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The 2012 Conference will move to Turkey where 80% of fish farms are located offshore.

1st December 2011

Offshore Mariculture Conference 2012 moves to Izmir, Turkey

1st December 2011

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Ballycotton RNLI lifeboat was launched at 20.40 on Wednesday 30 November to an Irish registered fishing vessel taking on water approximately 20 miles south east of Ballycotton.

1st December 2011

RNLI lifeboat launched to fishing vessel

1st December 2011

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The Nature Conservancy has created an iPad App called eCatch, allowing California fishermen to share data on their catch and fish stocks in real time.

1st December 2011

iPad App for rebuilding fisheries

1st December 2011

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Parent company of World Fishing & Aquaculture, Mercator Media today launched new and improved ‘search’ functionality for its websites that will provide users with more relevant results faster.

1st December 2011

Better search for World Fishing

1st December 2011

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Recent research published by the Food Standards Agency shows that 76% of oysters tested from UK oyster growing beds contained norovirus.

30th November 2011

Research identifies norovirus in oysters

30th November 2011

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

ATS Transport Systems, Inc, working with EnviroTech Instruments, has developed a new Live Seafood Transport System, to transfer lobster by road.

30th November 2011

New live lobster road transport system

30th November 2011

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The government has announced that the UK is to have a new fleet of faster and more modern search and rescue helicopters.

29th November 2011

New search and rescue helicopters for UK

29th November 2011

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Fish feed producer, EWOS, is celebrating one million tonnes of production this year - the first time the company has achieved this.

29th November 2011

EWOS celebrates one million tonnes

29th November 2011

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The European Commission has proposed to cut quotas for turbot and sprat in the Black Sea for 2012.

29th November 2011

EC proposes Black Sea quota cuts

29th November 2011

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Baja Aqua Farms, subsidiary of Umami Sustainable Seafood Inc, has sold and delivered approximately $50 million worth of northern bluefin tuna harvested at the company’s Mexican facility.

29th November 2011

Umami sells tuna worth $50m

29th November 2011

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Fisheries ministers from Norway, Sweden and Denmark have signed a joint declaration to prohibit discarding of fish in the Skagerrak from 2013.

28th November 2011

Scandinavia: Big step to end discards

28th November 2011

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The Canadian Aquaculture Industry Alliance (CAIA) has announced its executive board which will lead the national association of fish and shellfish producers, feed companies and suppliers into 2012 and beyond.

25th November 2011

CAIA unveils 2012 executive board

25th November 2011

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

DP World will begin construction work on a modern facility for the exclusive use of the fishing industry at Al Hamriya Port in Dubai, as part of a recently launched plan to…

24th November 2011

Dubai fishing port upgrade

24th November 2011

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The New Zealand Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF) has reported that following a New Zealand surveillance flight, a foreign vessel spotted fishing with illegal gill nets north of the country has…

24th November 2011

NZ plays important part in fishing sting

24th November 2011

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The Alaska salmon fishery has entered assessment for its second re-certification.

24th November 2011

Alaska salmon fishery enters second MSC re-certification

24th November 2011

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

South Seas Tuna Corp, Sealord Group, Ltd and Pataya Food Industries, Ltd have all become members of the International Seafood Sustainability Foundation, bringing the total to 18.

23rd November 2011

Three new members for ISSF

23rd November 2011

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

On 1 November, AFMA began ‘Operation VMS Crackdown’ to target Commonwealth fisheries operators that are not complying with the requirement to have a VMS operating at all times.

23rd November 2011

Operation VMS Crackdown getting results

23rd November 2011

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The Shark Alliance and Oceana have both commended the European Commission on its proposal for a full ban on shark finning.

22nd November 2011

Shark Alliance and Oceana commend shark finning proposals

22nd November 2011

FISHING GEAR

FISHING GEAR

WWF has announced the grand prize winner and the two runners-up of the 2011 International Smart Gear competition.

22nd November 2011

Smart Gear 2011 winners announced

22nd November 2011

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The European Commission has proposed to forbid shark finning aboard fishing vessels.

22nd November 2011

EC proposes full ban on shark finning

22nd November 2011