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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

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