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INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Iceland’s president has dismissed the EU Common Fisheries Policy as a “colossal failure” at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.

28th January 2013

Iceland dismisses EU fishing policy

28th January 2013

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Portuguese sardine fishery, Anopcerco, has had its MSC certification reinstated following a positive audit, conducted by independent certifier, Intertek Moody Marine.

28th January 2013

Portuguese fishery gets MSC certificate reinstated

28th January 2013

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

As part of its 10 year commitment to sustainable fishing practices, McDonald’s USA will serve Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certified fish in over 14,000 restaurants nationwide, making it the first national restaurant…

25th January 2013

McDonald’s USA to serve MSC fish

25th January 2013

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Gobal processing equipment supplier, Marel, has designed an ITM2 trimming robot to help improve high value salmon trimming.

24th January 2013

Robots to improve salmon processing

24th January 2013

INTERVIEWS

INTERVIEWS

Menakhem Ben-Yami exclusively interviews NOAA’s new Senior Scientist for Ecosystem Management, Jason Link.

24th January 2013

Managing ecosystems on three levels

24th January 2013

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

This year MMC Kulde is presenting its new environmental RSW technology, designed to meet the needs of the fish industry to replace existing RSW systems operating with Freon R 22.

24th January 2013

New RSW technology launched

24th January 2013

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Kosher food supplier the Manischewitz Company has successfully undergone a Friend of the Sea audit and the company’s anchovies, sardines and mackerel products can now carry the FOS seal of approval.

24th January 2013

Kosher supplier achieves FOS certification

24th January 2013

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

A groundbreaking statement has been issued at this week’s World Economic Forum meeting in Davos, Switzerland, calling for a new global seafood traceability system to give full access to information about marine…

24th January 2013

Call for seafood traceability to fight illegal fishing

24th January 2013

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Massachusetts has introduced new legislation to address the growing problem of seafood fraud – a decision applauded by Oceana.

24th January 2013

Massachusetts to fight seafood fraud

24th January 2013

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Sainsbury’s ‘Switch the Fish Day’ to encourage customers to eat alternative fish will be taking place on Friday 25 January.

24th January 2013

Sainsbury’s Switch the Fish campaign back this week

24th January 2013

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Annamalai Jeyakumari, a researcher at the Central Institute of Fisheries Technology, Cochin, India, has won the 2012 Peter Howgate Award for young fish technologists.

23rd January 2013

Award for young fish technologist 2012

23rd January 2013

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Cofradía de Pescadores San Martiño de Bueu has been awarded MSC certification for its small-scale razor clam fishery operations in Ría de Pontevedra.

23rd January 2013

First diver-caught razor clam fishery certified

23rd January 2013

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

The UK’s authority on seafood, Seafish, has announced the date of the first annual ‘Humber Seafood Development Day’, which will provide the seafood industry with an overview and guide to trading opportunities.

23rd January 2013

Seafish seafood development day

23rd January 2013

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Six suspects were apprehended by the New Zealand Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) for fisheries violations in two separate incidents last weekend.

23rd January 2013

New Zealanders in trouble for fishery violations

23rd January 2013

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The Pesqueras Echebastar tuna fishery has become the first Spanish tropical tuna fishery to enter into full MSC assessment.

23rd January 2013

First European tropical tuna fishery seeks MSC cert

23rd January 2013

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Commenting on the recent meeting concerning the Protocol between the EU and the Islamic Republic of Mauritania, Europêche President, Javier Garat, said that vessel owners represented by Europêche were very unhappy with…

23rd January 2013

Europêche unhappy with EU/Mauritania Protocol

23rd January 2013

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

A salmon-processing plant in Norway has become the first in Europe to achieve Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) certification.

22nd January 2013

First European BAP salmon processing cert

22nd January 2013

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

South Korean engine manufacturer Hyundai SeasAll has introduced a heavy duty diesel engine aimed at semi-displacement work and fishing boats.

22nd January 2013

Larger engines from Hyundai SeasAll

22nd January 2013

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The Marine Conservation Society (MCS) has removed mackerel from its ‘Fish to Eat’ list following worries that the stock is being overfished.

22nd January 2013

MCS downgrades mackerel

22nd January 2013

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The new Salmonid Rearing and Trials Centre at Sparsholt College in Hamphire, UK, will officially be opened on 31 January by Robert Hughes from aquaculture feed producer Skretting.

22nd January 2013

New UK educational and research facility opens

22nd January 2013