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ICELANDIC FISHERIES EXHIBITION

ICELANDIC FISHERIES EXHIBITION

The Icelandic Fisheries Exhibition 2011 has been described as the most successful edition of the show in many years.

18th October 2011

Optimism at IceFish 2011

18th October 2011

ICELANDIC FISHERIES EXHIBITION

ICELANDIC FISHERIES EXHIBITION

Local trawl door design and manufacturing company, Polar Fishing Gear, was very busy during the Icelandic Fisheries Exhibition.

18th October 2011

Polar’s remote controlled trawl doors

18th October 2011

ICELANDIC FISHERIES EXHIBITION

ICELANDIC FISHERIES EXHIBITION

Icelandic company Hampidjan won the Icelandic Fisheries Award for Best New Product Launched at the Show for its Dynex Data headline sounder cable.

18th October 2011

Dynex Data – best new product

18th October 2011

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Gail Shea, on behalf of the Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, attended the official opening of the new location of the Catch Certification Program Operations Centre (CCPOC) in Tignish, Prince Edward Island.

17th October 2011

Canada opens Catch Certification Program Operations Centre

17th October 2011

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Scotlands salmon farming industry and wild fish organisations have agreed to enter a facilitated discussion process to support the development of a positive way ahead for both sectors.

17th October 2011

Encouraging interests to work together

17th October 2011

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Scotland is about to enter a crunch and potentially historic year for its fishing industry, Fisheries Secretary Richard Lochhead said recently.

17th October 2011

Scotland: 2012 a pivotal year for fishing

17th October 2011

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The Tunasen Senegal fleet for skipjack tuna has been audited and approved according to Friend of the Sea’s criteria.

13th October 2011

Senegal tuna fleets become FoS

13th October 2011

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

A United Nations-backed treaty that seeks to slash the 24,000 lives estimated to be lost each year during fishing operations around the world will come into force next September.

12th October 2011

Treaty to save lives from next September

12th October 2011

NEWS

NEWS

Japan’s fishing industry is facing enormous challenges following the 11 March earthquake and tsunami disaster which seriously affected the Tohoku region in Northeast Japan and part of the neighbouring Kanto region that…

12th October 2011

Japan faces challenges recovering from disaster

12th October 2011

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

New buying standards coming into force this autumn mean that all UK Government catering departments will need to source fish from sustainable fisheries.

12th October 2011

UK commits to sustainable sourcing

12th October 2011

ANALYSIS

ANALYSIS

In the 1980s the National Fisherman, an American fisheries journal featured a column written by an East Coast fisherman Captain Perc Sane.

12th October 2011

Traditional management: can it be revived?

12th October 2011

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Hawaii Oceanic Technology, Inc., a Hawaii based open ocean aquaculture company has received a US patent for its Oceansphere™, Automated Positioning and Submersible Open Ocean Platform for Fish Farming.

12th October 2011

Oceansphere™ receives US patent

12th October 2011

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

AgriMarine Holdings Inc. has announced that it has signed an agreement with the People’s Government of Benxi County with the intent of developing two additional farm sites in Benxi County, Liaoning Province,…

12th October 2011

AgriMarine to expand into new Chinese salmon sites

12th October 2011

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

On 5 October, Mayor Scott Lang called on President Obama to replace NOAA Administrator Dr Jane Lubchenco with an individual who will work with fishing communities around the country.”

12th October 2011

Between Lubchenco and Damanaki

12th October 2011

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Shetland continues to be at the forefront of inshore shellfishery management as demonstrated by its recent involvement in a recent European Forum event.

11th October 2011

Shellfish innovation in Shetland

11th October 2011

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

John West has announced the launch of a bespoke application which will bring full transparency of its supply chain to consumers.

10th October 2011

John West announces supply chain transparency move

10th October 2011

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

Focus on the environment, sustainability and efficiency is ever present and pervasive in today’s business discussions, writes Abigail Shearer Robinson.

10th October 2011

The positive bottom line on aftermarket fuel additives

10th October 2011

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

Slurry Ice System, the Scottish based company, has recently commissioned a S16P for Gollenes, a new 60m pelagic vessel built for Norwegian owners in Denmark.

10th October 2011

Slurry Ice rebuilds slush system

10th October 2011

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

On 4 October, the EUNAVFOR warship FGS KÖLN came to the rescue of five Somali fishermen drifting in the Indian Ocean in a broken-down fishing whaler and returned them safely to shore.

7th October 2011

EUNAVFOR warship saves Somali fishermen

7th October 2011

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

On 28 September, Seafish held the first of a new series of Market Data Workshops for industry.

7th October 2011

Seafish kicks off new programme of industry Data Workshops

7th October 2011