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FISH HANDLING

FISH HANDLING

Fish box rental company, PPS East Limited, has reported a steady increase in direct sales for its reusable packaging.

26th June 2013

PPS fish box sales soar

26th June 2013

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The European Commission has welcomed the backing from the EUs General Affairs Council for the progress made in delivering the EUs Blue Growth Strategy, which aims to create sustainable economic growth and…

26th June 2013

Blue Growth strategy gets further backing

26th June 2013

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Scottish aquaculture genetics company Landcatch has succeeded in making farmed salmon more resistant to sea lice.

26th June 2013

Sea lice breakthrough

26th June 2013

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Queens Panga & Shrimp Noodles Red Curry, combining farmed pangasius and wild-caught shrimp, has become the first product to carry the ASC logo for responsible aquaculture and the MSC ecolabel for sustainable…

26th June 2013

First ASC and MSC labelled product available in The Netherlands

26th June 2013

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Spring Creek Oyster Company has received approval for its plans to use the full water column to grow oysters in Franklin County, Florida - the first enterprise of its kind in this…

26th June 2013

New oyster farming technique approved in Florida

26th June 2013

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The Belize Fisheries Department has announced a moratorium on unmonitored transhipments of fish at sea for Belize-flagged vessels, effective immediately.

26th June 2013

Belize bans transhipments of fish at sea

26th June 2013

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The Fishing Industry Union of the North (FIUN) Barents and Norwegian Seas cod and haddock fishery has been MSC certified.

25th June 2013

FIUN fishery MSC certified

25th June 2013

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Over the next three years, Nofima researchers will be analysing the variables related to the sustainability of wild caught fish.

25th June 2013

Analysing the sustainability of fishing

25th June 2013

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The International Pole & Line Foundation (IPNLF) has announced that John Burton, Founder of World Wise Foods Ltd, has been appointed the new Chairman of the Foundation.

25th June 2013

IPNLF announces new chairman

25th June 2013

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

The Aquaculture Stewardship Council is launching a project to develop the ASC Feed Standard, which should be ready by the end of 2015.

25th June 2013

ASC to develop Feed Standard with help from industry

25th June 2013

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

UK boatbuilder Marine Specialised Technology (MST) is introducing its new 8m RIB, fitted out as a patrol and enforcement craft for the Sussex Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Authority, at the Seawork commercial…

24th June 2013

New MST 800 SEABOAT

24th June 2013

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Australia’s South East Trawl and Fishing Industry Association (SETFIA) is calling on the Federal Minister for Fisheries to protect the Commonwealth industry’s property rights and sustainable of fish stocks.

21st June 2013

Property right protection

21st June 2013

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

A UK tuna importer and supplier is up for sale for £2m after its owner decided to retire after 50 years in the business.

20th June 2013

Tuna supplier up for sale

20th June 2013

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

A Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) Independent Adjudicator has upheld an objection to the certification of the Russia Sea of Okhotsk pollock fishery, and has handed the assessment back to assessor Intertek Moody…

20th June 2013

Russian pollock fishery decision sent back to IMM

20th June 2013

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The European Commission is taking Belgium to court over its failure to implement the Directive on the investigation of maritime accidents.

20th June 2013

Commission takes Belgium to court

20th June 2013

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

It has just been announced that Thailand will remain on the Tier 2 Watchlist of the US State Department Trafficking in Persons (TIP) report, for the fourth year.

20th June 2013

Thailand remains on trafficking watchlist

20th June 2013

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

At a special event in St Andrews last week, the Scottish Fishermen’s Federation (SFF) celebrated its 40th anniversary.

19th June 2013

SFF 40th anniversary

19th June 2013

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

A New Zealand company and its director have been fined $35,000 for misreporting catches.

19th June 2013

NZ fisherman fined for misreporting

19th June 2013

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The first fin whale has been caught by an Icelandic company, the first of a planned 180 by whaler Kristján Loftsson.

19th June 2013

Iceland resumes whaling

19th June 2013

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The Lake Erie multi-species commercial fishery in Canada has entered into Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) assessment.

19th June 2013

Lake Erie fishery enters MSC assessment

19th June 2013