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PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

DSI has taken an important step forward by establishing an export stronghold in Brazil in order to offer plate freezers to one of the largest food industries in the world.

1st June 2011

DSI to supply plate freezers to Brazil

1st June 2011

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Seafood Romo East Jutland and Isefjord blue shell mussel dredge fishery in Denmark have entered full assessment against the MSC standard.

1st June 2011

Blue shell fishery seeks certification

1st June 2011

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Following an operational decision, the Scottish Fisheries Sustainability Accreditation Group (SFSAG) has announced that it has changed its certification body for the MSC assessment of North Sea nephrops.

1st June 2011

Scottish fishery changes certifier

1st June 2011

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

Cretel launched Adamas 2 - a new fully automatic double lane skinning machine – in May, at ESE in Brussels.

31st May 2011

New skinning machine from Cretel

31st May 2011

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Australia’s largest and most valuable prawn fishery, the Northern Prawn Fishery (NPF), has entered full assessment for Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certification.

31st May 2011

Prawn fishery enters MSC assessment

31st May 2011

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

A specialist facility that is expected to play an instrumental role in the growth of the aquaculture industry both in the UK and overseas is officially open for business in Northumberland, North…

31st May 2011

Aquaculture centre set to play key role

31st May 2011

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Over 50 organisations, businesses and fishermen from Canada and the US have submitted a joint letter to the Canadian General Standards Board opposing proposed draft Organic Standards for Finfish Aquaculture.

31st May 2011

Organic label fails to meet principles

31st May 2011

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The Scottish Fishermen’s Federation Nephrops Focus Group hosted a meeting of industry, fishermen, Marine Scotland management, gear manufacturers and experts at the end of last week.

31st May 2011

Scottish prawn fishermen meet to spearhead new initiatives to reduce discards

31st May 2011

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

New Colmar Brunton polling has revealed that New Zealanders want more than a third of their oceans protected in marine reserves – a 100-fold increase on current levels.

30th May 2011

Kiwis want over a third of New Zealand oceans protected

30th May 2011

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The bioactive fatty acid TTA in fish feed can have an extremely positive effect on fish health, says Nofima.

29th May 2011

Promising fatty acid in fish feed

29th May 2011

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

US Commerce Secretary Gary Locke has announced that $649,527 in fisheries enforcement penalties will be returned to 11 individuals or businesses.

28th May 2011

Fishery penalties returned to 11 fishermen

28th May 2011

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Oceana has launched its new campaign to Stop Seafood Fraud at The National Press Club in Washington, D.C.

26th May 2011

Oceana launches US campaign to stop fraud

26th May 2011

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The British Trout Association has announced that land based farmed British trout has received a ‘green’ endorsement from environmental organisation, the Marine Conservation Society (MCS)

26th May 2011

British trout given green light by MCS

26th May 2011

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The European Commission has published its report on progress achieved in the Common Fisheries Policy over the last few years and its suggestions for fishing opportunities in EU waters in 2012.

26th May 2011

EC suggests fishing opportunities

26th May 2011

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

The new Kroma Scalemaster 1500 was launched at SPE in Brussels and can descale fish at a speed of up to 80 fish per minute.

25th May 2011

New Kroma Scalemaster 1500

25th May 2011

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

Compared to the investments in optics, often relatively little attention is paid to the opening functionality of the hermetically sealed pack, says packaging company, SEALPAC.

25th May 2011

EasyPeelPoint: opening aid for sealed trays

25th May 2011

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The Discard Action Group (DAG) has written to the EU’s Commissioner for Fisheries, Maria Damanaki, to urge that new discards regulations should have the flexibility to adapt to changing circumstances.

25th May 2011

Flexibility key to discard regulations

25th May 2011

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

For the fourth year, the Community Fisheries Control Agency (CFCA) will coordinate the Joint Deployment Plan (JDP) for the bluefin tuna fishery in the Mediterranean Sea and Eastern Atlantic waters for 2011.

25th May 2011

Fourth control campaign for bluefin tuna

25th May 2011

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

On Tuesday 31 May, Commissioner Maria Damanaki will take part in the launching event of the European Fish Fight Campaign.

25th May 2011

European Fish Fight to launch 31 May

25th May 2011

FISH HANDLING

FISH HANDLING

NTF-Aalborg A/S has recently won a big Russian order for crab baskets.

24th May 2011

NTF-Aalborg wins crab basket order

24th May 2011