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INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Nutreco has announced that it has entered into a joint venture with distribution partners in the Ukraine to take advantage of the second largest animal feed market in Eastern Europe.

22nd August 2013

Joint Ukrainian feed venture

22nd August 2013

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The Marine Harvest Group is set for growth in Europe after recording its best second quarter in history with operational earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) of NOK 901m (US$147.9m).

22nd August 2013

Marine Harvest goes for growth

22nd August 2013

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The European Commission (EC) is banning Faroese imports to “safeguard fragile fish stocks” as the Faroe Islands continues unsustainable fishing of herring.

21st August 2013

EC bans Faroese imports

21st August 2013

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Scotland’s Salmon and Trout Association (S&TAS) has demanded that the Scottish Salmon Producers Organisation (SSPO) retracts its latest statement dismissing the impact of sea lice on wild salmon.

20th August 2013

Sea lice debate rages on

20th August 2013

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) is investigating fishermen shown to violate fishing regulations in a “controversial video” released last week, but conservation groups argue the fishermen are the solution,…

20th August 2013

DFO investigates “controversial” fishermen

20th August 2013

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Salmon farmers have joined forces to create a new organisation to address global challenges to the industry.

19th August 2013

Salmon farmers unite

19th August 2013

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The recent Early Mortality Syndrome (EMS) outbreak in Southeast Asia is likely to provide second-tier shrimp producers, including India and Myanmar, with new opportunities, says Rabobank.

16th August 2013

EMS provides new opportunities

16th August 2013

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Trident Seafoods is adding value to its operations with a new US$41m processing facility in Georgia.

15th August 2013

Trident adds value with new facility

15th August 2013

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

A researcher at the University of Maine at Machias has received a $600,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to study the potential for new aquaculture markets for two shellfish in Maine.

15th August 2013

$600,000 grant for aquaculture research in Maine

15th August 2013

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

A three-year Knowledge Transfer Partnership between HR Wallingford and the University of Exeter is being launched this month to predict the impact of underwater noise on fish.

14th August 2013

The impact of underwater noise on fish

14th August 2013

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

University of Salford DNA testing has found that that supermarket skate and ray wings, despite being labelled as from sustainable stocks, are actually being taken from declining species.

14th August 2013

Declining skate and ray wings sold in supermarkets

14th August 2013

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

UK fisherman, David Warwick, is tweeting his daily FishTales in a bid to highlight the problems faced by the often “misunderstood” fishing industry.

14th August 2013

Fisherman tweets industry views

14th August 2013

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

A new Rabobank report says that the outbreak of Early Mortality Syndrome (EMS) in shrimp will give second-tier shrimp producing regions the opportunity to step up production and capture market share –…

14th August 2013

An opportunity for new shrimp producers

14th August 2013

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

A New Zealand man has been sentenced to 200 hours community service after getting caught selling illegal paua on Facebook.

14th August 2013

Poacher caught on Facebook

14th August 2013

SAFETY & DISTRESS

SAFETY & DISTRESS

Raymarine’s TH Series handheld thermal cameras have a new safety enhancing software upgrade - InstAlertTM.

13th August 2013

Technology update for thermal cameras

13th August 2013

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Seafish is looking to reduce its standard rate of levy for the first time in over 14 years; a move it says will help reduce the “financial burden” of 90% of business…

13th August 2013

Seafish to reduce levy rates

13th August 2013

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The key suspect in the Environmental Justice Foundation’s (EJF) investigation into human trafficking and human rights abuses in Thailand’s seafood industry has been arrested.

13th August 2013

Human trafficking suspect arrested

13th August 2013

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Two appeals put forward to the New Zealand High Court against King Salmon’s proposal to develop new fish farms in the Marlborough Sounds have been rejected.

12th August 2013

King Salmon development dispute

12th August 2013

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

The Baader Group has taken over the business activities of Seafood Innovations Pty Ltd. and Seafood Innovations International Group Pty Ltd. in Australia.

11th August 2013

Baader takes over Seafood Innovations

11th August 2013

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Small Pacific islands are to see greater economic benefits with the promotion of more sustainable and locally owned and operated tuna fisheries, says Greenpeace Australia Pacific.

9th August 2013

Roadmap to transform Pacific tuna fisheries

9th August 2013