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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

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

Netherlands based shrimp processing equipment manufacturer, Innotec Systems, is launching a brand new patented cooking technique for shrimp and shellfish.

19th March 2012

Innotec Systems launches new products

19th March 2012

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Transnet’s plans to expand the container berths in Durban Harbour have met with ecological concern because the area is seen to be one of the country’s most important fish nurseries.

19th March 2012

Fishy concerns over Durban expansion

19th March 2012

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The Louisiana blue crab fishery, fished by 3,000 commercial fishermen, has been certified by the Marine Stewardship Council as a sustainable and well-managed fishery.

19th March 2012

Blue crab fishery earns certification

19th March 2012

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The National Fisheries Institute (NFI) Crab Council and the Sustainable Fisheries Partnership (SFP) have signed a memorandum of understanding solidifies their working relationship.

16th March 2012

Crab Council signs MOU with SFP

16th March 2012

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The Western Australian rock lobster fishery - the world’s first Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certified fishery - is now the first fishery in the world to be certified as sustainable for a…

15th March 2012

The Western Australian rock lobster fishery gains third MSC cert

15th March 2012

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

A beam trawler skipper and the vessel’s owners have been ordered to pay a total of £11,030 ($17,300/€13,200) for fishing licence offences.

15th March 2012

Offences costs skipper and owner £11,030

15th March 2012

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

BJ’s Wholesale Club, Inc. is implementing a new sustainable seafood policy ensuring all its seafood products are sourced from suppliers identified as sustainable or on track to meet sustainability standards by 2014.

15th March 2012

BJ’s Wholesale Club commits to offering sustainable seafood

15th March 2012

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The Best Aquaculture Practices program has expanded its certifications of international salmon facilities with the successful audit of Comsur Ltd., the processing plant division of Trusal S.A. in Puerto Montt, Chile.

15th March 2012

BAP certifies Comsur salmon plant

15th March 2012

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

Crawfresh Import SA of Luxembourg, one of Europe’s largest importers of frozen cooked and peeled crayfish tails from China, has developed a method of packaging which preserves the shape and visual appeal…

14th March 2012

Crayfish tails keep in shape

14th March 2012

ANALYSIS

ANALYSIS

Alongside discards, overfishing ranks as one of the most discussed subjects both in the political arena and industry over the past few years, reports Adrian Tatum. Overfishing and the failure of the…

14th March 2012

Overfishing in Europe must end

14th March 2012

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Competing retail groups, COOP, Dansk Supermarked and SuperGros, together covering 97% of the Danish market, have united to promote MSC certified sustainable seafood.

14th March 2012

Denmark’s retailers join forces

14th March 2012

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The International Seafood Sustainability Foundation (ISSF) has released a report on the carbon footprint of global tuna fisheries.

14th March 2012

Carbon footprint of tuna fisheries

14th March 2012

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

A new report on mariculture has urged Pacific nations to think twice before embarking on sea-farming enterprises.

14th March 2012

Pacific mariculture “risky”

14th March 2012