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ANALYSIS

ANALYSIS

Whitby regularly hauls in a massive, capacity-busting catch with little effort, no loss of days at sea and zero fuel outlay. A calm sea and sunny weather on an August Saturday meant…

17th November 2011

Dracula, Lord Nelson and Cap’n Cook in TV fishing expedition

17th November 2011

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Dr James Ellison Kirkley Sr., 65, died in September following a long struggle with cancer.

17th November 2011

Obituary: Dr James E. Kirkley, Fisheries Economist

17th November 2011

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Calvisius Caviar and its farmed white sturgeon from Agroittica Lombarda have recently passed a second full Friend of the Sea audit since initial approval in 2008.

17th November 2011

Caviar producer confirmed Friend of the Sea

17th November 2011

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Water monitoring solutions provider YSI has donated technology and expertise to The Conservation Fund’s Freshwater Institute.

17th November 2011

Donation helps Freshwater grow salmon and trout

17th November 2011

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The recent New Zealand Aquaculture Conference demonstrated that the country is looking forward to a new era of sustainable growth and investment in aquaculture.

16th November 2011

NZ focus on aquaculture

16th November 2011

NEWS

NEWS

Kenya recently launched a number of important new fishery initiatives, including two major investment programmes aimed at developing sustainable inland and marine fisheries, reports David Hayes.

16th November 2011

Kenya to boost inland and coastal fisheries development

16th November 2011

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Fishsubsidy.org has launched a new database of payments under the European Fisheries Fund, from 2007 to 2010.

16th November 2011

EU fish subsidy data lacking

16th November 2011

BUSINESS & FINANCE

BUSINESS & FINANCE

P&I insurance provider, The Shipowners’ Club, has held its premiums to the previous year’s levels, and has reported an increase of 7.3% in earned premiums for the half-year ended August 2011.

16th November 2011

Shipowners’ announces no increase in premiums

16th November 2011

BUSINESS & FINANCE

BUSINESS & FINANCE

The first rounds have been fired in what may be a lengthy dispute between two conservation bodies and the UK Marine Management Organisation relating to the relationship between fishing and obligations under…

16th November 2011

UK dispute over European Marine Sites

16th November 2011

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The Best Aquaculture Practices certification program has expanded its international marketing team with the addition of Roy Palmer as BAPs new business development manager for Australasia.

15th November 2011

Roy Palmer joins BAP in Australasia

15th November 2011

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Salmon farm pens in Shetland are being recycled into new and stronger units in a collaborative project between Northern Isles Salmon and aquaculture equipment supplier Fusion Marine.

15th November 2011

Shetland salmon farm refurbishment project

15th November 2011

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Fishing cooperative Küstenfischer Nord eG Heiligenhafen has received the MSC certificate for its eastern Baltic cod.

15th November 2011

Second German Baltic fishery MSC certified

15th November 2011

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

At the ICCAT Regular Meeting, the European Union has said that it will table ambitious proposals for the conservation of Mediterranean swordfish, and tropical tunas and sharks, in line scientific recommendations.

15th November 2011

EU plans to protect tunas and swordfish

15th November 2011

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

This autumn’s industry discussion on the future of Seafish is nearing completion.

14th November 2011

Seafish discussion process nears completion

14th November 2011

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

WWF has released a new study showing current fishing capacity doubling bluefin tuna quotas in the East Atlantic and Mediterranean and points to the need to strengthen the current capacity reduction plan.

14th November 2011

WWF: Ban bluefin farming

14th November 2011

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

An exploratory turbot pot fishery that will test new harvesting equipment has received $61,253 funding from the Newfoundland and Labrador Provincial Government.

14th November 2011

Canadian exploratory turbot pot fishery

14th November 2011

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The association represents two fisheries, targeting two species – Native Oyster and Pacific Oyster – that will be assessed at the same time.

14th November 2011

Dutch oyster fisheries enter assessment

14th November 2011

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

The newly designed FPM-200 nobbing machine is the latest machine from Swedish company SEAC .

10th November 2011

SEAC machine increases yield

10th November 2011

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The Scottish Fishermen’s Federation has said that good progress is being made in fish stock recovery.

10th November 2011

Progress in fish stock recovery

10th November 2011

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

International frozen seafood supplier Pacific Andes’ Singapore-listed subsidiary China Fishery has acquired two Peruvian fishing companies, Consorcio Vollmacht S.A.C. and Negocios Rafmar S.A.C., for a total of US$26.16 million.

10th November 2011

China Fishery acquires fishmeal plant and increases quota

10th November 2011