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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

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

OLRAC SPS’ electronics logbook system has been accredited for use in the European Union to comply with EU council regulations.

26th September 2013

Elog solutions certified

26th September 2013

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The annual UK Sea Fisheries Statistics 2012 report has been published by the Marine Management Organisation (MMO) today.

26th September 2013

UK fishing industry report published

26th September 2013

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Environment in Spain has announced a 1,000mt increase to the anchovy quota in the Gulf of Cadiz and southern Galicia, thanks to an exchange agreement with…

26th September 2013

Spain increases anchovy quota

26th September 2013

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Most aquaculture systems are open to the natural environment, making it difficult to protect fish from parasites, bacteria and viruses and they are subject to environmental fluctuations.

25th September 2013

Case study: Protec improves the immune defences of farmed fish around the world

25th September 2013

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The Russian Sea of Okhotsk walleye pollock fishery has now officially received Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certification.

25th September 2013

Russian pollock fishery MSC certified

25th September 2013

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Due to healthy stocks, catch levels have been increased for a range of New Zealand’s fisheries.

24th September 2013

NZ: Healthy stocks, increased TACs

24th September 2013

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Nofima and the University of Tromsø are collaborating to offer a course aimed at small and medium-sized seafood companies, with the objective of improving their ability of running their own R&D activities.

24th September 2013

Educating on R&D

24th September 2013

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

A new shrimp trawl designed to have less seabed contact and to achieve greater fuel efficiency is to be tested at sea, thanks to $95,048 funding from the Newfoundland and Labrador Provincial…

24th September 2013

New shrimp trawl design to be tested at sea

24th September 2013

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Marel’s 13th Salmon ShowHow will take place at Progress Point in Copenhagen, Denmark, 5 February 2014.

24th September 2013

Marel Salmon Showhow

24th September 2013

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Aquaculture operators are being given the chance to tender for a new demonstration project in the coastal waters of southwestern England, addressing the sustainable production of marine finfish.

23rd September 2013

British finfish project

23rd September 2013

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Senator Lisa Murkowski has introduced legislation to combat the influence of outside certification parties on Alaska’s sustainable seafood industry.

19th September 2013

New legislation for Alaskan sustainability

19th September 2013

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The Western Zone of the Gulf of Mexico will be closed to commercial fishing for king mackerel at 12:00 noon (local time) on 20 September 2013, as the commercial quota is expected…

19th September 2013

King mackerel fishery closure

19th September 2013