks in Australian fisheries continue to improve, according to a new report.

29th October 2013

Oz fisheries come out on top

29th October 2013

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

Marel will open its new training and demonstration facility on 7 November.

29th October 2013

Marel opens Progress Point

29th October 2013

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The Western Zone of the Gulf of Mexico will be re-opened to commercial fishing for king mackerel at 12:01am (local time) on 1 November 2013 for two days, closing at 12:01am on…

29th October 2013

King mackerel fishery to re-open for two days

29th October 2013

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Mainstream Canada and Skuna Bay Vancouver Island Craft Raised Salmon can now offer three-star salmon, following the Best Aquaculture Practices certification of their exclusive feed provider, EWOS Canada.

29th October 2013

EWOS feed mill BAP certified

29th October 2013

SAFETY & DISTRESS

SAFETY & DISTRESS

Ocean Safety has designed its first commercial twin chamber lifejacket.

29th October 2013

Ocean Safety designs new lifejacket

29th October 2013

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The US’ National Fisheries Institute’s Crab Council has announced that the minimum size crab its members will accept from processors has been increased from 8cm to 10cm, to allow crabs more time…

29th October 2013

New minimum size for crab

29th October 2013

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

An Inter-Governmental Authority (IGAD) for East Africa workshop has culminated in the formation of a Horn of Africa Sustainable Fisheries Task Force.

28th October 2013

Sustainable Fisheries Task Force

28th October 2013

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The UK seafood industry has heard how industry collaboration is helping Chile to prepare for its forthcoming discard ban.

24th October 2013

UK learns from Chile on preparing for discard ban

24th October 2013

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Marine Harvest has bought 7,734,185 shares in Morpol from Skagen Vekst, bringing the company’s total shares in Morpol to 91.7%.

24th October 2013

Marine Harvest buys further shares in Morpol

24th October 2013

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Northern Ireland’s fisheries minister Michelle O’Neill has launched the £2.6 million South East Area European Fisheries Fund.

23rd October 2013

£2.6m scheme for Northern Ireland

23rd October 2013

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The first meeting of the Southern Indian Ocean Fisheries Agreement (SIOFA) has been held in Melbourne, Australia.

23rd October 2013

First meeting of the SIOFA

23rd October 2013

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Representatives of the EU pelagic fishing industry met with Commissioner Damanaki on Monday to put forward a solution to resolving the long running mackerel dispute.

23rd October 2013

Solution to mackerel dispute put forward

23rd October 2013

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

AKVA Group has won yet another contract to supply cage farms for salmon farming operations in Russia - a contract worth around 50m NOK (US$8.5m).

23rd October 2013

Another Russian win for AKVA

23rd October 2013

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

A new report concludes that higher market prices helped the EU fishing fleet stay profitable in 2011, despite less fish being landed.

22nd October 2013

EU fleet profitable

22nd October 2013

FISH HANDLING

FISH HANDLING

Marine Harvest has signed a new contract for the labelling and tracking of its fish boxes.

22nd October 2013

Marine Harvest signs labelling and tracking contract

22nd October 2013

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Skretting Norway has officially opened its extended fish feed plant in Averøy, Norway - the largest and most modern fish feed plant in the world.

22nd October 2013

Skretting opens world’s largest feed plant

22nd October 2013

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Seafish is looking for businesses to take part in user trials of its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions profiling tool that can help identify energy ‘hotspots’ in the seafood product supply chain.

22nd October 2013

Seafish seeks energy ‘hotspots’

22nd October 2013

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

Tucal has expanded its range of plate freezers with a new mini-freezer, which has been especially designed for small capacities and small factories.

22nd October 2013

New Tucal mini-freezer

22nd October 2013

SAFETY & DISTRESS

SAFETY & DISTRESS

Marine Rescue Technologies introduced its latest man overboard technology in October, which has been designed and developed to meet new international standards that could be introduced as early as February 2014.

17th October 2013

Life saving the sMRT way

17th October 2013