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PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

It has been a busy year for Spanish marine and industrial refrigeration equipment specialist Tucal with orders aplenty from the fishing and seafood industries.

23rd November 2010

Tucal’s international orders flood in

23rd November 2010

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

Norwegian purse seiner/trawler and factory vessel Kvannoy has become the world’s first fishing vessel to benefit from Humid Air Motor (HAM) technology following a rebuild performed at MAN PrimeServ Frederikshavn, Denmark.

23rd November 2010

Retrofit HAM system leads to 61% NOx reduction

23rd November 2010

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

UK restaurateur, chef and fishmonger Mitch Tonks is to launch the first iPhone app dedicated to fish skills, seafood recipes and seasonality on 24 November.

23rd November 2010

Top seafood chef launches iPhone app

23rd November 2010

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Whole-shell clams (Meretrix meretrix) from Thai Spring Fish Co Ltd have passed the Friend of the Sea eco-label audit. Thai Spring Fish is a subsidiary of the Panapesca Group. The company, based…

22nd November 2010

Thai hand-caught clams from Panapesca certified sustainable

22nd November 2010

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Denis Lebel, minister of state for Canada Economic Development, has announced the awarding of CAD 700,000 (€502,887/$691,105) in repayable funding to Les Fermes marines du Québec for the construction of a hatchery…

22nd November 2010

Canada funds scallop farming projects

22nd November 2010

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Japan has proposed imposing bans on countries suspected of catching more than their fair share of bluefin tuna starting next year.

22nd November 2010

Japan: ban nations that overfish tuna

22nd November 2010

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Shark conservation unions the Shark Alliance and the European Elasmobranch Association (EEA) are calling for measures to curb overfishing of vulnerable Atlantic sharks at this week’s meeting of the International Commission for…

22nd November 2010

Shark campaigners: ICCAT action needed

22nd November 2010

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The Ross Sea Antarctic toothfish (Dissostichus mawsoni) longline fishery has been awarded Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certification following an independent assessment against the eco-standard for sustainable and well-managed fisheries.

22nd November 2010

Toothfish fishery secures MSC certification

22nd November 2010

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

The board of directors at Akva Group ASA has appointed Trond Williksen as the Norwegian company’s new CEO.

22nd November 2010

Akva Group appoints new CEO

22nd November 2010

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The Russian state intends to sell its shares in 10 large and 854 mid-sized companies, the Russian minister for economical development, Elvira Nabiullina, has announced.

22nd November 2010

Port of Murmansk, Arkhangelsk trawler fleet up for privatisation

22nd November 2010

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

New Zealand aquaculture ventures can secureNZD 410,000 (€233,193/$318,789) in government funding through the third round of a contestable fund.

22nd November 2010

New Zealand opens next round of aquaculture funding

22nd November 2010

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Premium Brands Holdings Corporation, a leading Canadian producer, marketer and distributor of branded specialty food products, has acquired 60% of Hub City Fisheries. Hub is a value-added fresh seafood processor operating out…

19th November 2010

Premium Brands expands seafood platform

19th November 2010

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

European tuna fishing nations have forced the European Union to scrap plans to save the threatened bluefin through a sizeable cut in the 2011 annual quota.

19th November 2010

EU backs down on bluefin quota cut

19th November 2010

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

New rules designed to remove barriers to aquaculture development are likely to open the way for fin fish farming in Tasman Bay and areas of coastal Waikato, according to New Zealand minister…

19th November 2010

New rules for NZ fin fish farming

19th November 2010

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

Throughout its 180-year history, Vickers Oils has led the way in the development of marine lubricants and has long associations with the fishing industry. Vickers Neox range of stern tube lubricants were…

19th November 2010

Biolubes ‘help you save money and be green’

19th November 2010

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The Shellfish Association of Great Britain (SAGB) has added two more factsheets to its series highlighting the nutritional benefits of popular shellfish species consumed in the UK

19th November 2010

SAGB publishes nutrition guides for cockles and squid

19th November 2010

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

Koden CVS-128 digital echo sounder has been fitted on all kinds of small- and middle-size vessels, including professional fishing vessels.

19th November 2010

Popularity grows for Koden’s digital sounder

19th November 2010

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Kaipara Oysters have enjoyed a very good first year in the European market with orders for the organic shellfish coming in from all over the continent.

18th November 2010

NZ organic oysters wow European market

18th November 2010

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Sanford Ltd has confirmed it has entered into a conditional agreement with fellow New Zealand company Pacifica Seafoods for the acquisition of Pacifica’s Greenshell mussel and Pacific oyster businesses for NZD 85…

17th November 2010

Sanford pays NZD 85m for Pacifica

17th November 2010

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

Mobile satellite service company Iridium Communications Inc has signed the Coface Facility Agreement to finance its next-generation satellite constellation, Iridium Next.

17th November 2010

Iridium inks Coface agreement

17th November 2010