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PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

The new Exos-120 series of ergonomic and cost-effective hand-held pin-bone remover machines was showed for the first time at SPE in Brussels.

24th May 2011

Smaller, lighter and cheaper

24th May 2011

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

A sting operation undertaken by Sea Shepherd resulted in a court case for a Californian seafood dealer who imported endangered whale meat from Tokyo and sold it to restaurants within the state.

24th May 2011

Sea Shepherd sting ends in court

24th May 2011

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The Moelfre RNLI lifeboat launched on Sunday under the command of Second Coxswain Michael Williams to reports of a 24ft fishing boat with a gearbox failure.

24th May 2011

RNLI lifeboat assists fishing boat

24th May 2011

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The Commission conducted driftnet ban inspections in Italy on 17-21 May 2010, 14-18 June 2010, 4-8 April 2011 and 9-13 May 2011.

24th May 2011

EC confirms Italian driftnet inspections

24th May 2011

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Commissioner for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, Maria Damanaki, has welcomed the adoption of Conclusions by the Council of the European Union on the integration of maritime surveillance.

24th May 2011

Boosting cooperation on maritime surveillance

24th May 2011

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Catches of Northern hake, landed around the UK, are looking plentiful this season and Seafish is urging consumers to try this excellent whitefish.

24th May 2011

Consumers challenged to try UK hake

24th May 2011

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Aquaculture producers in England are being urged to apply for support from the European Fisheries Fund (EFF).

24th May 2011

English aquaculture: Apply for funding

24th May 2011

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Winterisation Europe’s fish oil from Morocco has been certified by Friend of the Sea.

23rd May 2011

Fish oil from Morocco FoS certified

23rd May 2011

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

According to a new survey, less than one in six eateries in London’s Oxford Street area obtain their seafood from sustainable sources.

22nd May 2011

Oxford St tested for fish friendliness

22nd May 2011

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

An increasing number of retailers have announced commitments to the MSC program for their seafood sustainability policies.

21st May 2011

Retailers include MSC in seafood sustainability commitments

21st May 2011

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Supplier of frozen seafood, Pacific West, is playing an important role in transforming the seafood market to a more sustainable basis by becoming the first to offer Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certified…

20th May 2011

Pacific West first to offer Australia MSC certified tempura hake products

20th May 2011

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Hong Kong has approved a ban on all trawling in its local waters, a move that is largely being seen as a crucial first step in reviving the Administrative Region’s depleted marine…

20th May 2011

WWF welcomes Hong Kong trawl ban

20th May 2011

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Under the Australian Government’s 2011-12 Budget released on 9 May, the AFMA budget has been identified at $43.3 million.

20th May 2011

AFMA budget cut due to efficient illegal fishing measures

20th May 2011

FISHING GEAR

FISHING GEAR

In the early 1970’s the fishing industry was first introduced to Omni directional fishing sonars, designed to detect and track large schools of herring.

19th May 2011

MAQ sonar’s story

19th May 2011

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The fishery producing Manx Queenies, the Isle of Man’s famous queen scallops, have been crowned by the MSC as a certified sustainable and well-managed fishery.

19th May 2011

Manx Queenies crowned sustainable

19th May 2011

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Mercator Media, organiser of the Icelandic Fisheries Exhibition, has announced the launch of the fifth Icelandic Fisheries Awards, which recognises fishing excellence in Iceland and internationally.

19th May 2011

5th Icelandic Fisheries Awards launched

19th May 2011

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Maria Damanaki, EU Commissioner for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries has sent a letter to EU Ministers regarding the fishing situation in Libya.

19th May 2011

Libyan seining on track to be illegal

19th May 2011

INSIGHT

INSIGHT

Exports of New Zealand shellfish, both farmed and wild, are making a big splash in European markets.

18th May 2011

Making waves

18th May 2011

ANALYSIS

ANALYSIS

WF recently spent three days in Brussels with a group of EU journalists, invited under the European Journalism Centre, to grill Eurocrats and parliamentarians on aid and climate issues. Walter Kennes and…

18th May 2011

Brussels: Mangroves and power politics

18th May 2011

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Grimsby fish suppliers of Cumbrian Seafood’s are now packing their fish into PPS East’s returnable plastic 15kg fish boxes.

18th May 2011

PPS East fish boxes for Grimsby

18th May 2011