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INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

John West in Australia (Simplot) has pledged to phase out the use of Fish Aggregating Devices (FADs) used with purse seine nets by 2015.

4th December 2012

John West to phase out FADs

4th December 2012

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

International conservation organisation, Oceana, has expressed its disappointment with the European Council’s 2013 and 2014 TACs and quotas for deep sea species.

3rd December 2012

Oceana disappointed with latest quotas

3rd December 2012

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The Scottish Parliament has cut a fisheries debate from the agenda to make way for a debate on press ethics which has come as ‘a source of great disappointment’ to the Scottish…

3rd December 2012

Scottish Parliament cuts fisheries debate

3rd December 2012

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

The participants of the Offshore Mariculture Conference 2012, part of World Fishing & Aquaculture and organised by Mercator Media, soon found that it was taking place in Izmir in Turkey for very…

2nd December 2012

Worlds offshore fish farming industry seeking wide recognition

2nd December 2012

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Aquafinca Saint Peter Fish SA has become the first Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) program certified tilapia processing plant in Honduras.

30th November 2012

First Honduras tilapia plant certified

30th November 2012

ANALYSIS

ANALYSIS

The Offshore Mariculture Conference 2012 held in October in Izmir, Turkey, attracted participants from 35 countries worldwide and doubtless can be rated as successful.

29th November 2012

Onshore, inshore, offshore

29th November 2012

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The UK’s PPS East and Young’s Seafood Limited are forming a mutually beneficial business partnership in Grimsby.

29th November 2012

Young’s and PPS – a mutually beneficial partnership

29th November 2012

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

International environmental group, Oceana, has commended the Environment, Public Health and Food Security Committee of the European Parliament on its rejection of amendments to the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF).

29th November 2012

Oceana commends Europe on fishery fund decision

29th November 2012

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

DAG participants attended the meeting to discuss how the UK fishing industry can plan for discard free fisheries in the future.

29th November 2012

Discard checklist planned by DAG

29th November 2012

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Scientists from CSIRO believe that fish ear bones and their distinctive growth rings can offer clues to the likely impacts of climate change in aquatic environments.

29th November 2012

Fish ear bones point to climate impacts

29th November 2012

ANALYSIS

ANALYSIS

The complexities of fisheries management make it difficult to comprehend all the variables in our homeports, reports Alan Haig-Brown.

28th November 2012

Songkhla fishing: The Gulf of Thailand and beyond

28th November 2012

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The International Pole & Line Foundation (IPNLF) has congratulated the Maldivian pole and line fishing industry on achieving MSC certification. It says it will provide a valuable foundation for the country’s traditional…

28th November 2012

Maldives MSC a boost to industry

28th November 2012

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

British boatbuilder, Alnmaritec has delivered its latest Wave Worker vessel to Hebridean Mussels, one of Scotland’s leading live mussel suppliers.

28th November 2012

New workboat for Hebridean Mussels

28th November 2012

FISHING GEAR

FISHING GEAR

Industry leaders from companies including Heerema, NOV, and Certex assembled in Northern England at the end of November to watch UK business minister Michael Fallon open a facility that will manufacture the…

28th November 2012

Industry gathers at launch of rope factory

28th November 2012

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Pole and line skipjack fishery, Maldives Seafood Processors and Exporters Association (MSPEA), has become the first Indian Ocean tuna fishery to gain the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certification.

27th November 2012

Maldives skipjack fishery gains MSC

27th November 2012

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

John West has announced the expansion of its unique ‘Can Tracker’ application to include its range of tinned salmon, mackerel and sardines, as well as tuna.

26th November 2012

John West can track across four species

26th November 2012

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The Board of Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) has raised its concerns over the impact of a proposed offshore salmon farm on wild salmon and sea trout stocks.

26th November 2012

Concerns over Ireland’s proposed offshore salmon farm

26th November 2012

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

People living in southern Europe suffer far less from coronary heart disease than those living in the north and the reason for this is that they eat a much better diet, reports…

25th November 2012

Seafood plays its part in living longer

25th November 2012

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

SEAC, which until recently had concentrated on completely renovating/rebuilding processing machines for small fish, is now designing and building brand new ones.

25th November 2012

SEAC to build brand new machines

25th November 2012

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The European Parliament has adopted a multiannual plan for salmon in the Baltic Sea, which applies stricter control and enforcement measures.

23rd November 2012

Baltic salmon management plan approved

23rd November 2012