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INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Setraco NV has undergone chain of custody audit and has been approved as Friend of the Sea supplier for yellowfin tuna steaks from Lumar Natural Seafood and mussels from Huimar Ltda.

10th August 2012

Setraco NV tuna steaks and mussels FOS

10th August 2012

HEME

HEME

Gala Dinner onboard the Lamia super yacht, organised by the Hosts of the conference for 2012!

9th August 2012

2012 Gala Dinner announced!

9th August 2012

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Seafish has announced the final programme is now available for the Humber Seafood Summit 2012 which will be hosted at the Humber Seafood Institute on 19 September and 20 September 2012.

9th August 2012

Seafood Summit programme complete

9th August 2012

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

An action plan prepared jointly by the European Commission and Spanish authorities will improve the catch registration system in Spain.

9th August 2012

Action plan to benefit fishermen

9th August 2012

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

According to data from the National Statistics Office of Malta, the country’s fish landings in the second quarter this year amounted to 423,777kg, an increase of 5.1% over the comparative period last…

9th August 2012

Malta fish landings increase 5.1%

9th August 2012

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

At just over half way through the Olympics, fans have already consumed an estimated 40 tonnes of seafood at the games.

8th August 2012

40 tonnes of seafood consumed at Olympics

8th August 2012

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Sainsburys has launched a new study into fish consumption and attitudes in the UK, which shows a shift in consumer buying habits as more people purchase lesser known fish which are more…

8th August 2012

UK sees ‘alternative’ fish sales soar

8th August 2012

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Vacon, manufacturer of AC drives, will deliver 81 AC drives for three new fishing trawlers, owned by Aker Seafoods.

7th August 2012

Vacon to deliver AC drives for Aker trawlers

7th August 2012

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Oceana campaign director Beth Lowell “applauds” the Safety and Fraud Enforcement for Seafood (SAFE Seafood) Act which if passed would help stop seafood fraud by requiring full traceability for all seafood sold…

7th August 2012

SAFE act means traceability

7th August 2012

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Marel has developed a high-speed, value-adding grading and intelligent packing solution for farmed fish operations, which can process up to four sizes simultaneously.

7th August 2012

Adding value to farmed white fish

7th August 2012

ANALYSIS

ANALYSIS

It is common knowledge that pollution in the sea directly or indirectly affects fish and other marine organisms.

7th August 2012

Part 2: Overfishing? Not quite

7th August 2012

INSIGHT

INSIGHT

It’s just four months until the introduction of Europe’s new Common Fisheries Policy. But how close are fishermen to getting the wholesale reform that they urgently need? 

7th August 2012

High hopes

7th August 2012

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

During the past 40 years, Belgian food processing equipment manufacturer Cretel has built a deserved reputation for producing skinning machines for a wide range of fish. However, it is becoming actively involved…

7th August 2012

Cretel now offers a total turnkey processing solution

7th August 2012

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Following concerns raised by residents in the Solway area over illegal cockle picking, Scotland’s fisheries secretary Richard Lochhead has called a meeting of public bodies.

7th August 2012

Scotland to stamp out illegal cockling

7th August 2012

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Northern Ireland’s fisheries minister, Michelle O’Neill MLA, has announced that a deal has been secured with the European Commission for an in-year increase to the catch of Irish Sea herring.

7th August 2012

Irish Sea herring catch increased

7th August 2012

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The Îles-de-la-Madeleine lobster (Homarus americanus) baited trap fishery in the Gulf of St. Lawrence on the east coast of Canada has entered into full assessment in the MSC’s certification program.

7th August 2012

Canadian Îles-de-la-Madeleine lobster fishery enters MSC full assessment

7th August 2012

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Laky Zervudachi, group sustainability director of Direct Seafoods, has been selected as a finalist in the Seafood Champion Awards 2012.

7th August 2012

Laky Zervudachi Seafood Champion finalist

7th August 2012

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

The US National Fisheries Institute (NFI) says it is working to keep the foodservice community “hooked” on seafood.

7th August 2012

New seafood newsletter for NFI members

7th August 2012

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

Simrad and MAREC have answered requests from South American customers by holding a six day fishery acoustics training course in Chile from 1-6 October 2012.

7th August 2012

Simrad to hold fishery acoustics training course in Chile in October

7th August 2012

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The European Commission has announced deductions from 2012 fishing quotas of the Member States that exceeded their quotas in 2011.

6th August 2012

Commission decides on quota deductions

6th August 2012