News

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

Glasgow-based ACE Refrigeration has won a six-figure contract to supply refrigeration equipment for a new factory extension of the Dingwall-based salmon processor, Edinburgh Salmon Company.

16th April 2012

ACE refrigeration lands major fish deal

16th April 2012

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Scientists at Nofima have created a manual that provides a thorough introduction to the reproductive cycle of sea urchins.

16th April 2012

Sea urchin reproduction

16th April 2012

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Oceana has released a report on the “disappointing” state of the fisheries management in the Baltic Sea.

16th April 2012

Baltic Sea management endangers fisheries

16th April 2012

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

McMurdo has expanded its product portfolio to include complete professional maritime and land-based tracking and monitoring systems, with the launch of McMurdo Marine Systems.

15th April 2012

McMurdo Marine Systems launched

15th April 2012

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

The main issue associated with chilling post-mortem prior to gutting is ensuring chill rates are optimal for shelf life and quality, and the efficiency of the gutting process with the aim to…

15th April 2012

A new way of chilling fish

15th April 2012

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

Beginning 1 January 2013, new emissions regulations will apply to John Deere PoweTech 4.5L and 6.8L marine diesel engines in North America.

15th April 2012

Ready for launch

15th April 2012

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

California seafood importer and processor Yamaya USA has agreed to a consent decree with the FDA that prevents the company from manufacturing or distributing fish or fish products.

13th April 2012

Department of Justice enters consent decree with California seafood processor

13th April 2012

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Rolls-Royce has won its first order with Norway’s Sølvtrans AS for a new fuel efficient vessel designed specifically for transporting live fish.

12th April 2012

New Rolls-Royce fish transporter

12th April 2012

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

Beam Communications Pty Ltd has received certification by Iridium Communications Inc. for use of Beam’s LiteDOCK docking station for the Iridium Extreme® satellite phone.

12th April 2012

First approval for Iridium Extreme® docking station

12th April 2012

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Certification of the Northern Harvest Sea Farm processing plant in St. George, New Brunswick, Canada, has established Northern Harvest as the Best Aquaculture Practices programs first ‘two-star’ salmon operation.

12th April 2012

First BAP two-star salmon operation

12th April 2012

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

King crab tails are a little utilised resource, but a study has shown that boiled, peeled crab tails taste great and may be an ideal product for markets including restaurants.

12th April 2012

Useful by-products from king crab

12th April 2012

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Scottish scientists have been ‘taste testing’ fish collected from close to the Elgin platform, and have concluded that no taint of hydrocarbons has been found in the samples.

12th April 2012

Fish samples pass taste test

12th April 2012

INSIGHT

INSIGHT

Alaska leads the way through the unparalleled management of its rich fisheries resources.

11th April 2012

Sustainable to the core

11th April 2012

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

Dynamic Systems, Inc. has announced the release of SIMBA Lite 2012, which is designed to provide fresh food processors the ability to process, label and track their products from “field or dock…

11th April 2012

SIMBA software provides traceability

11th April 2012

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The first Danish study into how one of the world’s largest wind farms affects marine life has shown that wind turbines and fish live quite happily together, with some species of fish…

11th April 2012

Fish thrive around Danish wind farm

11th April 2012

ANALYSIS

ANALYSIS

Overfishing has brought about many challenges to the European fishing industry (see World Fishing & Aquaculture April 2012), but in the rest of the world those challenges are just as prominent and…

10th April 2012

Worldwide overfishing continues

10th April 2012

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

Northstar Electronics, Inc, which previously signed a Letter of Intent to acquire Echotec Sonar, is announcing improvements in Echotecs sonar image quality.

10th April 2012

Echotec HD sonar solves the resolution issue

10th April 2012

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Fishermen have radically cut the amount of fish they discard following the success of the UK Government’s ‘Catch Quota’ trials, Fisheries Minister, Richard Benyon has announced.

10th April 2012

UK trial dramatically reduces discards

10th April 2012

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The economic value of Scottish salmon farming leapt to an all-time high last year as confidence in the sector continues to grow, according to a new report.

10th April 2012

Leap in salmon value to Scottish economy

10th April 2012

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The total value of Australian farm and fisheries food production increased by 17% in 2010-11, a new government publication has revealed.

10th April 2012

Australian food sector dishes up results

10th April 2012