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FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The US North Pacific halibut and the US North Pacific sablefish fisheries that operate in territorial waters off the coast of Alaska, Bering Sea and Gulf of Alaska have earned MSC re-certification.

10th August 2011

Alaska fisheries earn re-certification

10th August 2011

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstalls campaign to ban the practice of discarding fish in EU waters will continue, he stated in this latest installment of his television programme, which was recently aired in the UK.

9th August 2011

Fish Fight continues

9th August 2011

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Seafish welcomed the latest programme in the Channel 4 series Hugh’s Fish Fight, led by celebrity chef Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall, which was aired on Monday 8 August.

9th August 2011

Seafish welcomes return of Hugh’s Fish Fight

9th August 2011

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Sainsburys has revealed it has sold 46 extra tonnes of alternative fish varieties such as coley, pouting, rainbow trout, hake and megrim following the launch of its successful Switch the Fish campaign…

9th August 2011

Tide continues to turn at Sainsburys

9th August 2011

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Scottish Environment Minister Stewart Stevenson has been impressed by aquaculture businesses based in the Hebrides, during a series of engagements undertaken this week.

9th August 2011

Fish farming in the Western Isles

9th August 2011

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Lifeboat volunteers from Sunderland RNLI Lifeboat Station this week took part in an emergency mission to rescue two men whose 32ft fishing coble had suffered engine failure off Ryhope, Sunderland.

9th August 2011

RNLI rescues two fisherman

9th August 2011

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

The opening of the Ship Equip Shanghai Office in 2010 has proved successful with the first contract earlier this year with Ningbo HaiZhiXing Ocean Fishery.

8th August 2011

Ship Equip wins contract in Shanghai

8th August 2011

ICELANDIC FISHERIES EXHIBITION

ICELANDIC FISHERIES EXHIBITION 8th August 2011

Icelandic Fisheries Exhibition 2011 Floorplan

8th August 2011

ICELANDIC FISHERIES EXHIBITION

ICELANDIC FISHERIES EXHIBITION

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8th August 2011

Icelandic Fisheries Exhibition 2011 Exhibitor List

8th August 2011

ICELANDIC FISHERIES EXHIBITION

ICELANDIC FISHERIES EXHIBITION

Insurance company TM offers comprehensive insurance services and says it is the market leader in the Icelandic fishing industry.

8th August 2011

TM to introduce loss prevention program

8th August 2011

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

The Global Aquaculture Alliance has selected certification management specialist Lisa Goché as vice president of the Best Aquaculture Practices division of GAA.

8th August 2011

Lisa Goché to join BAP team

8th August 2011

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

New research from independent think-tank nef (the new economics foundation) reveals that the UK has, from just one cod stock, thrown away enough fish to support 711 jobs for 46 years.

5th August 2011

UK discards £1bn in cod

5th August 2011

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Lerwick Harbour has released figures for the first six months of the year, showing increases in cargo, oil-related cargo, passenger traffic and the tonnage of vessels handled.

5th August 2011

Lerwick Harbour: fish landings down, but busy half-year overall

5th August 2011

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Faroese fishing gear manufacturer Vónin has hired Sigvald Lydersen Jacobsen as international sales representative for its aquaculture department, focusing on robust net cages, heavy-duty mooring systems, and ‘virtually maintenance-free’ floating frames.

4th August 2011

Tough lessons turn into top quality equipment

4th August 2011

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

The Canadian government has announced significant funding to support innovation and sustainability in the aquaculture industry in British Columbia.

4th August 2011

Canada invests in aquaculture

4th August 2011

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Umami Sustainable Seafood Inc. has obtained DNA evidence confirming natural spawning of bluefin tuna at its Kali Tuna facility in Croatia.

4th August 2011

Umami spawns bluefin tuna

4th August 2011

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

The DDD and the DiD have been designed by STM Products SrL to limit the interactions between marine mammals and fishing nets.

4th August 2011

By-catch mitigation with DDD®03 and DiD®01

4th August 2011

FISHING GEAR

FISHING GEAR

Royal Lankhorst Euronete Group and the Le Brun brothers have come to an agreement for the former to acquire the brother’s company – Group Le Drezen in Guilvinec, France.

4th August 2011

Euronete acquires Le Drezen

4th August 2011

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

A New Zealand Lobster fisherman has had such great success with WASSP Multi Beam Sonar in his fleet that he has ordered a fourth unit to be fitted to his newest vessel.

4th August 2011

Fisherman orders fourth WASSP

4th August 2011

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

The Aucxis weighing and input station has been a well-known link in the automated trading process of fish auctions for many years.

4th August 2011

Aucxis weighing and input station

4th August 2011