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INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The British public are showing their support for the ‘reshuffle’ in distribution of the UK’s fishing quota with a 110,000 strong petition.

11th June 2013

Public support for UK fishing quota

11th June 2013

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The Iturup pink salmon and chum salmon fishery, the first Russian fishery to be MSC certified, has started the re-assessment process.

11th June 2013

Russian salmon fishery re-assessment

11th June 2013

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Following screening success throughout the UK and Europe, Seafish will be making its ‘The Business of Fishing’ film available to schools, higher education institutes and other stakeholder groups.

11th June 2013

Seafish film ‘The Business of Fishing’

11th June 2013

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

McMurdo has announced that Smartfind M5 AIS Class A Transponder is now available.

10th June 2013

McMurdo launches Smartfind M5 AIS Class A Transponder

10th June 2013

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

Software developer Diginonymous LLC and the Maritime Medical Access Program at The George Washington University (GWU) Medical Faculty Associates have teamed up to offer an advanced shipboard video telemedicine service for the…

10th June 2013

New video telemedicine initiative

10th June 2013

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Friend of the Sea has announced the certification of Axellus-group cod liver oil, sourced from approved wild arctic cod.

10th June 2013

Cod liver oil Friend of the Sea certified

10th June 2013

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Tuna, sardines and mackerel under the LaPerla brand canned for German importer, Otto Franck Import KG, have been certified by Friend of the Sea.

7th June 2013

FOS certification for Otto Franck

7th June 2013

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The owner and skipper of Irish vessel ‘Lia Jan’ have been fined for inaccurate logbook keeping.

7th June 2013

Fines for inaccurate logbook keeping

7th June 2013

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The recent agreement between the European Parliament and the Council of the EU on the new basic regulation of the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) has caused a flood of mixed feelings amongst…

6th June 2013

CFP reform causes mixed feelings

6th June 2013

ANALYSIS

ANALYSIS

Bryan Gibson looks at the benefits of buying fish from a traditional fishmonger, compared to a supermarket.

6th June 2013

The traditional fishmonger: The right horse for the course

6th June 2013

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Mercator Media, publisher of World Fishing & Aquaculture, has made another significant investment in its online offering by redesigning all 14 of its magazine and event websites.

6th June 2013

New investment in World Fishing & Aquaculture ‘responsive’ website

6th June 2013

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The European Council of Ministers has signed off on the official regulatory text on an EU ban on shark finning.

6th June 2013

Shark finning banned

6th June 2013

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

An overview of Pacific mahi mahi stocks by the Sustainable Fisheries Partnership (SFP) has found that the species may face a higher risk than was previously understood.

6th June 2013

Pacific mahi stock assessment needed

6th June 2013

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

New research by the British Nutrition Foundation (BNF) has found that the majority of British school children (83%) are not eating the recommended two portions of fish per week.

6th June 2013

83% of UK children missing out on seafood benefits

6th June 2013

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Aquaculture has a vital role to play in helping the EU to meet its demand for seafood, but expansion of the industry in Europe is hampered by bureaucratic inefficiency.

5th June 2013

Aquaculture vital for plugging the gap in the EU’s seafood needs

5th June 2013

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Omega Protein, Inc., producer of omega-3 fish oils, has been fined $5.5 million for polluting Chesapeake Bay and the Atlantic Ocean with fish waste and oil-fouled water from it fish processing plant…

5th June 2013

Omega Protein fined $5.5m

5th June 2013

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The Spanish Ría de Arosa Galician Cooperative Society has been awarded Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certification for its artisanal clam and cockle fisheries.

5th June 2013

Clam and cockle fisheries certified

5th June 2013

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

On behalf of the UK fish processing industry, the Grimsby Fish Merchants Association has produced a new guide to good hygiene practice for whitefish processors, which aims to help processors to comply…

5th June 2013

Industry guide for whitefish processors published

5th June 2013

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The FAO’s General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM) has approved a number of historic conservation and management measures to guarantee the sustainable exploitation of key fish stocks in the Mediterranean and…

5th June 2013

Measures adopted for key Mediterranean and Black Sea stocks

5th June 2013

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

HB Grandi’s new Ísbjörninn (Polar Bear) cold store in Nordurgardur, Iceland, was formally opened this week, after taking only six months to build.

4th June 2013

Christening HB Grandi’s Polar Bear

4th June 2013