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INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Following a month long period of deliberation, Norway’s Marine Harvest has announced that its offer to acquire all outstanding shares of Poland’s leading smoked salmon processor, Morpol, has been accepted.

27th February 2013

Marine Harvest acquires Morpol shares

27th February 2013

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Scottish fish and chip shops were winners at this year’s ‘Seafish Fish and Chip Shop of the Year Awards’ walking away with multiple awards owing to the popularity of fresh Scottish haddock.

25th February 2013

Scottish haddock takes centre stage

25th February 2013

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

Earlier this year, the Institution of Mechanical Engineers reported that of the four billion tonnes of food produced annually, between 30% and 50% is wasted. Andrew Martin looks at one of the…

22nd February 2013

Making the most of fish

22nd February 2013

ANALYSIS

ANALYSIS

American commercial fisheries are feeling increasingly beleaguered. On top of being plagued for the last four years by the adverse catch-share system, they had been hurt by the mega-spill of oil in…

22nd February 2013

Blowing in the wind

22nd February 2013

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The Scottish Fishermen’s Federation (SFF) is calling for all sectors of the seafood industry to work together to develop strategies to help stimulate demand for home caught product, as poor market prices…

22nd February 2013

SFF calls for industry support

22nd February 2013

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

A sixth standard has been received by the Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) – the Freshwater Trout Aquaculture Dialogue.

21st February 2013

Trout standards handed over to ASC

21st February 2013

NEWS

NEWS

The Russian government is placing the development of its fishing industry high on the parliamentary agenda this year as it faces the massive task of turning record catches into record profits as…

21st February 2013

Rebuilding Russia

21st February 2013

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Damen Shipyards Group has acquired the Dutch ship repair yard, Shipdock.

21st February 2013

Shipdock acquired by Damen

21st February 2013

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Marine electronics expert, Raymarine, has launched a new sonar and GPS system which incorporates high resolution sonar imaging into a single unit - an affordable option for both inland and coastal anglers.

19th February 2013

Raymarine launches new sonar technology

19th February 2013

SAFETY & DISTRESS

SAFETY & DISTRESS

Kannad Marine’s SafeLink AIS SART (Automatic Identification System Search and Rescue Transmitter) has achieved MED Wheel Mark certification.

14th February 2013

SafeLink AIS SART receives Wheel Mark approval

14th February 2013

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Belfast’s Ewings Seafoods has bagged a new contract for smoked salmon with Selfridges – its first with a retailer outside of Northern Ireland.

14th February 2013

Belfast fishmonger bags Selfridges contract

14th February 2013

SAFETY & DISTRESS

SAFETY & DISTRESS

Drew Marine has completed the acquisition of Alexander/Ryan Marine and Safety Inc., and it will join the organisation under the name Alexander/Ryan Marine & Safety division of Drew Marine.

14th February 2013

Drew Marine acquisition

14th February 2013

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The Scottish Fishermen’s Federation (SFF) has criticised the UKs Channel 4s ‘Hugh’s Fish Fight’ TV series for showing an inaccurate and negative view of scallop fishing.

14th February 2013

Worry over inaccurate portrayal of scallop fishing

14th February 2013

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Global banking group, Rabobank, has released a new report outlining the potential of Brazils aquaculture sector called ‘Brazilian aquaculture - A Seafood Industry Giant in the Making’.

14th February 2013

Brazil – a seafood giant in the making

14th February 2013

SAFETY & DISTRESS

SAFETY & DISTRESS

The new iPIRB recently launched by MarineMTS and Telemar UK Limited is said to locate and identify marine casualties fast so that every effort can be concentrated on rescue and saving lives.

13th February 2013

Scottish company develops iPIRB

13th February 2013

FISHING GEAR

FISHING GEAR

Spanish trawler María dels Angels has been using Notus’s trawl monitoring system over the last two years and has learned a lot about his gear and how to double catch rates in…

13th February 2013

Case study: María dels Angels doubles catches

13th February 2013

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

The Crown Estate has issued a final call for entries and nominations from those who wish to participate in the 2013 Scottish Marine Aquaculture Awards.

13th February 2013

Last call for Scottish aquaculture Awards

13th February 2013

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The Spanish Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Environment is working on a Multi-Year Strategic Plan for Spanish Aquaculture, to be submitted to the European Commission before the end of this year.

13th February 2013

Spain working on Strategic Plan for aquaculture

13th February 2013

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Scottish fishermen who are fed up with “unworkable” European regulations are developing new prawn trawls which are designed to reduce discards.

13th February 2013

Scots develop new trawls to cut discards

13th February 2013

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

UK food retailer, Sainsbury’s, recently launched its ‘Switch the Fish’ campaign in an attempt to encourage consumers to try less popular types of seafood, during which rope grown mussels from UK seafood…

13th February 2013

Campaign success for Scottish mussels

13th February 2013