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INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The Spanish government and other involved parties have reached an agreement to prohibit trawling over the coralligenous communities and rhodolites beds on the seamounts of the Mallorca Channel and the area East…

17th July 2013

Trawling prohibited in Cabrera

17th July 2013

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Albion Fisheries Ltd has become the first Canadian full line seafood distributor to earn Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) certification.

17th July 2013

BAP certification for Canadian distributor

17th July 2013

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The Îles-de-la-Madeleine lobster (Homarus americanus) trap fishery in Canada has achieved Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certification.

17th July 2013

Canadian lobster fishery achieves certification

17th July 2013

INTERVIEWS

INTERVIEWS

Menakhem Ben-Yami interviews Robin Alden, Executive Director of Penobscot East Resource Center and member of Maine Sea Grants Policy Advisory Committee.

17th July 2013

Champion of small-scale fishermen

17th July 2013

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

The Espersen Group processing site in Lithuania is the first to use Dybvad Stål Industri’s (DSI) horizontal HKS 38/20, with auto filling and unloading.

16th July 2013

Success for horizontal freezer

16th July 2013

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The European Commission will impose trade sanction measures against the Faroe Islands at the end of this month due to the overfishing of Atlanto-Scandian herring, and similar measures will also be brought…

16th July 2013

Sanctions deadline set

16th July 2013

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The Prince of Wales has praised the work of British fishermen in taking steps to reduce the impact of their industry on the marine environment.

16th July 2013

Prince of Wales praises British fishermen

16th July 2013

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

Somali Fair Fishing is an independent Danish-Somali NGO which has initiated a hands-on project, building a local fish factory in Somaliland.

16th July 2013

Pon Power joins the fight against poverty

16th July 2013

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

A crab management plan has been approved by the Philippines’ department of agriculture, department of interior and local government (DA-DILG) to conserve and regulate blue swimming crab.

16th July 2013

Philippines crab management

16th July 2013

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The Pew Charitable Trusts reports that Russia, with some support from the Ukraine, has stalled progress on establishing marine reserves in the Antarctic.

16th July 2013

Antarctic MPA talks fail

16th July 2013

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Omega Protein Corporation recently christened two new vessels at its Reedville, Virginia facility.

16th July 2013

Omega Protein adds to its fishing fleet

16th July 2013

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

During the World Seafood Congress, the World Ocean Council (WOC) has organised a workshop on ‘Smart Fishing Vessels’.

16th July 2013

Smart Fishing Vessels

16th July 2013

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

New Zealand’s Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) is releasing Initial Position Papers for a range of fish stocks which outline proposed changes to sustainability measures and management controls for the 1 October…

16th July 2013

NZ stock consultation

16th July 2013

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

England’s first draft marine plans for the seas from Flamborough Head in the north to Felixstowe in the south have been launched by the Marine Management Organisation (MMO).

16th July 2013

England marine plan consultation

16th July 2013

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Marine Harvest Scotland has inked up a successful second quarter in 2013 – no doubt helped by the boom its experiencing from Scottish salmon exports to China.

15th July 2013

Marine Harvest exports up

15th July 2013

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Raymarine’s new Dragonfly Sonar/GPS, a dual channel advanced CHIRP sonar and GPS chartplotter, generated a flurry of interest at the UK’s Seawork Exhibition.

12th July 2013

Raymarine Seawork success

12th July 2013

NEWS

NEWS

South Africa is preparing to adopt a new fisheries policy aimed at supporting development of small scale community-based fisheries activities to create employment and raise family incomes in the country’s lower income…

12th July 2013

South Africa to promote fisheries growth

12th July 2013

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Canadian salmon processor, Walcan Seafood Ltd, has achieved a Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) certification.

11th July 2013

BAP for salmon processor

11th July 2013

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Samskip has announced that it plans to stop transporting whale meat, following a Taiwanese shipping company’s decision to send six containers of whale meat back to Iceland.

11th July 2013

Samskip plans to stop transporting whale meat

11th July 2013

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Australian TV Chef Tom Kime will open his sustainable seafood cafe, Fish & Co this week, the first independent restaurant in NSW to achieve Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certification.

11th July 2013

Sydneys first MSC certified independent restaurant

11th July 2013