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UK fisherman, Andy Giles, is set to document a day’s fishing through a series of tweets as part of a new initiative to raise awareness of the complex and dangerous nature of…

31st July 2013

Fishermen ‘Tweets from the Deep’

31st July 2013

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Guangdong Gourmet Aquatic Products’ processing plant in Wuchuan, Guangdong, China, has attained Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) certification.

31st July 2013

Chinese processor first to offer one-star pompano

31st July 2013

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The Scottish Pelagic Sustainability Group’s (SPSG) North Sea herring fishery has been recertified by the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC), making the herring fishery the only Scottish fishery currently recertified under the programme.

31st July 2013

UK’s biggest MSC fishery recertified

31st July 2013

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has carried out a global assessment to identify the potential for offshore mariculture development in regions where land, near-shore space and freshwater is limited.

29th July 2013

Offshore mariculture assessment

29th July 2013

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The Scottish Government has established a five point action plan underpinned by up to £6m of funding for prawn and white fish fishermen in Scotland who have faced tough conditions in recent…

26th July 2013

Action plan for Scottish fishing

26th July 2013

INDUSTRY NEWS

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Norway’s Cermaq has entered into a “definitive” share purchase agreement with Altor and Bain Capital for the sale of its fish feed business, EWOS.

25th July 2013

Cermaq to sell EWOS

25th July 2013

FISHING GEAR

FISHING GEAR

Skipper Karsten Mølgaard from Hirtshals has reported that getting a new set of 15 VF flying trawl doors from Thyborøn Trawldoors was a “very good experience”.

25th July 2013

Flying trawl doors “working out well”

25th July 2013

INDUSTRY NEWS

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The European Commission has initialled a 4-year Protocol to the Fisheries Partnership Agreement (FPA) with the Morocco.

25th July 2013

EC initials protocol with Morocco

25th July 2013

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The European Commission has proposed a reduction of 30% for the Bay of Biscay anchovy total allowable catch (TAC) for the 1 July 2012 - 30 June 2013 season.

25th July 2013

30% cut proposed for Bay of Biscay anchovy

25th July 2013

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

A new report on fish stocks in the Northeast Atlantic has further confirmed that they may be in sustained recovery.

24th July 2013

Fish stocks recovery

24th July 2013

FISHING GEAR

FISHING GEAR

All vessels over 12m operating in certain waters around the UK now have two months to demonstrate compliance with an existing EU regulation to reduce cetacean bycatch, effective from 1 July 2013.

24th July 2013

Banana Pingers to reduce bycatch

24th July 2013

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The Pacific hake offshore fishery has entered assessment for Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) re-certification.

24th July 2013

Pacific hake fishery enters re-assessment

24th July 2013

INDUSTRY NEWS

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The Sustainable Fisheries Partnership (SFP) has launched a Southeast Asia Fishery Improvement Project (FIP) aimed at improving the fisheries that supply fishmeal to aquaculture feeds in Asia.

24th July 2013

FIP to improve fishmeal supplies

24th July 2013

INDUSTRY NEWS

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New Zealand fishery officers have apprehended a group illegally selling oysters and two men taking excess and undersize paua.

24th July 2013

NZ catches offenders

24th July 2013

DECK MACHINERY

DECK MACHINERY

British engineering company Seaway Powell Marine now has a mobile service and repair team for winches, windlasses, hydraulic and conventional sail and rigging controls.

23rd July 2013

On site servicing and repair service launched

23rd July 2013

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Icelands Marel has been nominated as one of four candidates for the 2013 Aqua-Nor Innovation Award for development by the Nor-Fishing Foundation.

23rd July 2013

Marel nominated for award

23rd July 2013

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

According to the Salmon & Trout Association (Scotland) UK supermarket Sainbury’s is still selling mislabelled salmon, despite apologising for the error eight weeks ago.

23rd July 2013

Sainsbury’s farmed salmon mislabelled

23rd July 2013

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The BC Court of Appeal has ruled against anti-salmon farming activist Don Staniford.

23rd July 2013

Court upholds case against Staniford

23rd July 2013

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Acuinova Chile S.A. has achieved Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) certification.

23rd July 2013

Acuinova Chile BAP certified

23rd July 2013

INDUSTRY NEWS

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TV presenter Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall has faced his critics from the industry and made it clear that his Fish Fight campaign was designed to help not hinder the seafood sector.

23rd July 2013

Fish Fight campaigner faces the industry

23rd July 2013