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INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The Intervet Norbio Singapore Pte. Ltd research and development lab has changed its name to MSD Animal Health Innovation Pte. Ltd, following the acquisition of Intervet/Schering-Plough Animal Health by MSD in 2009.

10th September 2012

Singapore aquaculture lab adopts new name

10th September 2012

ANALYSIS

ANALYSIS

Menakhem Ben-Yami takes a look at fishery mismanagement.

9th September 2012

The mismanaged Northern cod

9th September 2012

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The Terengganu Government has approved a 1,090 ha site for the use of a white shrimp farming aquaculture project in Merchang, Marang, writes the Malaysian national news agency, Bernama.

9th September 2012

Malaysia approves shrimp farm project

9th September 2012

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

New Zealand’s Labour Minister Kate Wilkinson and Associate Transport Minister Simon Bridges have launched a new action plan to bring down the unacceptable number of workplace injuries experienced by the fishing sector.

7th September 2012

NZ action plan to reduce fishing injuries

7th September 2012

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Jensen Maritime has completed a major redesign of the Global Sea-managed fishing vessel Bering Defender.

7th September 2012

‘Bering Defender’ refurbishment complete

7th September 2012

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

With a growing market for effective cooling of fish both in the pelagic and aquaculture sector, Danish company IRAS decided to completely re-design its flow ice machine.

6th September 2012

Introducing IRAS’ 2nd generation flow ice machine

6th September 2012

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

Pattyn Packing Lines has developed an all-in-one bag making, filling and closing machine which is ideally suited for the packaging of fish for freezing.

6th September 2012

Sealing frozen fish in polybags

6th September 2012

ANALYSIS

ANALYSIS

Bryan Gibson looks at the plight of England’s under ten metre fleet.

6th September 2012

Under ten fleet in grave danger

6th September 2012

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

IFFO (the International Fishmeal and Fish Oil Organisation) has just gained the 100th factory to be certified to its Global Standard for Responsible Supply (IFFO RS).

6th September 2012

100th factory signs up to IFFO

6th September 2012

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Genetic advances in aquaculture can help efforts backed by UN peace envoy Kofi Annan to tackle world hunger, according to a Scottish firm.

6th September 2012

Peace envoy wants aquaculture to help war on hunger

6th September 2012

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The health benefits of eating seafood and the role of the Mediterranean diet will feature in a conference hosted by The Fishmongers’ Company in association with national charity Heart Research UK this…

6th September 2012

The Mediterranean diet revisited

6th September 2012

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The distribution of 7000 DVDs to be used as an educational tool for schools around the UK has been made possible with a donation from The Fishmongers’ Company, London.

6th September 2012

Plankton film distributed to UK schools

6th September 2012

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

WorldFish experts on fisheries and aquaculture for development will present and contribute to discussions on sustainable aquaculture at SeaWeb’s 10th International Seafood Summit hosted in Hong Kong 6-8 September.

6th September 2012

WorldFish scientists to share expertise

6th September 2012

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Singapore based biotechnology company Biomax Technologies Pte Ltd has developed Biomax Rapid Thermophilic Digestion Technology, a process of converting organic waste from fish farms and fish processing plants into fertiliser in 24…

6th September 2012

Converting fish waste into fertiliser

6th September 2012

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The Ozernaya River sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) fishery located in the Russian Far East, on the southwest coast of the Kamchatka peninsula, has been MSC certified.

5th September 2012

Russian sockeye salmon fishery certified

5th September 2012

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

A delegation of ship owners represented by Europêche has expressed the deep concerns of the fishing industry on the contents of the fishing agreement initialled in July by the EU and the…

5th September 2012

Europêche slams EU/Mauritania agreement

5th September 2012

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

New Zealand has committed NZ$50m (US$39.7m/€31.5m) over the next three years to support Pacific fisheries and oceans.

5th September 2012

NZ commits NZ$50m to the Pacific

5th September 2012

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

This week, Coop, Dansk Supermarked and SuperGros will turn their focus to certified sustainable seafood in a new joint nationwide marketing campaign.

5th September 2012

Danish retailers launch MSC campaign

5th September 2012

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The shortlist for the new From Field to Frier Award in the UK’s National Fish & Chip Awards 2013, organised by Seafish, have been announced.

5th September 2012

Shortlist announced for From Field to Frier Award in National Fish & Chip Awards 2013

5th September 2012

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Tony Burke, Australian Minister for the Environment, has admitted he does not have the legal power to block the super trawler ‘Margiris’ from fishing in Australian waters.

4th September 2012

Tony Burke signs off on super trawler

4th September 2012