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INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

From January cobia will be available directly to UK consumers thanks to a new arrangement between Marine Farms and Regal Fish Supplies Ltd. Over the last six months, sales of cobia have…

10th December 2010

Cobia available directly to UK consumers

10th December 2010

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Southeast Alaska commercial shrimp fishermen may have up to $12,000 (€9,080) available to them, but only if they sign up before 23 December for a free federal programme that provides training for…

10th December 2010

Alaska shrimp fishermen could receive $12,000 grant to conduct training

10th December 2010

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Pacific Andes Resources Development (PARD) has acquired a 19.8% stake in Australian salmon producer, Tassal. The Singaporean company paid AUD 51.7 million (€38.5 million/$50.9 million), or AUD 1.79 (€1.33/$1.76) per share, for…

9th December 2010

Pacific Andes buys into salmon farming, Tassal

9th December 2010

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Dragon Feeds began looking at ways to produce sustainable aquaculture feeds around 10 years ago. Following five years intense research and development work, the UK company unveiled its unique fishmeal alternative, which…

9th December 2010

Q&A with Tony Smith, Dragon Feeds

9th December 2010

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

New to the Marel fish processing range and launched at the Conxemar Seafoods Exhibition in Spain and IPA, Paris, the AEW Delford WPL9040 Weigh Price Labeller is targeted at smaller processors as…

9th December 2010

Marel launches weigh price labeller for small volumes of fish

9th December 2010

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Biologists developing science and technology to raise wild red and blue king crab in hatcheries as a way to rebuild collapsed stocks in parts of Alaska have received $460,000 (€347,966) in grants…

8th December 2010

Alaska king crab research nets $460,000

8th December 2010

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Aker BioMarine dedicated five days this year to conducting research in on krill distribution and predator impacts as a result of its agreement with WWF Norway.

8th December 2010

Unlikely alliance protects krill

8th December 2010

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The US Department of Commerce (DOC) has announced it will continue to levy anti-dumping taxes on frozen warmwater shrimp imported from Vietnam.

8th December 2010

US stands by taxes on Vietnamese shrimp

8th December 2010

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Vietnamese pangasius exporters are concerned European sales may be hurt after a guide by the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) advised consumers not to buy the fish.

8th December 2010

WWF hurts Vietnam pangasius industry

8th December 2010

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Marine ecologist, professor Michel Kaiser, has been appointed to the role of interim deputy chair of the Seafish board until March 2012 by the UK seafood authority.

7th December 2010

Seafish appoints new deputy chair

7th December 2010

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

The Scottish Shellfish Marketing Group (SSMG) has predicted a 15% increase in the volume of mussels sold over Christmas compared with the same period last year, saying consumers have become increasingly adventurous…

7th December 2010

Sales of Scottish mussels to soar

7th December 2010

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The iconic Oregon Dungeness crab (Cancer magister) fishery operating off the US west coast has secured Marine Stewardship Council certification following independent assessment to the NGOs standard for sustainable fisheries. Products from…

6th December 2010

Eco-label for Oregons Dungeness crab

6th December 2010

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

There was mixed fortunes for the Scottish fishing fleet following the conclusion of talks between the EU and Norway to settle the total allowable catches of seven shared stocks including North Sea…

6th December 2010

SFF: bleak outlook for whitefish fleet

6th December 2010

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

European environment commissioner Janez Potocnik has said he was very disappointed with the attitude of Mediterranean member states over bluefin tuna quotas for 2011.

6th December 2010

EU commissioner dismayed by bluefin tuna decision

6th December 2010

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Umami Sustainable Seafood Inc has completed the acquisition of Baja Aqua Farms, Mexicos leading producer of bluefin tuna.

6th December 2010

Umami Sustainable Seafood completes Baja Aqua Farms acquisition

6th December 2010

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The Scottish government said the new EU deal struck over North Sea fishing will help safeguard the industry and stocks, despite cuts in quotas. Scots fishermen will be able to land more…

6th December 2010

Scots ministers hail EU fishing deal

6th December 2010

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

Danish plate plate freezer manufacturer A/S Dybvad Stal Industri (DSI) told WF its current orderflow is exceeding the company’s expectations and it has been particularly gratifying that a number of new customers…

6th December 2010

DSI records strong 2010 and looks to new markets

6th December 2010

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

McMurdo Ltd has introduced a new generation of internationally-approved search and rescue transponders (SARTs) that operate on the AIS frequency band. The Smartfind S5 AIS SART was launched following the adoption of…

3rd December 2010

Beacon technology paves way for next-gen SART

3rd December 2010

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Puzzled scientists are battling to identify why millions of Pacific oysters are dying in New Zealand waters. Up to half of the juvenile Pacific oyster stocks in the North Island are thought…

2nd December 2010

NZ oysters die from herpes outbreak

2nd December 2010

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Eleventh hour Illex squid landings in Argentina saw this year’s catch reach 79,947 tonnes, up 10% from 2009 (71,415 tonnes), easing pressure on the industry following three consecutive years of poor seasons.

2nd December 2010

Argentina scores last minute squid catches

2nd December 2010