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The International Maritime Organization (IMO) conference of fishing vessel safety, held last week in Cape Town, South Africa, has adopted a new agreement on fishing vessel safety.

17th October 2012

Cape Town Agreement on safety adopted

17th October 2012

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Northern Ireland’s fisheries minister, Michelle O’Neill, has ruled out a local fishing vessel decommissioning scheme and has said that the funding for this will now assist with fleet modernisation.

17th October 2012

O’Neill rules out vessel decommissioning

17th October 2012

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

With 80% of Turkish fish farms based offshore and with Turkey being one of the main Mediterranean farming nations, holding the Offshore Mariculture Conference 2012 in Izmir is both appropriate and timely.

17th October 2012

Fish farming industry convenes in Turkey

17th October 2012

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Sanford Limited has become the first New Zealand company to join the World Ocean Council (WOC), significantly expanding the fishing industry’s involvement in the WOC.

17th October 2012

Sanford first NZ company to join WOC

17th October 2012

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The Canadian government is investing in two marine-themed conferences aim to highlight the research and development and industrial capacity of Newfoundland and Labradors growing ocean technology cluster.

16th October 2012

Canada invests in marine conferences

16th October 2012

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

Alex West and Michael Tait, owners of Ocean Quest, decided to install the fully stabilised Kaijo KCS-3885Z 94Khz to provide them with long range detection as well as high target definition, particularly…

16th October 2012

Kaijo sonar “best of the bunch”

16th October 2012

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Mainstream Canada has filed an appeal of a Supreme Court of BC decision in its defamation claim against anti-salmon farming activist Don Staniford.

16th October 2012

Mainstream Canada appeals ruling

16th October 2012

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The public consultation period has begun in the licence application process for a deep sea fish farm in outer Galway Bay.

16th October 2012

Salmon farm licence consultation begins

16th October 2012

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

The Seafood Foundation recently appointed Linda Cornish as its new executive director who will be helping to build a new education initiative.

16th October 2012

Seafood Foundation appoints new executive director

16th October 2012

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

UK supermarket Tesco is launching a new scheme called ‘Catch of the Day’ and will increase its range of sustainably caught fish by a third.

16th October 2012

Tesco to offer more sustainable varieties

16th October 2012

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Eskimo 3 omega 3 supplements from Cardinova have been certified as Friend of the Sea.

16th October 2012

Omega 3 supplements FoS certified

16th October 2012

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

During the Westminster Food & Nutrition Forum today, SFF chief executive Bertie Armstrong will deliver the message that the fish and shellfish found in the seas around the UK are one of…

16th October 2012

SFF: Proportionate and sensible fishery management key to a sustainable future

16th October 2012

HEME

HEME

Any delegates who have not already booked their place are advised to book online immediately or call now to avoid disappointment.

12th October 2012

Call now to book one of the last remaining places!

12th October 2012

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The programme will include presentations on key policy and research updates together with practical offshore farming operations, latest innovations and products and case studies from Turkish fish farmers

12th October 2012

The very latest on the business of offshore aquaculture!

12th October 2012

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In addition to the two day conference, delegates will also have the opportunity to meet acquaintances old and new at the Gala Dinner and during the Fish Farm Visit.

12th October 2012

OSM 2012: the ideal networking platform!

12th October 2012

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Participants at this year’s Offshore Mariculture Conference will have the opportunity to gain first hand knowledge from one of Turkey’s largest and most successful producers, Camli/Pinar who are based in Izmir.

12th October 2012

Technical visit to see Camli/Pinars farming facilities!

12th October 2012

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

A Scottish shellfish supplier has told how one of his vessels was attacked by French fishermen, reports John Kinsman.

11th October 2012

Scottish fishing boat attacked

11th October 2012

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

This week the Regional Development Committee adopted its opinion on the future financing mechanism for fisheries in the EU (EMFF).

11th October 2012

Committee votes to reintroduce subsidies

11th October 2012

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

A diplomatic conference to consider a new agreement aimed at implementing the provisions of an international treaty on fishing vessel safety has opened in Cape Town, South Africa.

11th October 2012

Safety of fishing vessels conference this week in South Africa

11th October 2012

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Commercial fishermen in England are being encouraged to volunteer for a new net tagging scheme which may reduce the length of inspections.

10th October 2012

New UK net tagging scheme

10th October 2012