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INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

New Zealand company Sealord has said that it plans to sell its South Island mussel farming and processing assets, due to a focus back on its core fishing business.

17th May 2012

Sealord plans to sell mussel assets

17th May 2012

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

On 21 May, ETF, Europêche and Cogeca will sign an agreement to transpose into EU law ILO Convention 188, which aims to provide worldwide access to decent working and living conditions for…

17th May 2012

Decent standards for fishermen proposed

17th May 2012

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Anglesey Aquaculture Ltd has said that it was delighted by the reaction to the first appearance of its branded Anglesey Sea Bass at the European Seafood Exposition (ESE), held recently in Brussels,…

17th May 2012

Anglesey Aquaculture delighted with interest at European Seafood Exposition

17th May 2012

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Dr Valerie Allain has been analysing two thousand frozen tuna stomachs at the Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC) in Noumea - all in order to promote better fishery management.

16th May 2012

Tuna stomach analysis for better fisheries

16th May 2012

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

A commercial crab harvester was fined $75,000 in Richmond Provincial Court, BC, Canada, after being found guilty of numerous violations of the Fisheries Act.

16th May 2012

Crab harvester fined $75,000

16th May 2012

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Samherji Hf has entered the Northeast Atlantic cod, haddock and herring fisheries for full assessment for Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certification.

16th May 2012

Samherji enters MSC assessment for cod, haddock and herring

16th May 2012

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Newfoundland and Labrador’s highest value fishery, the snow crab fishery, has entered into Marine Stewardship Council’s (MSC) assessment.

16th May 2012

Snow crab fishery begins MSC assessment

16th May 2012

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