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INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

A new organisation has been launched to ensure the fast growing demand for pole-and-line caught tuna can be met without compromising the sustainability of the fisheries.

3rd April 2012

New pole & line organisation launched

3rd April 2012

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Birds Eye, one of the UK’s leading frozen food brands, has announced that its range of cod and haddock fish fingers has achieved the Marine Stewardship Council’s (MSC) seal of approval for…

2nd April 2012

Fish fingers net sustainability award

2nd April 2012

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The Union of Fishermen of the North (UFN) has entered the Barents and Norwegian Seas cod and haddock fishery for full assessment for Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certification.

2nd April 2012

UFN enters fishery for MSC assessment

2nd April 2012

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

No formal decision on the move to output controls in the Northern Prawn Fishery has been made by the Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA) Commission or the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and…

2nd April 2012

AFMA considers prawn management plan

2nd April 2012

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The New Zealand Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry has announced changes to the catch limits for two rock lobster (crayfish) fisheries, to apply from 1 April this year.

30th March 2012

Rock lobster catch limit changes

30th March 2012

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

The EMA Group has announced that the government of Montenegro has awarded the company the contract for implementing its BlueTraker® Vessel Monitoring System components (VMS) for the countrys commercial fishing fleet.

29th March 2012

BlueTraker® VMS for Montenegrin fishing vessels

29th March 2012

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

A Shetland-based research centre will provide more support for sustainable fisheries, thanks to funding from the Scottish Government.

29th March 2012

Boost for Shetland fisheries research

29th March 2012

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