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INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Ministers have agreed to rebuild fish stocks in the Baltic by 2015, but environmental groups fear that reaching the overall goal of good environmental status by 2021 will not be possible.

3rd October 2013

Baltic Sea deadlines delayed

3rd October 2013

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The fishing sector has been slammed by the Global Ocean Commission for its part played in the ecological decline in the ocean, which it says is threatening economies, societies and nature.

3rd October 2013

Fishing slammed over ocean decline

3rd October 2013

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

ACE Refrigeration has installed new state of the art energy efficient equipment, the first of its kind in the UK, as part of a major refrigeration contract with one of Scotland’s best…

3rd October 2013

Energy efficiency for factory upgrade

3rd October 2013

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The International Finance Corporation (IFC) has lent $US10m to SolTuna Ltd in the Solomon Islands to help the nation retain a greater share of its tuna revenues.

3rd October 2013

Boosting tuna farming in the Solomons

3rd October 2013

FISHING GEAR

FISHING GEAR

Alan Haig-Brown caught up with Captain Josh Trosvig at the beginning of October as he was onboard his new longliner ‘Cerulean’, after leaving Alaska for fishing grounds in the Aleutian Island chain…

3rd October 2013

Cerulean ready to fish

3rd October 2013

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

Although, in most cases, electronic logbooks are used solely as a mandatory reporting system for the fishing authorities, it is also possible to use the e-Logbook as a base for additional collection…

2nd October 2013

Traceability from Trackwell

2nd October 2013

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

Notus Electronics Ltd has developed a new Trawl Door Height Sensor, in response to the increase in the use of semi pelagic doors for bottom trawls.

2nd October 2013

New Notus Trawl Door Height Sensor

2nd October 2013

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Marine Harvest has reached a milestone in its acquisition of Morpol as the EU Commission approves its transaction.

2nd October 2013

Marine Harvest milestone

2nd October 2013

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Alan Coghill, president of the Scottish Fishermen’s Federation, will warn guests attending the SFF’s annual dinner in Edinburgh of the serious consequences a discards ban could have on fishing communities.

2nd October 2013

Potential consequences of a discards ban

2nd October 2013

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

The first harmful algal bloom forecasting system could prevent fish deaths and prolonged closures of aquaculture areas due to toxic HAB events.

2nd October 2013

Algal bloom forecast system to aid aquaculture industry

2nd October 2013

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

South Australia’s abalone industry is set to benefit from a five-year extension to the fishery’s export approval.

2nd October 2013

Abalone export approval

2nd October 2013

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

A new trawl that has been described as “revolutionary” has been revealed by scientists and three fishing companies in New Zealand.

1st October 2013

Revolutionary trawl unveiled in New Zealand

1st October 2013

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Russia plans to significantly increase its presence in the world’s oceans and to increase the volume of catch outside its territorial waters, according to an official statement of the Russian Ministry of…

1st October 2013

Russia’s big plans

1st October 2013

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The Scottish Fishermen’s Federation (SFF) has launched a new website in a bid to counter the “inaccurate” and negative portrayal of the Scottish fishing industry.

1st October 2013

New SFF website highlights the truth

1st October 2013

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Bumble Bee Foods and WWF have teamed up to educate consumers of the importance of seafood and ocean conservation.

1st October 2013

Bumble Bee and WFF team up

1st October 2013

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Seafish has published a risk assessment best practice guidance document to help live bivalve mollusc harvesters make informed active management decisions.

30th September 2013

Seafish guides shellfish harvesters

30th September 2013

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The International Trade Commission has voted against imposing duties on shrimp imported from Thailand, Indonesia, China, India, Ecuador, Vietnam and Malaysia.

27th September 2013

Trade Commission overthrows US shrimp case

27th September 2013

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Two American trade associations have joined forces in an effort to fight back against seafood fraud.

26th September 2013

Fighting seafood fraud

26th September 2013

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The latest report from the Environmental Justice Foundation (EJF) documents accounts of human trafficking into the Thai shrimp industry, confiscation of identification documents, withholding of pay, forced detention and bonded labour.

26th September 2013

Abuse in Thailand shrimp industry

26th September 2013

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Nofima scientists are hoping to find out when trawl captured cod should be slaughtered in order to obtain the whitest fillet and best texture.

26th September 2013

Trial to determine how to get the whitest fillet

26th September 2013