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FISHERIES

FISHERIES

NOAA’s Status of U.S. Fisheries report has shown that a record six fish populations were declared rebuilt to healthy levels in 2011, bringing the number of rebuilt US marine fish populations in…

16th May 2012

US: Record number of rebuilt fisheries

16th May 2012

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

The chief executive of Seafood Scotland, Libby Woodhatch, is to move to a new role in Seafish as the newly created head of advocacy.

16th May 2012

Seafood Scotland CEO moving to Seafish

16th May 2012

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The Scottish Sea Angling Conservation Network (SSACN) is collaborating with Sportvisserij Nederland (Royal Dutch Angling Association) and will extend its shark tagging event - Sharkatag - into Dutch waters.

15th May 2012

Shark tagging goes international

15th May 2012

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Denmark’s Limfjord fishery has become the first oyster fishery to be granted with Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certification.

15th May 2012

First oyster fishery gets MSC cert

15th May 2012

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Pole-and-line fisheries need 25,000t of baitfish to catch tuna each year, according to a new International Pole & Line Foundation (IPNLF) report.

15th May 2012

IPNLF publishes baitfish study

15th May 2012

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Two leading figures in the Scottish seafood processing industry have retired after successfully steering Lossie Seafoods in Buckie to its current position as one the country’s leading premium salmon smokers.

15th May 2012

Two leading Scottish figures retire

15th May 2012

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Oceana has urged the FAO General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM) to urgently reverse the alarming trend of stock decline in the region.

15th May 2012

Oceana calls upon GFCM to save Mediterranean fisheries now

15th May 2012

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

WWF has made a statement accusing fisheries ministers of overwhelmingly displaying a lack of ambition to save Europes fish stocks and fishing sector from collapse.

15th May 2012

WWF: Wake up call needed

15th May 2012

SAFETY & DISTRESS

SAFETY & DISTRESS

Brude has been appointed as the new distributor for Pains Wessex marine distress signals in Norway.

15th May 2012

Pains Wessex appoints Norwegian distributor

15th May 2012

SAFETY & DISTRESS

SAFETY & DISTRESS

Kannad Marine has received type approval for its SafeLink R10 SRS (Survivor Recovery System), making it available for sale throughout the USA.

15th May 2012

SafeLink R10 SRS receives USA approval

15th May 2012

SAFETY & DISTRESS

SAFETY & DISTRESS

British marine safety clothing and equipment manufacturer, SeaSafe Systems, has been appointed as the UK distributor for SOS Marine’s SOS Dan Buoy.

15th May 2012

SeaSafe Systems UK distributor for Dan Buoy

15th May 2012

FISHING GEAR

FISHING GEAR

Low water fishing for sand eel in the North Sea has been put in the spotlight by Danish scientists in order to sedure the future of both the fish stock and the…

10th May 2012

Scientific research for sustainable trawl doors

10th May 2012

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Hundreds of tonnes of steel were lifted into place on 9 May to form part of the keel of RV Investigator, Australia’s new Marine National Facility vessel.

10th May 2012

Investigator looking ship shape

10th May 2012

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The penalties imposed on a commercial fisher this week for fishing offences send a clear message that it is unacceptable to abuse New Zealand’s quota management system, says the Ministry for Primary…

10th May 2012

$20,000 fine for NZ fishing offences

10th May 2012

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Panels comprising international industry experts and politicians have debated Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) reform at the 6th World Fisheries Congress in Edinburgh.

10th May 2012

Discard reduction ‘vital’ for CFP success

10th May 2012

NEWS

NEWS

There’s a point in the history of every country’s fishing industry that defines its future, writes Adrian Tatum.

10th May 2012

NZ: Working together for a sustainable industry

10th May 2012

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

Norway, the world’s leading seafood supplier providing 30 million fish and shellfish meals around the globe each day, is on the verge of adopting a common standard of labelling throughout its entire…

9th May 2012

Labels to provide traceability assurance

9th May 2012

FISHING GEAR

FISHING GEAR

Novacavi has recently developed a bespoke composite tow cable, with a special heavy armour and breaking strength higher than 1000kN, to be used in sea fishing systems for flatfish.

9th May 2012

Novacavi’s new tow cable

9th May 2012

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Swedish ozone generator supplier Primozone has been selected to provide a complete ozone solution for the expanding facilities at SalMar Settefisk at Follafoss in Norway.

9th May 2012

Primozone delivers ozone solution to Norwegian fish farm

9th May 2012

FISHING GEAR

FISHING GEAR

Iceland-based trawl door design and manufacturing company, Polar Fishing Gear, has reported good results with its Jupiter t4 model of pelagic doors, especially on high speed fishing for mackerel and herring.

9th May 2012

Jupiter t4 doors on mackerel

9th May 2012