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INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The SFF has welcomed the decision by international scientists and regional fisheries groups to work more closely together so as to tackle the problem of weak fish stock assessments caused by inadequate…

6th February 2011

SFF welcomes move for greater cooperation

6th February 2011

NEW VESSELS

NEW VESSELS

Baltic Workboats is building its first ever catamaran, to be operated by Lithuania’s Ministry of Environment in the near-shore areas of the Baltic Sea.

6th February 2011

Scientific cat for Lithuania

6th February 2011

NEW VESSELS

NEW VESSELS

The Northern-Ireland Department of Agriculture and Rural Development’s (DARD) 25.9m Baltic Workboats-designed and built fisheries patrol vessel Banrion Uladh has achieved outstanding performance on recent sea trials.

6th February 2011

Baltic Workboats delivers patrol vessel

6th February 2011

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Polar Fishing Gear of Iceland is the latest company to confirm its attendance at the Fishing 2011 Expo in Glasgow.

5th February 2011

Icelandic company signs up to Fishing ’11

5th February 2011

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

After meeting the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) – Industry Alliance at Europe House in London yesterday, EU Fisheries Commissioner Damanaki said:

4th February 2011

Damanaki welcomes Industry Alliance input

4th February 2011

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The Marine Management Organisation (MMO) is inviting people with ideas to improve fisheries management to bid for funding towards its research.

4th February 2011

Bids invited for fisheries research

4th February 2011

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Greenpeace Canada has released its first sustainability ranking of 14 major tuna brands sold in Canada.

2nd February 2011

Canadian canned tuna report

2nd February 2011

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Scottish fishermen have welcomed the failure of a bid by the Faroe Islands to seek Marine Stewardship Council certification for their mackerel fishery.

2nd February 2011

Scottish welcome Faroese bid failure

2nd February 2011

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The contribution of fish to global diets has reached a record of about 17kg per person on average, supplying over three billion people with at least 15% of their average animal protein…

2nd February 2011

Fish consumption reaches all-time high

2nd February 2011

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

Holland-based Pascal Processing bv has been named the exclusive sales agent for Avure Technologies’ high pressure processing (HPP) equipment in Holland, Belgium, and the Westphalia region of Germany.

1st February 2011

Pascal processing becomes Avure HPP agent

1st February 2011

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Nutreco is investing approximately EUR20m in a new factory in the Voronezh agricultural region in Russia.

1st February 2011

Nutreco invests EUR20m in Russian plant

1st February 2011

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The conflict between increasing demand for fish and failing fisheries has enormous implications for world food security and the state of our seas and oceans, WWF has said.

1st February 2011

Europe must lead overfishing turnaround

1st February 2011

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Valka has developed new, revolutionary pinbone removal technology in co-operation with Icelandic fish processing leader HB Grandi.

1st February 2011

Revolutionary pinbone removal

1st February 2011

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

SeaWeb’’s Seafood Champions finalists were announced during the opening session of the Seafood Summit 2011, currently being held in Vancouver, Canada.

1st February 2011

Seafood Champions finalists announced

1st February 2011

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

On 1 January 2011 Italian government legislation introduced an outright ban on plastic shopping bags, which will have to be replaced by biodegradable alternatives.

31st January 2011

Applause for Italys ban on plastic bags

31st January 2011

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

Manufacturer of mounting solutions for marine electronics, Seaview, has appointed Interform Marine as its distributor for the UK and Ireland.

30th January 2011

Seaview appoints Interform Marine

30th January 2011

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Toralla, a major mussel producer has been certified as Friend of the Sea.

29th January 2011

Chilean mussels certified sustainable

29th January 2011

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

Nesco Weighing Ltd has just released a new version of its Wavecheetah II touch screen marine weighing system, and supplied the first units to companies in Scotland and Ireland

28th January 2011

New software for Nesco’s Wavecheetah II

28th January 2011

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Seafood Scotland has been in Lyon, France, this week at the country’s largest foodservice show SIRHA, promoting the very best of Scottish seafood.

28th January 2011

Scottish seafood tops menu in Lyon

28th January 2011

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

Iridium Communications Inc. has announced it is establishing a Global Service Program for its Iridium OpenPort® broadband marine satellite communication product.

28th January 2011

Iridium to establish service network

28th January 2011