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INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The International Seafood Sustainability Foundation (ISSF), OPAGAC and AGAC have announced a deal to work together on issues related to the sustainability of the world’s purse seine tuna fisheries.

15th March 2011

OPAGAC/AGAC and ISSF sign deal to collaborate on better fishing practices

15th March 2011

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Since going on sale at 400 Tesco stores six weeks ago, pout fillets have already achieved 50% of sales of cod fillets.

15th March 2011

UK shoppers take to pouting

15th March 2011

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Iceland is being urged to abandon its commercial whaling as the US and 10 other countries issued a statement condemning the cruel and unnecessary killing of endangered fin whales and minke whales.

15th March 2011

Iceland whale slaughter condemned

15th March 2011

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The Scottish Government is bringing together some key opinion formers in the EU to highlight Scotlands vision for sustainable fishing, at an event in Brussels on 15 March.

15th March 2011

Fishing reform

15th March 2011

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

H.M. King Harald will officiate at the opening of Aqua Nor 2011 on 16 August 2011 in Trondheim, Norway.

15th March 2011

King Harald to open Aqua Nor 2011

15th March 2011

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Alderney RLNI volunteer lifeboat crew rescued five French fishermen who had taken to a life raft early Tuesday morning after their fishing boat had run aground and been abandoned on Burhou.

11th March 2011

RNLI rescues five French fishermen

11th March 2011

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Gail Shea, Canadian Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, has announced changes to the licensing policy for the Atlantic Canada and Quebec inshore fishery to allow for the issuing of licences to wholly…

11th March 2011

Shea provides fishers with long-term economic benefits

11th March 2011

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

The environmentally friendly Danish model fish farms are to be expanded from the current freshwater farms to also include saltwater fish farms.

10th March 2011

Salmon breeding comes ashore

10th March 2011

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Princes – who sells more tinned tuna than any other company in the UK – is going to stop using a fishing method which is responsible for killing sharks.

10th March 2011

Tinned tuna giants go shark friendly

10th March 2011

FISHING GEAR

FISHING GEAR

Polar Fishing Gear of Iceland has recently introduced its new ‘Hercules’ trawl doors - a low aspect version of it semi-pelagic ‘Mercury’ trawl doors suitable for bottom and ‘off the seabed’ fishing.

9th March 2011

Orders coming in for Polar Fishing Gear

9th March 2011

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

Baader says it is aware that food processors are always searching for improved ways to monitor and control their production and is offering a Production Management Software to monitor and optimise the…

9th March 2011

Baaders salmon processing solution

9th March 2011

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

New to Ishida’s quality control range is its latest checkweigher, the DACS-G, which delivers even higher speed and accuracy and, at the touch of a button, can switch between two weighing ranges,…

9th March 2011

Seafood packing solutions from Ishida Europe

9th March 2011

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

The freezelite bed freezer is designed for cooling and freezing bulk products such as shrimps and prawns.

9th March 2011

freezelite – the modular fluidised bed system

9th March 2011

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The Marine Management Organisation (MMO) has decided to extend the deadline for applications to the sole discard reduction trial in response to industry feedback and queries.

9th March 2011

Sole discard reduction trial

9th March 2011

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Assistant NOAA Administrator for Fisheries Eric Schwaab has said that the US is making good progress toward meeting the mandate to end domestic overfishing.

9th March 2011

US turning a corner in ending overfishing

9th March 2011

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Bart van Olphen and Tom Kime scooped top prize for Fish Tales in the category Best Sustainable Food Book in the World at the Gourmand World Cookbook Award in Paris last week.

9th March 2011

Fish Tales wins book award

9th March 2011

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The Shellfish Association of Great Britain’s 42nd Annual Conference will take place on Tuesday 17th and Wednesday 18th May 2011 at Fishmongers’ Hall, London.

9th March 2011

Shellfish Association of Great Britain’s 42nd Annual Conference

9th March 2011

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

Packaging that alerts consumers when food is becoming unfit to eat is being developed by researchers at Strathclyde University in Scotland.

8th March 2011

Intelligent packaging will tell when fish spoils

8th March 2011

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Badinotti Group has continued its growing phase in the Canadian and Chilean markets by acquiring all of the assets of Card’s Aquaculture.

8th March 2011

Badinotti continues growth in Canada and Chile

8th March 2011

FISH HANDLING

FISH HANDLING

The prices for compacted EPS (expanded polystyrene) fish boxes are almost the highest they have been in a decade.

8th March 2011

RUNI finances fish box compactor with used fish boxes

8th March 2011