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ANALYSIS

ANALYSIS

Highlighting the misinterpretation of commercial fishing data.

2nd June 2010

Filthy oceans and misinformation

2nd June 2010

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

HB Grandi’s pelagic vessels got off to a leisurely start on Atlanto-Scandian herring as Lundey NS arrived on fishing grounds 180 nautical miles north-east of Vopnafjördur at midday on Friday 28 May.

2nd June 2010

Slow start to herring fishery

2nd June 2010

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Channel Fisheries (CF) has started supplying oysters which are guaranteed to be free from the Norovirus bug.

2nd June 2010

UK supplier gives chefs peace of mind over oysters

2nd June 2010

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The Australian Seafood CRC was awarded the prize for Excellence in Innovation at the recent Cooperative Research Centre Association Conference held in Alice Springs, Australia.

2nd June 2010

Australian CRC scoops innovation award

2nd June 2010

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Vietnam’s Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) has forecast the Mekong Delta will export 600,000 tonnes of pangasius products this year.

1st June 2010

Value of Mekong’s pangasius exports to climb

1st June 2010

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The Abu Dhabi government hopes to soon begin bluefin tuna culture, using advanced technological support from a top Japanese university, officials have disclosed.

1st June 2010

Abu Dhabi to farm bluefin

1st June 2010

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The 18th annual European Seafood Exposition and 12th annual Seafood Processing Europe pulled 24,266 buyers and sellers from around the globe last month.

28th May 2010

Brussels show hailed a success

28th May 2010

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The value of fish landed by Scottish vessels increased by £47 million (€55.2 million/$68.6 million) to £433 million (€508.7 million/$632 million) last year, according to the latest official figures.

28th May 2010

Value of fish landed by Scots climbs to £433m

28th May 2010

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA) has reinstated closures in the Seiner’s and Everard horseshoe areas off the Victorian coast within the Southern and Eastern Scalefish and Shark Fishery.

27th May 2010

Australian closures to protect pink ling and dogfish

27th May 2010

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The NOAA has again extended the closed fishing area in the Gulf of Mexico to match the Louisiana state waters closure west of the current boundaries, and to incorporate an area reportedly…

27th May 2010

BP spill closed area grows again

27th May 2010

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

UK seafood authority Seafish has responded to the Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) Trilogy Report.

26th May 2010

Seafish responds to MAIB Trilogy Report

26th May 2010

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

European seabass and gilthead seabream hatcheries in Turkey are increasing fry production to meet increased demand, reports Velo Mitrovich.

26th May 2010

Turkish hatcheries gear up for demand

26th May 2010

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Croatia is at the heart of Europe’s fish farming industry and has been chosen to host the biennial Offshore Mariculture Conference in June.

25th May 2010

Bringing pioneers together

25th May 2010

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The Shetland Shellfish Management Organisation (SSMO) has entered its brown crab, velvet crab, European lobster potting fishery and Shetland inshore scallop dredging fishery into assessment for Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certification.

25th May 2010

Shetland shellfish fisheries start MSC assessment

25th May 2010

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Machines designed to clean oceans after oil spills are to be tried out by BP in the Gulf of Mexico this week.

24th May 2010

Kevin Costner’s ‘Ocean Therapy’ machines tackle Gulf spill

24th May 2010

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Seaway Marine of Macduff has launched a new 11-metre survey and research vessel to be used by Scotland’s University Marine Biological Station, located on the eastern shore of the Isle of Cumbrae…

20th May 2010

New survey vessel on show at Fishing Expo

20th May 2010

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The China Fishery Group has increased its Peruvian anchovy fishing quota of annual total allowable catch (TAC) through the acquisition of the entire share capital of a Peruvian fishing company Pesquera Alejandria…

19th May 2010

China Fishery ramps up Peru quota

19th May 2010

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Fish farm equipment manufacturer Fusion Marine has delivered eight Triton 450 Open Sea (OS) salmon pens for Marine Harvest’s Marulaig Bay site in South Uist, Outer Hebrides, UK, in an order worth…

18th May 2010

Marine Harvest takes delivery of new open sea pens

18th May 2010

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The European Commission has published its report launching discussions on fishing opportunities in EU waters in 2011.

18th May 2010

Brussels seeks to get fisheries management on track in 2011

18th May 2010

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

A recovery plan for salmon in the upper Columbia River watershed has been given the green light.

14th May 2010

$40m salmon hatchery planned for Washington

14th May 2010