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INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

ICES and RACs are planning to form regional task forces to tackle the problem of weak stock assessments impaired by deficiencies in the data used to estimate abundance and advise on management…

8th February 2011

RACs and ICES plan increased cooperation

8th February 2011

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

A shortage of pangasius, caused by increased costs forcing producers out of business, will severely limit supplies of this cheap alternative ‘whitefish’ species, particularly to the EU where importers are reluctant to…

7th February 2011

Pangasius shortage to hit Europe’s whitefish market

7th February 2011

ANALYSIS

ANALYSIS

Fishing 2011 is the UK’s flagship annual fishing event and the emphasis on fishing gear will highlight the international fishing industry’s determination to reduce discards. Whilst this will ultimately only be achieved…

7th February 2011

Major focus on gear performance and discards

7th February 2011

ANALYSIS

ANALYSIS

The general feeling in political circles is that the first year of the European Union’s illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing regulation (No 1005/1008) was a success. However, many of these same…

7th February 2011

End IUU: Remove the weak links

7th February 2011

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

NOAA has reopened 4,213 square miles (10,911 sq km) of area it had previously closed to royal red shrimp fishing in the Gulf of Mexico in response to the BP/Deepwater Horizon oil…

7th February 2011

Royal red shrimp fishing waters reopened in Gulf of Mexico

7th February 2011

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The Fishmongers Company and the Shellfish Association of Great Britain have announced an initiative to assist the New Under Ten Fishermens Association in their representation of fishermen in the under 10m fleet.

7th February 2011

Fish associations link up

7th February 2011

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

Ester J is using an electronic monitoring system as part of a research program to better determine the rate of interaction between sea lions in areas off the Gillnet, Hook and Trap…

6th February 2011

Ester J ready for e-monitoring

6th February 2011

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