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AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Scientists at Nofima and the Institute of Marine Research have been studying how to utilise the abundance of fish within 100m of fish farms, where it is not permitted to fish.

10th October 2012

Utilising wild fish around fish farms

10th October 2012

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Tops Friendly Markets has announced that it will be adopting Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) certification as part of its comprehensive aquaculture procurement policy.

10th October 2012

Tops adopts BAP

10th October 2012

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

This week the European Parliament has voted to keep resources within each 12-mile coastal zone as the responsibility of each fishing nation.

10th October 2012

Inshore waters stay under national control

10th October 2012

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Oceana believes that the European Commission’s proposal on deep sea fishing opportunities for 2013 and 2014 is insufficient to guarantee the responsible exploitation of these species.

9th October 2012

Oceana: Commission ignored advice

9th October 2012

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The European Commission has proposed its fishing opportunities for the deep-sea fish stocks in EU and international waters of the North-East Atlantic for 2013-2014.

9th October 2012

Deep-sea fishing opportunities proposed

9th October 2012

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Alan Coghill, president of the Scottish Fishermen’s Federation, told guests attending the SFF’s annual dinner in Edinburgh last week that the continuing annual cuts in the number of days that fishing vessels…

9th October 2012

CFP reform – an opportunity not to be wasted

9th October 2012

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The prawn industry is being urged to take heed of the terms of a recent Court Order granted in favour of Xyrex Ltd prohibiting Shellfish Treatments Ltd from manufacturing, distributing or selling…

9th October 2012

Industry warned over prawn treatment interdict

9th October 2012

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Danish seafood company, Amanda Seafoods, has challenged the finalists of the National Fish & Chip Awards 2013 to partake in the ‘Amanda Roe Challenge’ to create new recipes using Amanda Roe products.

9th October 2012

Amanda Roe challenges award finalists

9th October 2012

NEWS

NEWS

David Hayes takes a look at the Chinese fishing and aquaculture industry.

8th October 2012

Chinese aquaculture grows as marine capture declines

8th October 2012

ANALYSIS

ANALYSIS

Menakhem Ben-Yami looks at the issue of fisheries management.

8th October 2012

Can fisheries be managed rationally?

8th October 2012

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

Billingsgate Market in London, the UK’s largest inland market selling 25,000 tonnes of fish and fish products a year, has instituted a set of formal requirements for improving hygiene and other related…

8th October 2012

Market develops code of practice to keep ahead of hygiene legislation

8th October 2012

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

WWF has welcomed signs of stock increase in the East Atlantic and Mediterranean bluefin tuna stock as assessed by the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT), but warns that…

8th October 2012

WWF welcomes increase in bluefin tuna stock

8th October 2012

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The latest version of the AIPCE-CEP FinFish Study, highlighting the activity of the European processing industry and its reliance on imported raw materials, has been made public.

8th October 2012

AIPCE-CEP FinFish Study 2012 published

8th October 2012

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Tomorrow (9 October) in Birmingham more than 150 delegates are expected to attend a one-day consumer insight event, organised by Seafish.

8th October 2012

Seafish presents latest consumer trends

8th October 2012

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Nutreco has signed an agreement to acquire 75% of the shares in Gisis S.A., the fish feed subsidiary of the Expalsa group.

8th October 2012

Nutreco shares in Gisis S.A.

8th October 2012

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The Supreme Court of British Columbia has come to a decision in the defamation trial brought by Mainstream Canada against an anti-salmon farm activist, believing Mr Don Staniford’s claims to be defamatory.

8th October 2012

Court finds activist claims to be malicious

8th October 2012

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Swiss company Oleoseas VitalSea omega-3 supplements have obtained from Friend of the Sea sustainability certification.

5th October 2012

Oleosea Omega-3 supplement Friend of the Sea

5th October 2012

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

Simrad has launched its most sophisticated trawl sensors to date – the Simrad PX MultiSensor, which comes in two versions; Down & Side and Down & Front.

4th October 2012

PX MultiSensor for a variety of sensing functions

4th October 2012

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The European Union (EU) has launched an international initiative to better understand the role of aquaculture in food security in developing countries.

4th October 2012

Aquaculture project to fight hunger

4th October 2012

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Today and tomorrow Commissioner Maria Damanaki will visit the Czech Republic to meet the Czech Minister of Agriculture, Petr Bendl, along with leading representatives of Czech Republic authorities and scientists.

4th October 2012

Maria Damanaki visits Czech Republic

4th October 2012