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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

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The Netherlands-based CFS has launched a new website to provide customers with a complete overview of all its machines that are available on short notice. The stock listed on stock.CFS.com includes secondhand,…

2nd December 2010

New website offers ex-demo, second-hand processing equipment

2nd December 2010

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Deep Sea Conservation Coalition has voiced its disappointment with the EU’s Council of Fisheries Ministers decision to set TACs and quotas for deepsea fisheries in the northeast Atlantic in contravention of United…

1st December 2010

EU slammed for retaining deepsea quotas

1st December 2010

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

Saving thousands of gallons of fuel while battling through thunderous 50-foot waves is a challenge for commercial fishing boats operating in the Bering Sea. However, the challenge has been met by a…

1st December 2010

Savings through overhung load adaptor

1st December 2010

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

NOAA has closed 4,213 square miles of the Gulf of Mexico to royal red shrimp fishing following the discovery of tarballs. This area had previously opened to all fishing, and fishing for…

30th November 2010

BP oil spill: NOAA closes shrimp fishery

30th November 2010

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

European Union fisheries commissioner Maria Damanaki said the small reduction in the bluefin tuna quota agreed upon at the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) annual meeting is a…

30th November 2010

EU: tuna decision ‘step in right direction’

30th November 2010

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

One of the most lucrative fishing seasons in the Atlantic region has opened off the southern coast of Nova Scotia, Canada. Roughly 1,700 lobster licence-holders can set their traps in an area…

29th November 2010

Nova Scotia lobster fishery opens

29th November 2010

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Scottish mackerel fishermen have expressed bitter disappointment at the failure in Oslo, Norway, last week to reach an agreement with Iceland on a joint management plan for the mackerel stock for 2011.

29th November 2010

Scottish fishermen disappointed not to secure mackerel catch deal

29th November 2010

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

On the eve of the final round of EU/Norway talks, which will set some of the important catching opportunity for 2011, Scottish Fishermen’s Federation (SFF) chief executive Bertie Armstrong is calling for…

29th November 2010

Fish talks: Scots plead for substance not spin

29th November 2010

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

Onshore electronic auction system manufacturer Aucxis has diversified to develop specific software for the fishing sector’s electronic logbook E-Catch.

29th November 2010

Aucxis provides Dutch and Belgian fleet with E-Catch software

29th November 2010

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Pacific Andes net profit for the financial year ended 30 Sept 30 increased 10.5% to HKD 1.1 billion (€106 million/$141.8 million) despite a slight dip in revenue as the group achieved better…

26th November 2010

Pacific Andes FY2010 net profit up 10.5%

26th November 2010

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Following a sharp rise in reports of the microbiological contamination of biofuels, the head of a leading fuel biocide producer is urging fishing boat operators and other large-scale users of biodiesel to…

26th November 2010

Commercial diesel users beware microbial contamination

26th November 2010

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

The Bergen Group has, through its subsidiary Bergen Group Risnes AS, received contracts to deliver five catamarans for the aquaculture industry. The contracts have a total value of NOK 24 million (€3…

25th November 2010

Bergen wins contracts for five aquaculture catamarans

25th November 2010

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

A new round of talks between the EU, Norway, Iceland and the Faroes to try and break the impasse in the dispute over mackerel catching opportunities for 2011 will get underway in…

25th November 2010

European mackerel talks resume this week

25th November 2010