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INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The Icelandic Minister of Fisheries and Agriculture has appointed Sigurgeir Þorgeirsson, Permanent Secretary of the Ministry, to head Icelands team of negotiators during mackerel talks.

7th June 2012

Iceland appoints mackerel negotiators

7th June 2012

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Tasmanias salmon industry is on the verge of a major expansion worth tens of millions of dollars in Macquarie Harbour on the West Coast which will create over 200 jobs.

7th June 2012

Tasmanias biggest fish farm

7th June 2012

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Thailand, the worlds largest tuna exporter, is coming under pressure to export more this year, although most are cautious about the prospect.

7th June 2012

Pressure on Thailand to export more tuna

7th June 2012

INSIGHT

INSIGHT

Norway is looking to capitalise on the high demand for coldwater prawns. Jason Holland looks at one of the most important commercial species in the world.

6th June 2012

Opportunity knocks

6th June 2012

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

Marel, the world’s largest fish processing equipment manufacturer, has set up a new unit in the research and development centre at its Icelandic headquarters.

6th June 2012

Marel’s new approach to removing pinbones from whitefish

6th June 2012

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Supermarket chain Lidl and the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) have announced that all wild-caught fresh and frozen fin fish products sold by Lidl in The Netherlands will now be labelled with the…

6th June 2012

Lidl achieve sustainability milestone

6th June 2012

FISH HANDLING

FISH HANDLING

PPS East showcased its new designs for a family of returnable lightweight airfreight boxes at the European Seafood Exposition in Brussels, which are being developed for the delivery of flown-in fresh fish.

6th June 2012

PPS East showcases new box designs

6th June 2012

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

Following its best sales year ever, high pressure processing company Avure Technologies will expand its manufacturing capacity, bringing a new US facility online by the end of 2012.

6th June 2012

Avure to open new US manufacturing facility

6th June 2012

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The North East Arctic cod, haddock and saithe fisheries fished by UK Fisheries Ltd and the German companies DFFU and Doggerbank, have been MSC certified.

6th June 2012

Anglo-German fisheries MSC certified

6th June 2012

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Reports about a number of vessels allegedly fishing illegally for bluefin tuna in the Mediterranean have propelled the European Commission into action.

6th June 2012

EC on illegal fishing alert

6th June 2012

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

A Papua New Guinean fisher has won US$500 for recovering a plastic tag that was attached to the back of a yellowfin tuna.

6th June 2012

PNG fisher recovers 50,000th tuna tag

6th June 2012

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Nova Scotia has a new strategy for aquaculture development that the government says will help efforts to grow a sustainable industry and create wealth in rural and coastal communities.

6th June 2012

Nova Scotia launches aquaculture strategy

6th June 2012

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The European Commission initialled a new Protocol to the Fisheries Partnership Agreement (FPA) in Nadi, Fiji on 3 June.

5th June 2012

New Protocol to the EU-Kiribati FPA

5th June 2012

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The Macquarie Island toothfish fishery (MITF) – operated by Austral Fisheries and Australian Longline - has gained Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certification.

5th June 2012

Toothfish fishery gains MSC certification

5th June 2012

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The Salmon and Trout Association Scotland (S&TA Scotland) is urging the Scottish Government to take action on coastal salmon netting.

5th June 2012

Demand to curb coastal salmon netting

5th June 2012

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The Peruvian scallop producer supplying Cornic, one of the key players in the French seafood industry, has become the first certified by Friend of the Sea.

5th June 2012

Cornic scallops win Friend of the Sea approval

5th June 2012

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Keith Ashfield, Canadian minister of fisheries and oceans has announced that the Government of Canada will make a significant investment to protect Canada’s Great Lakes from the threat of Asian carp.

31st May 2012

Protecting Great Lakes from Asian Carp

31st May 2012

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The 4th Offshore Mariculture Conference which takes place later this year, is a “must attend event for all fish farmers.”

31st May 2012

Offshore Mariculture Conference

31st May 2012

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Swedish ozone generator supplier Primozone has been selected to provide an ozone generator solution for Bell Aquaculture, for the second time.

31st May 2012

Primozone supplies ozone solution to Bell Aquaculture

31st May 2012

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

foodcareplus™ and Nova Fresh Logistics have announced an all-in-one logistics service for the seafood industry.

31st May 2012

All-in-one logistics service for seafood industry

31st May 2012