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FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Encouraged by the successful outcome and market recognition of certified Icelandic cod, three more Icelandic fisheries have now made application to the Iceland Responsible Fisheries certification programme.

26th June 2011

Three Icelandic fisheries enter certification process

26th June 2011

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

NOAA and Marinette Marine Corporation this week held a keel-laying ceremony at the MMC shipyard in Marinette, Wis., for NOAA’s newest fisheries survey vessel, Reuben Lasker.

25th June 2011

Keel-laying ceremony for Reuben Lasker

25th June 2011

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The Metlakatla Indian Community fishery located in tribal waters surrounding the Annette Islands Reserve (AIR) in Southeast Alaska has been awarded Marine Stewardship Council certification.

24th June 2011

Tribal fishery achieves MSC certification

24th June 2011

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

There was a real vibrancy to the 14th edition of Seawork.

23rd June 2011

Vibrancy for business at Seawork 2011

23rd June 2011

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The Scotian shelf shrimp fishery entered into assessment by three processors - Northsyde Processing Limited, LAssociation Coopérative des Pêcheurs de lIle Ltée, and Produits Belle Baie Ltée - has earned Marine Stewardship…

23rd June 2011

Scotian shelf shrimp fishery receives MSC certification

23rd June 2011

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

A BUUS slurry ice maker unit is currently being installed on one of Miadmar Fishing Srl’s vessels in Romania.

22nd June 2011

Slurry ice for Romania

22nd June 2011

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

Wärtsilä and Versa Power Systems (VPS) have announced a cooperative agreement to develop and integrate Versa Powers SOFC technology into Wärtsilä products.

22nd June 2011

Wärtsilä and Versa Power agree to develop fuel cell technology

22nd June 2011

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

Just as America’s Cup racers spent decades tuning the near perfect design formula of the 12-meter boats required by that event, so too have fishermen fine tuned the 58ft Alaskan Limit seiner.

22nd June 2011

Designing to the limit

22nd June 2011

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

A new, unnamed vessel will be trawling for scrap metal, old tires and any other scrap at the site of a decommissioned oil rig.

22nd June 2011

Trawling for scrap metal

22nd June 2011

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

The Global Aquaculture Alliance has expanded the Best Aquaculture Practices certification program with the completion of BAP standards for salmon farms.

22nd June 2011

BAP standards for salmon farms completed

22nd June 2011

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Oceana has launched the second of a three leg scientific expedition exploring Important Ecological Areas (IEAs) in the Pacific Ocean using a remotely operated vehicle (ROV) and high definition video cameras.

22nd June 2011

Oceana launches ocean expedition

22nd June 2011

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The Fiskbranschens Sweden Eastern Baltic cod fishery, a fishery that was close to collapse only a few years ago, has recovered and has been certified as a sustainable and well-managed fishery.

22nd June 2011

First Swedish cod fishery MSC certified

22nd June 2011

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The European Union has initialled a new one-year protocol to the fisheries agreement with Guinea Bissau.

22nd June 2011

Renewal of EU/Guinea Bissau protocol

22nd June 2011

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The Affiliation of Seafood Producers Association of Nova Scotia (ASPANS) has entered both the Scotian Shelf and Gulf of St. Lawrence snow crab trap fisheries into MSC assessment.

21st June 2011

Snow crab fisheries enter MSC assessment

21st June 2011

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The University of California, Berkeley, has become the first public university in America to earn Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) Chain of Custody certification.

21st June 2011

First US public university MSC certified

21st June 2011

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

On 22 June, the Fish for the Future group in the European Parliament is organising a lunchtime presentation to explain the need for urgent reform of the Common Fisheries Policy.

21st June 2011

Conference: “No fish left on the plate”

21st June 2011

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The Center for Food Safety (CFS) has applauded the US House of Representatives for its decision to prohibit the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) from approving genetically engineered (GE) salmon.

21st June 2011

Amendment to prohibit GE salmon approval

21st June 2011

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The European Commission has requested that Belgium, Estonia, France, Hungary, Austria, Poland, Portugal, Finland and the United Kingdom adopt national legislation to implement EU rules setting up a vessel traffic monitoring and…

21st June 2011

Commission requests States comply with monitoring regime

21st June 2011

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The Minister for Primary Industries and Water, Bryan Green, said Tasmania would continue to be a leader in marine and Antarctic studies with an ongoing commitment to funding for research in this…

21st June 2011

Tasmania to fund research

21st June 2011

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

AFMA and the Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC) are assisting 12 operators with installation of onboard cameras to assist them to comply with a Temporary Order requirement in the Gillnet Hook…

21st June 2011

AFMA meeting the new e-monitoring requirements in Australian Sea Lion zone

21st June 2011