News

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Funding has been announced for four innovative Vancouver Island aquaculture projects, including a project to develop closed-containment technology.

10th January 2012

Canadian government funds Vancouver Island aquaculture projects

10th January 2012

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Eric Schwaab is to leave his position as assistant administrator for NOAA Fisheries to serve as NOAA’s acting assistant secretary of commerce for conservation and management, starting on 17 January.

10th January 2012

New NOAA Fisheries head

10th January 2012

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Following the ‘Discussion with Industry’ workshops last autumn on the future of Seafish, the four Fisheries Ministers will soon publish a summary of the discussion and high level outcomes.

10th January 2012

Update on the future of Seafish

10th January 2012

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The Marine Stewardship Council has announced that United Supermarkets of Lubbock, Texas is the first Lone Star State regional grocery chain to obtain MSC’s Chain of Custody certification.

9th January 2012

United Supermarkets in a Lone Star first

9th January 2012

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has joined forces with the International Labor Organization (ILO) to release draft guidance on tackling the contentious issue of child labour in fisheries.

5th January 2012

New report tackles child labour in fisheries

5th January 2012

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

A bluefin tuna has been sold for a record 56.49 million yen ($736,000) at the first auction of the year at Tokyos Tsukiji fish market.

5th January 2012

Tuna sold for record $736k

5th January 2012

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

Last summer, Karstensens Skibsværft, based in Skagen, Denmark, delivered the new and innovative fishing vessels M/S Christina E to the Norwegian shipping company Eivik & Sævik, based in Torvik, Bølandet, Norway.

5th January 2012

MaK and Cat engines for Christina E

5th January 2012

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

Pon Power Scandinavia recently delivered and installed two new gensets to Alsaker Fjordbruk AS, a Norwegian fish hatchery.

5th January 2012

CAT gensets for Norwegian fish hatcheries

5th January 2012

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Following a short trip to the North Sea fishing grounds, trawler skipper Sandy West successfully completed the first landing of 2012 of langoustines (prawns) into Buckie.

5th January 2012

First langoustine landed into Buckie

5th January 2012

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

Quinlan Brothers Ltd., a Newfoundland fishing company, has been investing in leading edge technologies such as the Style International Grader and the Laitram Convection Cooker, in order to guarantee a consistent high…

5th January 2012

Deepchilled Canadian shrimp conquers Europe

5th January 2012

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Blue mussel fisheries representing the entire bottom grown mussel landings of Ireland have entered Marine Stewardship Council assessment.

4th January 2012

Irish mussel fisheries enter assessment

4th January 2012

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

World Health Energy Holdings, Inc. has signed a Letter of Intent with Prime Inc. India to develop a biodiesel production facility of up to 250 acres, with a budget of up to…

4th January 2012

Biodiesel company to develop algae farm

4th January 2012

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

Tucal has recently launched its new vertical plate freezer, which includes an automatic unloading system.

3rd January 2012

Tucal launches new vertical plate freezer

3rd January 2012

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

A series of 15 marine surveys in 2011, covering over 2,000 square miles, have uncovered rare species and furthered knowledge of the biodiversity of Scotlands seas.

3rd January 2012

Scottish marine surveys find rare species

3rd January 2012

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The first round of a two-year, $28.5m license retirement programme has been launched by the Government of Canada.

3rd January 2012

Chinnok license retirement programme announced in British Columbia

3rd January 2012

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The Center for Biological Diversity has filed a lawsuit against the National Marine Fisheries Service, challenging a new rule that it says expands overfishing of highly imperiled Atlantic bluefin tuna.

3rd January 2012

Lawsuit filed to protect US bluefin

3rd January 2012

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The Tasmanian Minister for Primary Industries and Water, Bryan Green, has announced that the total allowable catch for rock lobster in Tasmanian waters will be unchanged for the 2012-2013 season.

23rd December 2011

Tasmania rock lobster catch unchanged

23rd December 2011

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

Scallop and whelk processor, AM Seafoods, has a new £1.5m facility that will double its production capacity.

22nd December 2011

Processor doubles production capacity

22nd December 2011

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The Crown Estate is to increase its annual investment in aquaculture research and development to over a quarter of a million pounds from 2013, continuing to support a sector which is vital…

22nd December 2011

Boost for aquaculture in rent review

22nd December 2011

DECK MACHINERY

DECK MACHINERY

Rapp Hydema and Triplex have been awarded a deck machinery contract for Australias Commonwealth Scientific and Research Organization (CSIRO).

21st December 2011

CSIRO awards deck machinery contract

21st December 2011