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INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The Scottish Government has published its consultation on proposals for the introduction of an Aquaculture and Fisheries Bill to achieve a sustainable future for fish farming.

28th August 2012

Scotland discuss fish farming future

28th August 2012

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The European Commission has voiced its concern over a request for aid for Spanish aquaculture processing company, Ultracongelados Antartidá.

28th August 2012

Commission investigates Spanish aid

28th August 2012

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Rockfish in Dartmouth, England, has been recognised as one of the best fish and chip restaurants in the UK in the National Fish & Chip Awards 2013, organised by Seafish.

28th August 2012

Rockfish shortlisted for National Fish and Chip Award

28th August 2012

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Paolo Bray, director of Friend of the Sea, will be speaking at the 2012 meeting of the World Aquaculture Society, which will be held from the 1-5 September in Prague.

28th August 2012

Paolo Bray to speak at Aqua 2012

28th August 2012

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

The Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) program has certified its first feed mills in Chile - BioMar Chile S.A.s Alitec Pargua and Planta BioMar facilities in Pargua.

28th August 2012

BAP certifies first feed mills in Chile

28th August 2012

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The European Commission has tabled its proposal for 2013 Baltic Sea fishing opportunities.

28th August 2012

Baltic Sea TACs proposed for 2013

28th August 2012

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

The first comprehensive analysis of fish stocks targeted by MSC certified fisheries has concluded that stocks are healthy and well-managed to ensure continuing sustainability.

24th August 2012

Scientific analysis confirms MSC certified seafood harvested from healthy stocks

24th August 2012

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The 2012 winner of the UK’s Independent Takeaway Fish and Chip Shop of the Year Award, Seniors at Marsh Mill, has launched a new outlet in Blackpool today.

23rd August 2012

Award-winning chippy opens new outlet

23rd August 2012

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Ongoing research into the recovery of Orange Roughy is yielding some positive results, with a clear indication that stocks are improving as a result of measures put in place by AFMA.

23rd August 2012

Orange Roughy bouncing back

23rd August 2012

FISH HANDLING

FISH HANDLING

Norway’s SINTEF - the largest independent research organisation in Scandinavia – is one-and-a-half years into a four-year research project on automatic catch handling systems of whitefish onboard fishing vessels.

23rd August 2012

SINTEF’s automatic catch handling project

23rd August 2012

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

Ishida Europe has appointed Andreas Hollman general manager of the company’s German subsidiary, Ishida GmbH.

22nd August 2012

Ishida GmbH appoints new GM

22nd August 2012

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

Marel has recently launched its WPL9010 manual weigh price labeller, suitable for low volume labelling of individual packs, product development or products unsuited to automatic labelling.

22nd August 2012

Marel launches manual weigh price labeller

22nd August 2012

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Lithuanian shipyard, Western Baltija Shipbuilding, part of Estonias BLRT Grupp, has delivered a new fishing vessel hull to Danish company, Karstensens Skibsvaerft A/S.

22nd August 2012

BLRT delivers new fishing hull

22nd August 2012

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The Scottish Fishermen’s Federation (SFF) has criticised a report from the New Economics Foundation (NEF) and OCEAN2012 for containing misleading information on the state of UK and European fish fisheries.

22nd August 2012

Scots fishermen slam ‘misleading’ report

22nd August 2012

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Novus International, Inc. has committed to serving as a premier sponsor of the World Aquaculture Society (WAS).

22nd August 2012

Novus sponsors World Aquaculture Society

22nd August 2012

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Ten semi-finalists for the Marketing and Innovation Award category of the National Fish & Chip Awards 2013 have been announced after being judged on their creative marketing strategies and innovative thinking.

22nd August 2012

Fish and Chip Awards 2013 semi-finalists

22nd August 2012

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Demand for fish in the UK has already matched the supply its waters can produce for the year, leading to a reliance on imported cod and haddock.

21st August 2012

Fish demand drains UK supplies

21st August 2012

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The last of the fish from Mainstream Canada’s Millar Channel farm have been removed and the site is now empty.

21st August 2012

Mainstream Canada farm empty

21st August 2012

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

According to research by the MRI, the quantity of mackerel in Icelandic waters is similar to that of the past few years.

21st August 2012

Abundance of mackerel in Icelandic waters

21st August 2012

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

FAO director-general José Graziano da Silva has said that the responsible and sustainable management of oceans and coasts must become a global priority.

21st August 2012

New international declaration on oceans and fisheries welcomed by FAO director-general

21st August 2012