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FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Ireland is hosting important fisheries negotiations on the annual fishing arrangements for 2013 between the European Union and Norway, commencing today, 15 January.

15th January 2013

Ireland hosts fisheries negotiations

15th January 2013

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Oceana has requested that the Spanish Institute of Oceanography (IEO) reports on management of the material extracted in the dredging of Mahón harbour in Minorca.

15th January 2013

Plans to dump sediment at sea blasted

15th January 2013

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

According to media reports, Chilean exports of fishery products and aquaculture in 2012 reached US$3.8bn in the first 10 months – a 1% increase over the same period in 2011.

15th January 2013

Chilean exports on the rise

15th January 2013

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Shark and ray communities in the Adriatic Sea have been highly depleted in recent years, with fishing being a key driver of the decline.

14th January 2013

Fishing drives loss of shark and ray in the Adriatic

14th January 2013

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

Five Star Fish Ltd., supplier of fish products to the UK foodservice market, appointed PPS East to evaluate the opportunity of using plastic returnable transit packaging (RTP) last year.

14th January 2013

PPS crates get Five Star approval

14th January 2013

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Construction is due to start in February on a new flagship purse seiner/trawler for Norwegian fishing company Ytterstad.

13th January 2013

Skipsteknisk vessel for Norway

13th January 2013

DECK MACHINERY

DECK MACHINERY

Marine product and service provider, Fendercare Marine, has signed an exclusive agency agreement with the Norwegian marine equipment supplier, Maritim Trading AS.

13th January 2013

Fendercare Marine and Maritim Trading AS join forces

13th January 2013

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

In mid-April Jemison Marine of Bayou LaBatre, Alabama, is looking to launch its latest vessel – a 86x24ft scalloper.

13th January 2013

Jemison scalloper to be launched this year

13th January 2013

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

Tenneco and Cormetech Inc. have signed a joint development agreement to collaborate on designing ultra-large diameter selective catalytic reduction (SCR) catalysts for marine engine applications.

10th January 2013

Tenneco and Cormetech sign joint development agreement

10th January 2013

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

John Deere Power Systems (JDPS) has launched its new Marine Tier 3 PowerTechTM 4.5L and 6.8L propulsion and generator-drive engines, meeting U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Marine Tier 3 emissions regulations.

10th January 2013

John Deere announces new Tier 3 engines

10th January 2013

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

Andrew Martin reports on how Marel’s specialist salmon processing technology exhibition is attracting interest from around the world.

10th January 2013

Salmon ShowHow attracts processors from further afield

10th January 2013

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

Marine propulsion research and development company, Contrapel Ltd, has released details of its new propulsion system for boats, which aims to make future boats more economical, manoeuvrable, safer, stronger and better for…

10th January 2013

Worlds first above the water-line propeller system

10th January 2013

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The Sustainable Inshore Fisheries Trust (SIFT) has recruited a leading expert in the management of the Firth of Clyde fishery as a trustee and director in order to develop the collapsed fishery.

10th January 2013

Clyde fishery expert joins SIFT

10th January 2013

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The BC Salmon Farmers Association has started the new year by welcoming four new members.

10th January 2013

New year, new members for BC Salmon Farmers Association

10th January 2013

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

A new report from the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA) says that the proposed Canada-EU Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) threatens the sustainability of Canadian fisheries and fishing communities.

10th January 2013

Report: Trade treaties threaten Canadian fisheries

10th January 2013

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

US law firm Sidley Austin Sidley is representing the Bangladesh Shrimp and Fish Foundation (BSFF) to advise on standards for exporting into the European Union and the US, and to help reduce…

10th January 2013

Bangladeshi shrimp to get free legal advice

10th January 2013

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Scientists have released a new stock assessment for bluefin tuna which shows that the Pacific bluefin population has dropped 96.4% from unfished levels due to decades of overfishing.

9th January 2013

Pacific bluefin population down 96.4%

9th January 2013

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

A 12-member committee has submitted a draft aquaculture policy to the government, recommending the adoption of modern technologies and participatory methods for environmentally sustainable aquaculture in Kerala.

9th January 2013

Aquaculture policy for Kerala submitted

9th January 2013

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Three British Columbia chum salmon fisheries have awarded Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certification, a significant boost to Canada’s supply of MSC certified seafood.

9th January 2013

Canadian chum salmon fisheries awarded MSC

9th January 2013

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

A long-awaited ban on trawling in Hong Kong waters came into effect on 1 January 2013 – it is hoped that the ban will increase fish numbers.

9th January 2013

Trawling banned in Hong Kong waters

9th January 2013