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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

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Two Mt. Cook Alpine Salmon Ltd. salmon farms located in the Mackenzie Basin area near Twizel, New Zealand, have been Best Aquaculture Practices certified – the fist in Australasia.

4th October 2012

First Australasian salmon farms certified

4th October 2012

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Trials carried out by Nofima in 2011 and 2012 to test Australian slaughtering technology (which is currently utilised in Norwegian salmon aquaculture) on fishing vessels have produced extremely promising results.

4th October 2012

Automatic killing and bleeding trials show promise

4th October 2012

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

SKF has introduced the SKF Marine Condition Monitoring Kit, which includes everything that is needed to carry out reliable, simplified condition monitoring onboard ships and enables ship operators to take a first…

3rd October 2012

New kit to simplify maintenance and reduce costs

3rd October 2012

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

Oregon fisherman Mike Pettis will be adding another boat to his fishing fleet when it is delivered in the early spring of 2013.

3rd October 2012

Cummins engine for ‘Patriot’

3rd October 2012

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PT Contained Energy Indonesia has developed and successfully deployed stand-alone, off-grid, 100% solar-powered cold storage facilities, designed for use in remote communities.

3rd October 2012

Solar powered cold storage for remote communities

3rd October 2012

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Tanadgusix Corporation’s (TDX) flag research vessel, ‘Cape Flattery’ has been sold by broker Marcon International Inc, to Seattle based fishing company, US Seafoods.

3rd October 2012

US research vessel sold to fishing company

3rd October 2012

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

A project to efficiently calculate the total biomass of fish in offshore farms has completed its first stage.

3rd October 2012

Project to estimate biomass in fish farms

3rd October 2012

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Direct Seafoods is launching its new Certified Sustainable Range of products this month.

3rd October 2012

Direct Seafoods launches Certified Sustainable Range

3rd October 2012

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Fisheries and Oceans Canada will be investing in 11 British Columbia companies to encourage sustainable and innovative aquaculture projects in the province.

3rd October 2012

BC invests in aquaculture

3rd October 2012

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

Icelandic company TrackWell has been awarded the United Kingdom Fisheries Authorities’ contract for the provision of the UK Vessel Monitoring System (VMS).

2nd October 2012

UK authorities choose TrackWell VMS

2nd October 2012

INSIGHT

INSIGHT

Russian Sea, Russia’s largest fish producer and processor, is planning a significant increase in volumes of fish hatchery in Russia in the coming years.

2nd October 2012

Billions invested in Russian fish farming

2nd October 2012

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

Plate freezer company Dybvad Stål Industri (DSI) has reported that the demand for plate freezers with automatic filling and/or unloading equipment has rocketed this year.

2nd October 2012

Automation brings benefits

2nd October 2012

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Peruvian fishmeal and fish oil producer, Copeinca, has achieved Friend of the Sea certification.

2nd October 2012

Copeinca fish oil and fishmeal FoS

2nd October 2012