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INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The first Scottish Skipper Expo will take place on 24 & 25 June at the AECC (Aberdeen Exhibition & Conference Centre) - a new fishing exhibition for the Scottish fishing and processing…

20th June 2011

Scottish Skipper Expo this week

20th June 2011

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Sodexo has signed a worldwide agreement with the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) for wild caught fish with the view to:

19th June 2011

Sodexo extends efforts to promote certified sustainable seafood

19th June 2011

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The Danish Fishermens Producers Organisation (DFPO) Otter Trawl North Sea Plaice trawl fishery has been awarded MSC certification following a rigorous, independent assessment.

18th June 2011

Plaice trawl fishery gets MSC certificate

18th June 2011

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The Faroese company Tavan SP/F has entered its Great Silver Smelt (Argentina silus) fishery for full MSC assessment.

17th June 2011

Silver smelt fishery enters MSC assessment

17th June 2011

INTERVIEWS

INTERVIEWS

Grupo Albacora SA is a leading tuna fishing company exporting all over the world. A pioneer in many aspects of its business, Grupo Albacora is one of the first to adopt the…

16th June 2011

Albacora on its future communications plans

16th June 2011

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Sea Shepherd’s Operation Blue Rage 2011 has enraged Tunisian fishermen operating on Melita Bank, roughly 70 nautical miles off the Libyan coast and 20 miles inside the NATO no fly zone.

16th June 2011

Sea Shepherd VS Tunisian seiners

16th June 2011

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Two new aquaculture sites approved for St. Marys Bay, Digby Co., will create good jobs in southwest Nova Scotia.

16th June 2011

Nova Scotia fish farms approved

16th June 2011

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Geir Isaksen, CEO of Cermaq ASA, has accepted the position as CEO of NSB Group, Norways largest transport group, and will leave his position at Cermaq on 30 September.

16th June 2011

Isaksen to leave Cermaq

16th June 2011

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Fishermen in Nova Scotia can now sell their commercial fishing business through a new deposit loan program that will help with succession in the industry.

15th June 2011

New loan program for fishing industry

15th June 2011

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The UK’s Seafish will be back serving the seafood industry at full capacity after the Supreme Court handed down its judgment in favour of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs…

15th June 2011

Seafish back on board

15th June 2011

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Different species from Al Marsa Fisheries have been certified Friend of the Sea.

14th June 2011

One-hook mixed fishery approved FOS

14th June 2011

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Maria Damanaki decided to close the bluefin tuna fishery to Spanish purse seiners in the Mediterranean and Eastern Atlantic on 9 June, due to the exhaustion of their quotas.

14th June 2011

Damanaki closes bluefin fishery to Spain

14th June 2011

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

The independent certification of seafood will become increasingly important in the coming years to ensure the sector can continue to enjoy market growth and compete effectively with other foodstuffs, according to Martin…

14th June 2011

Ensure products are in line with market expectations

14th June 2011

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The Minister of Fisheries of the Faroe Islands, Johan Dahl, hosted the 16th North Atlantic Fisheries Ministers Conference in Tórshavn, Faroe Islands on 8 and 9 June 2011.

14th June 2011

16th North Atlantic Fisheries Ministers Conference

14th June 2011

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The US Department of Commerce and NOAA have released national sustainable marine aquaculture policies to meet growing demand for seafood, to create jobs in coastal communities, and restore vital ecosystems.

14th June 2011

US aquaculture policies released

14th June 2011

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

On Friday 17 June Sainsbury’s customers asking for one of the ‘Big 5’ species of cod, haddock, tuna, salmon or prawns from its fish counters will be offered an alternative, lesser known…

14th June 2011

Sainsbury’s: Switch the Fish

14th June 2011

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Innovation, investment and continuing development of fish farming equipment is essential if Scotland is to maintain its status as one of the world leaders in marine aquaculture.

14th June 2011

Innovation vital for Scottish fish farming

14th June 2011

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

The United States Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation has passed the Commercial Seafood Consumer Protection Act (S. 50), which if enacted into law would help stop seafood fraud.

13th June 2011

Oceana statement on seafood fraud bill

13th June 2011

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Fishing for Energy has collected one million pounds of old fishing gear and marine debris since the programs inception in 2008.

12th June 2011

Fishing for Energy collects one million pounds of fishing gear and debris

12th June 2011

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Billingsgate Seafood School has been awarded £70,000 from the European Fisheries Fund (EFF) to help teach school children in London and the South East about sustainable alternatives to popular fish products.

11th June 2011

UK school children to learn about sustainable fish

11th June 2011