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PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

Leading Alaska-based fish producer Snopac has implemented a revolutionary new ice slurry system from IceGen Inc. The company was eager to find a cooling system that would enable it to meet the…

24th November 2010

IceGen installs new ice slurry system for Snopac

24th November 2010

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

On many older boats from the UK to Canada, and from Thailand to Hong Kong the deep purr of a well-tuned Gardner diesel wakens fond memories for many mariners. But when the…

24th November 2010

Cummins in Hong Kong: keeping up the quality

24th November 2010

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

A new fish farming diploma course at the Nelson Marlborough Institute of Technology is proving popular and reflects a predicted boom in the aquaculture industry, according to School of Technology, Primary Industries…

24th November 2010

New Zealand aquaculture diploma pulls in students

24th November 2010

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Several leading food businesses have signed up to WWF’s new ‘Tuna Market Manifesto’ pledging not to buy or sell Atlantic and Mediterranean bluefin tuna in a move aimed at helping the species…

24th November 2010

Food firms join WWF effort to save tuna

24th November 2010

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Peeled, frozen prawns sold by UK retailer J Sainsbury have become the 7,000th Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) eco-labelled product to go on sale worldwide.

23rd November 2010

Sainsbury’s takes MSC to 7,000 products

23rd November 2010

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Eight shrimp trawlers have been charged by NOAA with allegedly fishing this summer in the area of the Gulf of Mexico that was closed due to the Deepwater Horizon/BP oil spill.

23rd November 2010

Shrimp trawlers face huge fines for fishing in closed BP oil spill area

23rd November 2010

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

On 1 December, more than 150 chefs and restaurants in cities across the United States will participate in the first ‘America’s Night Out for Gulf Seafood’ to promote the safety of Gulf…

23rd November 2010

America’s night out for Gulf seafood

23rd November 2010

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