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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

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The UK government has announced plans to cut reduce the 18 Coast Guard stations now operating to 10, with only three running 24 hours a day.

17th December 2010

UK plans drastic cut in Coast Guard

17th December 2010

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Cod fisheries in Icelandic waters have passed through an international certification process, confirming the fishery as being responsibly managed in accordance with strict requirements on responsible management, sustainable exploitation and good practice…

17th December 2010

Iceland certifies its cod fisheries

17th December 2010

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

After walking away from this year’s north-east Atlantic mackerel quota negotiations, Tómas Heidar, chairman of the Icelandic committee on mackerel fishing, said the European Union and Norway will be responsible for overfishing…

17th December 2010

Iceland: EU, Norway will overfish mackerel

17th December 2010

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Turkey has shown a significant increase in production and export of fish produce over the last 10 years, according to Alican Yamanyilmaz, chairman of the Mediterranean Fishery Products Exporters’ Union.

17th December 2010

Turkish fisheries go from strength to strength

17th December 2010

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

UK-based Wood & Douglas has developed a monitoring system that enables fish farmers to look after the welfare of their stocks and their on-growing environment while away from farm sites.

17th December 2010

New wireless monitoring for fish farmers and breeders

17th December 2010

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The US government has filed a civil suit against BP and several of its partners for the Deepwater Horizon oil spill disaster in the Gulf of Mexico in April.

16th December 2010

America sues BP over Gulf oil spill

16th December 2010

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

European Parliament has endorsed a resolution on shark finning that calls on the Commission to deliver a proposal to prohibit the removal of shark fins onboard vessels.

16th December 2010

European Parliament supports strengthening shark finning ban

16th December 2010

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

Dyneema ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) fibres can now be used in cut resistant gloves for the food processing industry in Europe.

16th December 2010

EU approves Dyneema fibres for cut-resistant gloves

16th December 2010

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

US fisheries managers have increased the total allowable catch (TAC) for pollock and Pacific cod in the 2011 groundfish fisheries, which begin in January in the Bering Sea, Aleutian Islands and Gulf…

16th December 2010

US raises permitted catch of pollock, cod

16th December 2010

NEWS

NEWS

Over the last decade tuna longliners have taken commendable steps to protect stocks of valuable tuna species, but the Japan-based Organisation for the Promotion of Responsible Tuna Fisheries is extremely worried that…

15th December 2010

Japan urges industry-wide reduction of tuna effort

15th December 2010

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Following the conclusion of the EU Fish Council, which has resulted in some further cuts in the catching opportunity for the Scottish fleet, the Scottish Fishermen’s Federation (SFF) is calling for urgent…

15th December 2010

EU Fish Council: mixed bag for Scots

15th December 2010

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Tasmanian scientists will soon have unprecedented access to data from high-tech equipment for monitoring coastal and ocean ecosystems.

15th December 2010

Tasmanian scientists expand their view of the ocean

15th December 2010

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Exports of groundfish from Norway in November totalled NOK 1.1 billion (€139 million/$187.2 million), which marks a new November export record. Exports were up in value by 32% or NOK 270 million…

15th December 2010

Portugal must have Christmas clipfish

15th December 2010

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The EU Council of Fisheries Ministers has reached political agreement on the total allowable catches (TACs) and quotas for turbot and sprat fisheries in the Black Sea.

14th December 2010

EU agrees 2011 catch limits for Black Sea

14th December 2010

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

A leading Devon, UK, seafood processor is sourcing all of its scallops from Responsible Fishing Scheme (RFS) vessels after sponsoring four boats through the programme

14th December 2010

Scallopers sign up to Responsible Fishing Scheme

14th December 2010

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Exports of Norwegian salmon in November totalled NOK 3.1 billion (€391.7 million/$528 million), an increase of 38% or NOK 853 million (€107.8 million/$145.3 million) compared to November 2009.

14th December 2010

Record Norwegian salmon exports

14th December 2010

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Scottish fishermen have called upon the European fisheries commissioner Maria Damanaki to turn words into action and introduce measures that would prevent mackerel caught by Iceland and the Faroe Islands from entering…

14th December 2010

Scots mackerel fishermen urge EU action

14th December 2010

FISH HANDLING

FISH HANDLING

Promens Dalvik recently reached an important milestone when its tub production reached numbers 500,000 and 500,001. These tubs were formally handed over by the company to two loyal clients.

13th December 2010

Promens Dalvik passes half a million tub milestone

13th December 2010

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Bilateral talks between the EU and Norway to set mackerel catches in the north-east Atlantic for 2011 have resulted in the setting of a total allowable catch of 646,000 tonnes.

13th December 2010

EU and Norway agree mackerel quotas

13th December 2010