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INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

On 31 January 2011, AFMA and Customs officers onboard the Australian Customs Vessel, Roebuck Bay detected a ghost net in the waters off Cape Van Diemen, North of the Tiwi Islands.

25th February 2011

Saving the seas from ghost nets

25th February 2011

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The commercial sector harvesting Gulf group king mackerel in the Florida east coast subzone is closed, effective 12:01am (local time) 26 February 2011, until 31 March 2011.

25th February 2011

Florida closed to King Mackerel harvest

25th February 2011

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

Recently more and more customers have been asking Pescatech for a new and better way to overview their facilities and educate their people.

24th February 2011

The next generation visual tool

24th February 2011

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Maria Damanaki received on Monday a visit of the Ministers for Agriculture of the Czech Republic, Ivan Fuksa, Hungary, Sandor Fazekas, Slovakia, Zsolt Simon, and Austria, Nikolaus Berlakivich

24th February 2011

Damanaki discusses freshwater aquaculture

24th February 2011

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Oceana has unveiled Oceana MedNet, the first comprehensive network of Marine Protected Areas (MPA) for the Mediterranean that details specific locations.

24th February 2011

Oceana unveils MedNet

24th February 2011

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

AFOS is offering a defrosting solution to help fish and food processors comply with tightening hygiene and food standards rules.

23rd February 2011

Trial offer for AFOS defrosters at SPE

23rd February 2011

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

The PORTIO 3, the newest development from Belgian weighing and grading specialist MARELEC, is a portion cutting machine that combines state of the art technology and high precision, while also being an…

23rd February 2011

New intelligent portion cutter

23rd February 2011

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Following conversations with key suppliers and fishermen from across the UK, QD Events have decided to postpone the 2011 Fishing Expo until 2012.

23rd February 2011

Fishing 2011 postponed

23rd February 2011

NEW VESSELS

NEW VESSELS

Leinebjørn AS has ordered a new 67.5m purser/trawler from Karstensen Shipyard, scheduled for delivery on 15 May 2012.

23rd February 2011

New orders for Karstensen Shipyard

23rd February 2011

FISHING GEAR

FISHING GEAR

Furuno UK will be displaying the innovative Wide Angle Sonar Seafloor Profiler (WASSP) at the upcoming Irish Skipper Expo 2011, March 4-5, Galway, Ireland.

23rd February 2011

WASSP on display at Irish Skipper 2011

23rd February 2011

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The Sennen Cove lifeboat was launched on 16 February when the 60ft Newlyn Gill-netter Ben My Chree became disabled with a fractured main engine lubricating oil pipe some 10 miles west of…

23rd February 2011

UK: Sennen Cove RNLI assist disabled gill-netter

23rd February 2011

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

A scientific team has shown that strong links between the corals reefs of the south China sea, West Pacific and Coral Triangle hold the key to preserving fish and marine resources in…

23rd February 2011

Coral network can protect fish stocks

23rd February 2011

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Oceana has strongly urged the European Commission to move forwards on amending the EU shark finning ban by developing a strong proposal requiring all sharks to be landed with their fins still…

23rd February 2011

Oceana urges EC to amend finning ban

23rd February 2011

BUSINESS & FINANCE

BUSINESS & FINANCE

IT company Fivium has been awarded a contract to deliver an IT system to support the modernisation and consolidation of UK marine licensing processes.

22nd February 2011

Fivium to modernise UK marine licensing processes

22nd February 2011

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

On the 13 February, the Yemeni fishing vessel Alfardous was believed to have been pirated close to Socotra Island in the Gulf of Aden.

22nd February 2011

Alfardous believed to have been pirated in Gulf of Aden

22nd February 2011

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Predatory fish such as cod and tuna have declined by two-thirds over the past 100 years, while small forage fish such as sardine and anchovy have more than doubled, according to researchers.

22nd February 2011

Fishing leaves fewer big fish, more small

22nd February 2011

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Clearwater Seafoods has announced that two of its processing facilities have been certified under the British Retail Consortium (BRC) standard for food safety.

20th February 2011

Clearwater announces BRC certification

20th February 2011

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Josh Reichert, managing director of the Pew Environment Group, has issued the following statement in response to the withdrawal of the Japanese whaling fleet from the Southern Ocean one month early:

19th February 2011

Pew: Japanese whaling statement

19th February 2011

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The Celtic Sea Herring Management Advisory Committee (CSHMAC) has entered its herring, sprat and sardine fisheries for MSC assessment.

18th February 2011

Celtic Sea herring, sprat and sardine fisheries enter MSC assessment

18th February 2011

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Marine scientists are trialling the first near-shore water temperature forecasts to assist Australia’s aquaculture farm managers contending with rising ocean temperatures.

17th February 2011

Trialling ocean temperature forecasts for fish farms

17th February 2011