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INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Four Japanese fishery companies paid around ¥500 million (€4.6 million/$6.1 million) in bribes to Russian officials for three years so they could fish in Russias exclusive economic zone more than allowed under…

28th December 2010

Japanese bribe Russian fishing authorities

28th December 2010

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

South Korea has secured the right to catch 47,001 tonnes of pollock in Russian waters in 2011, a 201-tonne increase compared with 2010.

24th December 2010

South Korea secures greater pollock quota

24th December 2010

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

US Congress has banned the practice of shark finning in all US waters in a move environmental advocates say international regulators should emulate.

24th December 2010

America bans shark finning in its waters

24th December 2010

BUSINESS & FINANCE

BUSINESS & FINANCE

A number of recent vessel detentions have meant that new provisions under the UK’s Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009 relating to the lodging of bonds to secure the release of vessels…

23rd December 2010

New provisions for releasing detained vessels

23rd December 2010

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The Bering Sea/Aleutian Islands Alaska pollock fishery (BSAI) has earned Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) re-certification having been independently assessed and again found to be sustainable and well-managed.

23rd December 2010

Alaska pollock re-certified under MSC

23rd December 2010

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

EWOS Innovation, will be a key partner in a new innovation centre for sea lice research, the headquarters of which will be based at the University of Bergen. It will be supported…

22nd December 2010

A further boost for sea lice research

22nd December 2010

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Thai Union Frozen Products Pcl, the worlds largest canned tuna producer, expects its 2011 net profit to rise 30% in line with sales growth, boosted by its acquisition of French-based MW Brands…

22nd December 2010

Thai Union: 30% profit rise in 2011

22nd December 2010

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Aquaculture New Zealand has welcomed the establishment of an Aquaculture Ministerial Advisory Panel to consult with the public on a proposal to establish a new marine farming zone in Coromandel.

22nd December 2010

Aquaculture NZ welcomes Advisory Panel

22nd December 2010

ANALYSIS

ANALYSIS

Commercial fishing is regarded as the most dangerous profession on the planet. But while Western authorities have been tightening safety regulations, flagrant risk taking with crews lives is still rife, writes Menakhem…

21st December 2010

Deadly, deadlier, deadliest

21st December 2010

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

Many fishing companies looked to Inmarsat technologies when it came to e-Logs, partly because Inmarsat C is used widely in other areas such as vessel monitoring systems (VMS), or because, as in…

21st December 2010

Special Report: EU failing to introduce electronic fishing records

21st December 2010

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Vietnam and the World Wildlife Fund for Nature (WWF) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) recognising both sides commitment to ensuring that tra (pangasius) fish is globally recognised as a sustainable…

21st December 2010

Pangasius off WWF’s red list

21st December 2010

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The North Pacific Fishery Management Council (NPFMC) has approved its advice for next year´s Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands (BSAI) groundfish total allowable catch limits. The pollock and Pacific cod catch limits…

21st December 2010

Pacific cod, pollock limits increased

21st December 2010

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Herring fishermen in Sitka, Alaska, will target their highest quota ever next year after the Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADF&G) announced the guideline harvest level (GHL) for the 2011 Sitka…

21st December 2010

Sitka herring quota up to 19,000 tonnes

21st December 2010

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Alaska is suing the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) to try to overturn a rule meant to restrict fishing in the Western Aleutian Islands. Designed to defend the western population of Steller…

21st December 2010

Alaska sues government over Aleutian fishing ban

21st December 2010

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The European Union has one of the largest, most advanced fishing fleets in the world but the compliance with its regulation requiring member states’ vessels to introduce electronic fishing records is well…

20th December 2010

EU failing on electronic fishing records

20th December 2010

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Marport Deep Sea Technologies Inc, a leading developer of software defined sonar technology, has appointed Dr Marc Pinto as its chief sonar scientist.

20th December 2010

Marport appoints chief sonar scientist

20th December 2010

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

US Congress has passed legislation that would rationalise the Pacific cod fishery in the Bering Sea and Aleutians Islands. The Longline Catcher Processor Subsector Single Fishery Cooperative Act will create a Bering…

20th December 2010

Co-operative sanctioned for Pacific cod fishery

20th December 2010

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Scottish mackerel fishermen have condemned the decision by Iceland to increase their unilaterally declared mackerel quota from 130,000 tonnes to 147,000 tonnes for 2011 branding it as political posturing that could result…

20th December 2010

Scots slam Iceland for mackerel quota rise

20th December 2010

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Norwegian aquaculture giant Cermaq has signed a joint venture agreement with the local partner, Anova Corporation, in Vietnam. Through its feed operations, EWOS, Cermaq is entering operations in the Vietnamese feed market.

20th December 2010

Cermaq enters pangasius feed industry

20th December 2010

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

A new processing system from 3X Technology of Iceland has been installed onboard the Icelandic longliner Tjaldur SH. In operation since January 2010, the equipment is designed for processing line-caught fish –…

17th December 2010

Onboard processing ensures catch is treated carefully

17th December 2010