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AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

An £8 million contract to build a major new smolt facility for Marine Harvest has been awarded to the infrastructure, support services and construction group Robertson.

10th April 2012

Robertson nets Marine Harvest contract

10th April 2012

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Oceana has applauded the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) for approving new regulations for the Atlantic scallop fishery that requires modified fishing gear where endangered sea turtles are present.

10th April 2012

Oceana applauds requirement of turtle deflector dredges in Atlantic fishery

10th April 2012

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The Patagonian scallop fishery, within the Argentine Economic Exclusive Zone, has been re-certified to the MSC standard for sustainable, well-managed fisheries.

10th April 2012

Patagonian scallops earn re-certification

10th April 2012

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The bad weather on Wednesday 4 April resulted in three fishing boats getting into difficulty and requiring RNLI assistance.

6th April 2012

Fishing boats give RNLI a demanding day

6th April 2012

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The Seafood Rømø East Jutland and Isefjord blue shell mussel dredge fishery in Denmark has been awarded MSC certification.

6th April 2012

Another mussel fishery gets certified

6th April 2012

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Israeli scientists are currently searching for a renewable energy source that doesn’t endanger natural habitats, biodiversity, or human food sources.

5th April 2012

Could seaweed be the future of biofuel?

5th April 2012

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Three Danish mussel-harvesting vessels have successfully completed the assessment process for MSC certification.

5th April 2012

Royal Frysk mussels obtain MSC ecolabel

5th April 2012

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

New Zealand marine electronics specialist Electronic Navigation Ltd (ENL) and SatComms Australia, a global satellite communication solutions provider, have entered into a joint venture forming SatComms NZ.

5th April 2012

SatComms established in New Zealand

5th April 2012

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

New Zealand’s Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF) has announced this week that China has become the lead importer of NZ seafood.

4th April 2012

Chinese go mad for NZ seafood

4th April 2012

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

EnSolve Biosystems has been awarded a grant to develop a prototype treatment device for the removal of hydrocarbons from sulfur oxide (SOx) scrubber treatment systems.

4th April 2012

EnSolve Biosystems awarded grant for SOx scrubber technology

4th April 2012

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

Along with the recent launch of its vertical plate freezer with automatic unloading system, Tucal has also made some modifications to the design of its standard vertical plate freezers (with manual unloading…

4th April 2012

Vertical plate freezers upgraded

4th April 2012

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

The market for plate freezers has always been fiercely competitive. Over the years, however, with the entry on to the market of Asian companies that can produce equipment at lower costs than…

4th April 2012

Focusing on reliability

4th April 2012

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

Land-based tests for a ‘revolutionary’ process for extracting oil from South Antarctic krill have been successfully completed.

4th April 2012

New krill oil extraction equipment showing great promise

4th April 2012

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

NOAA has announced that fishermen will be allowed to catch up to 6,700mt of Gulf of Maine cod in 2012.

4th April 2012

New measures for Gulf of Maine cod

4th April 2012

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Changes introduced by the Scottish Government mean vulnerable species of sharks, skates and rays now have greater protection, over and above EU legislation.

4th April 2012

Shark protection measures an EU first

4th April 2012

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The Celtic Sea herring fishery has been certified to the Marine Stewardship Council Standard as a sustainable and well-managed fishery.

4th April 2012

Celtic Sea herring fleet MSC certified

4th April 2012

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Echebastar Fleet SLU has entered into a contract with Zamakona shipyard for a 1,900m3 tuna purse seiner, scheduled for delivery in January 2014.

3rd April 2012

Echebastar signs purse seiner contract with Zamakona

3rd April 2012

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA) has reported positive scientific trends in fish stocks resulting in the increase of catch limits for key species at the Southern and Eastern Scalefish and Shark…

3rd April 2012

Aussies increase fishery catch limits

3rd April 2012

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

Wärtsilä has signed contracts for the delivery of ship design and complete propulsion system for a large trawler, Gitte Henning.

3rd April 2012

Wärtsilä supplies design and propulsion for Denmark’s largest pelagic trawler

3rd April 2012

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Deadlocked talks and a deferral of key conservation and management measures for high value tuna stocks mark a disappointing outcome for the annual meeting of The Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission…

3rd April 2012

WWF: Commission blind to bigeye fate

3rd April 2012