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AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Mainstream Canada has said that it was “shaken and saddened” to discover a dead humpback whale at its Ross Pass farm, north of Tofino, on 27 March and says it has never…

28th March 2013

Dead whale found at Mainstream Canada farm

28th March 2013

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Russian companies ZAO Strelets and ZAO Eridan have entered their joint cod and haddock fishery into assessment for MSC certification.

28th March 2013

Barents Sea fishery enters assessment

28th March 2013

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Sølvtrans has signed a contract with Spanish shipyard Zamakona Yards for the construction of a new vessel for transporting live fish.

28th March 2013

Sølvtrans expands fleet

28th March 2013

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

In an attempt to help the educate the UK’s children and young people on the benefits of eating seafood, Seafish is getting involved with the British Nutrition Foundation’s (BNF) first ever ‘Healthy…

27th March 2013

Seafish to educate children on seafood

27th March 2013

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

An EU pelagic industry delegation met with European Commissioner Maria Damanaki on 26 March to express concern about the lack of progress in the mackerel dispute.

27th March 2013

Delegation presses for action on mackerel

27th March 2013

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Global ocean advocacy group, Oceana, has applauded the High Public Prosecutor of the Balearic Islands decision to stop dredging works at Mahón harbour, Menorca, until non-compliance issues are addressed.

26th March 2013

Oceana warning over Balearics dredging

26th March 2013

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Scientists have confirmed the discovery of the first-ever, two-headed bull shark.

26th March 2013

Scientists confirm first two-headed bull shark

26th March 2013

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

In December 2012 the Schmidt Ocean Institute research vessel ‘Falkor’ discovered the ‘Katmai’ which had been missing for 40 years.

26th March 2013

USCG identifies fishing boat missing for 40 years

26th March 2013

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

A small-scale commercial aquaculture developed project in Malawi has received £337,000 from the Scottish Government’s International Development Fund.

26th March 2013

Malawi aquaculture project receives funding

26th March 2013

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Seafish has compared the Total Allowable TACs agreed by the EU for 2013 with the scientific recommendations made the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) in a new document,…

26th March 2013

Seafish analysis of 2013 TACs

26th March 2013

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Scotland’s St Andrews University has launched a new company, Xelect, in a bid to improve the health and quality of fish with support from local law firm, Murray Donald.

25th March 2013

Xelect launched to improve fish health

25th March 2013

ANALYSIS

ANALYSIS

With the onset of the 21st century, the US fisheries management administered by NOAA Fisheries has been promoting and implementing individual and tradable quotas (ITQ), which with time gained a new name…

24th March 2013

Catch shares – who to believe?

24th March 2013

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

The Japanese government and fishing industry are stepping up efforts to halt the long term decline in seafood consumption during the past two decades and reverse the recent trend for meat consumption…

24th March 2013

Japan seeks to boost seafood consumption

24th March 2013

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

Andrew Martin looks at how the horse meat scandal could impact on the seafood industry.

24th March 2013

Labelling must be accurate or suppliers will suffer

24th March 2013

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

A new project coordinated by Nofima aims to improve the survival rate and health of salmon smolt transferred to cages at around one year old.

24th March 2013

Training camp for salmon smolt

24th March 2013

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Following a new study about how the recent EU ban on fish discards could have a significant short term impact on some seabirds, conservationists are calling for urgent marine protection in European…

22nd March 2013

Protection needed for seabirds

22nd March 2013

ANALYSIS

ANALYSIS

The American NGO Pew Charitable Trusts is spending millions of dollars financing NGOs that deal with marine conservation by coming into public and legal conflicts with the American fishing industry and management,…

21st March 2013

Pew drops anchor in Europe

21st March 2013

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

The Nova Scotia government has not approved an application by Snow Island Salmon for a new salmon aquaculture site in Shoal Bay, near Sheet Harbour, Halifax Regional Municipality, following a 22-month-long review…

21st March 2013

Fish farm application rejected

21st March 2013

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Aqua Gen is installing a new automated production line that ensures standardised and optimal treatment and fertilisation of the newly stripped eggs.

21st March 2013

New line for automated egg handling and fertilisation

21st March 2013

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

AKVA group has won a new contract worth over US$10m for the delivery of its cage farming technology to National Prawn Co. (NPC) in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

21st March 2013

AKVA wins National Prawn Co. contract

21st March 2013