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INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The largest Atlantic halibut fishery in eastern Canadian waters has entered full assessment in the Marine Stewardship Council’s (MSC) certification program.

12th January 2011

Canadian Atlantic halibut fishery seeks MSC certification

12th January 2011

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The Scottish Fishermen’s Federation has welcomed the spotlight that is being turned this week on the unacceptable practice of the discarding of fish in a TV programme by campaigning chef Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall.

12th January 2011

SFF welcomes new TV focus on fish discarding

12th January 2011

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Provident CRM has announced it has successfully implemented SugarCRM in the Irish Sea Fisheries Board, Bord Iascaigh Mhara (BIM), allowing the semi-state body to effectively manage its communication to its 200 industry…

12th January 2011

Irish Fisheries Board adopts CRM software

12th January 2011

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Sainsburys has announced that all tuna used as an ingredient in its food will be caught using the pole and line method by the end of January.

12th January 2011

All Sainsburys tuna to be 100% pole and line caught

12th January 2011

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Toxic pollution from flooded farms and towns along Australias Queensland coast will have a disastrous impact on the Great Barrier Reef’s corals and will likely have a significant impact on dugongs, turtles…

12th January 2011

WWF says pollution from Australia floods threatens marine life

12th January 2011

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The US Court of Appeal has ordered three men to pay restitution to the South African government for overharvesting of Cape Rock Lobsters off the south and west coasts.

11th January 2011

Landmark court ruling on fisheries over-harvesting

11th January 2011

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

UK Fisheries, DFFU and Doggerbank Group saithe fishery – an international grouping of fishing companies - has been certified as sustainable against the MSC standard.

11th January 2011

UK Fisheries, DFFU, Doggerbank Group saithe fishery certified as sustainable

11th January 2011

SAFETY & DISTRESS

SAFETY & DISTRESS

Kannad Marine has introduced the SafeLink SOLO Personal Locator Beacon (PLB).

11th January 2011

Kannad Marine launches SafeLink SOLO PLB

11th January 2011

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The AS do MAR brand of tuna and mackerel has been one of the first in Italy to be certified Friend of the Sea since 2006.

11th January 2011

AS do MAR excels in social responsibility

11th January 2011

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Alvaro Jimenez, Managing Director of Marine Harvest Chile, has stepped down after holding the position since April 2008.

11th January 2011

New MD for Marine Harvest Chile

11th January 2011

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The Swedish Board of Fisheries has proposed that 50 of the country’s trawlers with a license to catch cod in the Baltic will have their quotas allotted for a whole year.

11th January 2011

Swedish fishermen may get longer TACs

11th January 2011

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Top quality seafood products begins with properly chilling the catch aboard vessels at sea.

11th January 2011

Vessel refrigeration workshop for fishermen

11th January 2011

ANALYSIS

ANALYSIS

I don’t remember such an upheaval in the American fisheries. Neither does Bob Jones, the Director of the Southeastern Fisheries Association.

11th January 2011

US fisheries: Frustration, indignation, uproar

11th January 2011

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

Tucal has informed WF that the company closed 2010 with a very positive balance of its activity, having carried out interesting projects for marine and on-shore applications.

11th January 2011

2010 a positive year for Tucal

11th January 2011

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

Glacier is a new range of equipment for the food processing industry, combining a spiral freezer and refrigeration plant in one package.

11th January 2011

Cool stars unite to form Glacier

11th January 2011

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Encouraging new evidence suggests that the bulk of the world’s fisheries – including small-scale, often non-industrialised fisheries on which millions of people depend for food – could be sustained using community-based co-management.

10th January 2011

Co-management holds promise of sustainable fisheries worldwide

10th January 2011

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The Danish Fishermen’s Producers’ Organisation (DFPO) has entered the Danish hake, haddock and North Sea sole fisheries for formal MSC assessment.

9th January 2011

Danish fisheries enter MSC program

9th January 2011

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The Maryland Department of the Environment is investigating a fish kill in the Chesapeake Bay in which an estimated two million fish have died.

7th January 2011

MDE investigates large fish kill in Chesapeake Bay

7th January 2011

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

The Grimsby based company PPS East recently secured a new contract to provide returnable plastic fish crates to Belgian company Levenstond Seafood, a supplier of Scottish salmon to Belgian supermarkets.

6th January 2011

PPS East wins new crate pooling contract with Levenstond Seafood

6th January 2011

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

Slurry Ice Systems is introducing the S-1000 machine for smaller vessels, which the company says has the same high quality generator as its other machines.

6th January 2011

New S-1000 from Slurry Ice Systems

6th January 2011