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FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The Gillard Government has started a review of two Commonwealth fisheries policies central to the sustainability of Australia’s fisheries.

29th March 2012

Australia reviews fisheries policies

29th March 2012

NEW VESSELS

NEW VESSELS

Rolls-Royce has won its first order for a new ship developed specifically for transporting live fish.

28th March 2012

Rolls-Royce to provide fish transporter

28th March 2012

NEW VESSELS

NEW VESSELS

SAPMER’s fourth purse seine tuna boat in a series of five, Dolomieu, was christened on 22 March 2012 at the Nha Be site in Hô Chi Minh City, Vietnam.

28th March 2012

SAPMER’s fourth tuna boat christened

28th March 2012

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The UK Fisheries Economic Network (UKFEN) was founded by Seafish as an informal network for economists and analysts working in connection with fishing, aquaculture and industries that support the seafood sector.

28th March 2012

UKFEN brings together national experts

28th March 2012

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Marine Harvest ASA has entered into agreements with Nofima and Felleskjøpet Rogaland Agder to establish a leading Norwegian salmon feed company with a yearly production capacity of up to 500,000t of salmon…

27th March 2012

Marine Harvest considers salmon feed

27th March 2012

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Oceana has said that it is “deeply disturbed” by the Danish government’s decision to allow mussel dredging inside a Natura 2000 area in the Little Belt, Denmark.

27th March 2012

Oceana slams Danish approval of mussel dredging in marine protected area

27th March 2012

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Concern is being expressed by the American Bluefin Tuna Association (ABTA) regarding a proposal by NMFS that purports to allow the continuation of the present level of bycatch and discards of Atlantic…

27th March 2012

Concern for US tuna bycatch

27th March 2012

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Oceana has published a report denouncing the lack of management measures for 82% of fish species exploited by the European fleet.

26th March 2012

Oceana: 82% of species exploited by EU fleet are not subject to catch limits

26th March 2012

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The largest ghost net seen in many years, weighing in dry at around 1.5t has been retrieved from Ashmore Reef by Customs officers aboard the ‘Ashmore Guardian’.

26th March 2012

Australia retrieves huge ghost net

26th March 2012

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

£1,050,000 of European and government funds has been secured to help the development and diversification of the fishing industry and fishing communities along the Northern Devon coast.

23rd March 2012

£1.05m boost for Northern Devon

23rd March 2012

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The ASC has launched its first standard into the market with the opening of its accreditation process for tilapia.

23rd March 2012

ASC launches tilapia accreditation

23rd March 2012

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Anglesey Aquaculture Ltd, the only producer of sea bass in the UK, has hailed its first appearance at the International Boston Seafood Show (IBSS) as a phenomenal success.

22nd March 2012

Anglesey Sea Bass enjoys debut at IBSS

22nd March 2012

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

It looks like Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall’s Fish Fight has worked again, with an expected bid from French and Spanish ministers to block a ban on discards failing to materialise.

21st March 2012

France and Spain back down on discard ban

21st March 2012

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

A study on more than 40 coral reefs in the Indian and Pacific Oceans indicates that co-management provides a solution to overfishing.

21st March 2012

One solution to global overfishing found

21st March 2012

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Seafish has announced that it has received widespread support from industry after the completion of national discussions on the future of the organisation.

21st March 2012

Seafish film outlines its future

21st March 2012

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Applied oceanography specialists Tidetech will be demonstrating significant fuel saving results on a recent route optimisation trial at the Green Ship Technology (GST) conference in Copenhagen next week.

20th March 2012

Oceanographic optimisation fuels efficiency

20th March 2012

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld a federal district court settlement limiting the number of loggerhead and leatherback sea turtles that can be caught by Hawaii’s longline swordfish fishery.

20th March 2012

Court upholds limits on sea turtle deaths in Hawaiis longline fishery

20th March 2012

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

On 18 March the Spanish flagged purse seiner Txori Argi was inspected in Mozambique, and has been set an administrative penalty of approximately €1.2m for illegal fishing in the Mozambique EEZ.

20th March 2012

Spanish boat charged for illegal fishing

20th March 2012

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The list of adopters of Best Aquaculture Practices farmed seafood certification now includes BJs Wholesale Club, which has announced it is utilising BAP as part of its commitment to sustainability.

20th March 2012

BAP adds BJs Wholesale Club to its list

20th March 2012

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

The finalists for the 2012 European Seafood Exposition Seafood Prix d’Elite new products competition have been announced.

20th March 2012

Seafood Prix d’Elite finalists unveiled

20th March 2012