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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

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Ahead of negotiations with Mauritania on the renewal of one of the most important of EU fisheries agreements, European Parliament says its main concern is to balance economic benefits with conservation of…

18th May 2011

Mauritania fisheries agreement a priority to sustainable development

18th May 2011

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

European consumers show a growing concern towards fish deriving from unsustainable catches. The traceability of fish products should improve, write Rodrigo Gouveia and Mikael Robertsson from Euro Coop in a new opinion…

17th May 2011

Traceability of fish products needs to improve

17th May 2011

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Cellana LLC, a developer of algae-based biofuels and bioproducts based in Kona, Hawaii, has received a three-year $5.5m grant to develop a protein supplement from algae as a byproduct of algal biofuels…

17th May 2011

Cellana receives $5.5m grant to develop agal biofuel byproduct

17th May 2011

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Two North Shields fishermen were rescued by the volunteer RNLI lifeboat crew from Tynemouth last week when their trawler became stranded after her nets tangled in the propeller.

17th May 2011

RNLI rescues stranded fishermen

17th May 2011

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Seafish has announced that Global Trust Certification has been appointed as the new certification body for the Responsible Fishing Scheme (RFS).

17th May 2011

Seafish appoints new certifier for RFS

17th May 2011

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

AgriMarine Holdings Inc. has announced that it has launched the commercialisation of its floating solid wall closed containment technology for fish rearing into Norway.

17th May 2011

AgriMarine expands reach into Norway

17th May 2011

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Tests on three year classes of farmed Atlantic salmon point to the fact that there is great variation in how well various salmon families tackle salmon lice, according to research from Nofima.

17th May 2011

Eggs stronger in encounters with lice

17th May 2011

FISHING GEAR

FISHING GEAR

Late last year Vónin supplied monkfish trawls to an undisclosed foreign fishing company.

17th May 2011

Pair-trawling for monkfish

17th May 2011

FISHING GEAR

FISHING GEAR

The trawling industry in India tends to be shrimp-oriented, due to its economic importance and export value.

17th May 2011

Eco-friendly alternative to bottom trawling for India

17th May 2011

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The European Parliament has said that emergency measures are needed to help fishermen suffering from high oil prices.

17th May 2011

EP: Fishermen need help with oil prices

17th May 2011

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Commenting on reports that the European Commission may be considering the introduction of internationally tradeable ITQs as part of a package of CFP reform measures, the SNP’s Richard Lochhead MSP said:

17th May 2011

SNP on EU dangerous fisheries proposals

17th May 2011

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Commissioner Maria Damanaki has said that she expects Member States to take all necessary measures to ensure full compliance by their vessels during the main fishing season for bluefin tuna, which started…

17th May 2011

Damanaki expects full compliance during bluefin tuna fishing season

17th May 2011