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INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

BP said its latest efforts to tackle the Gulf of Mexico crisis are likely to capture the vast majority of the oil spewing out into the ocean.

7th June 2010

BP boss confident of Gulf clean-up

7th June 2010

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The four HB Grandi’s factory trawlers that have been fishing on deep sea redfish for the past few weeks have reported good catches and that all four vessels have been able to…

4th June 2010

Trawlers fishing well on deep sea redfish

4th June 2010

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Eastern Canadian offshore lobster has become the latest addition to Clearwater Seafoods Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certified offerings, joining Canadian sea scallops, Argentine scallops and Canadian coldwater shrimp.

4th June 2010

Clearwater secures Canada’s first MSC-certified lobster fishery

4th June 2010

INTERVIEWS

INTERVIEWS

WF: How are you planning to implement policies such as catch shares, which seem to have sparked significant controversy in the US fishing industry ES: Catch share programmes, which include individual fishing…

3rd June 2010

Protecting US marine resources

3rd June 2010

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

NOAA has again extended the northern and southern boundaries of the closed fishing area in the Gulf of Mexico in an attempt to limit the impact of the spreading BP oil spill.

3rd June 2010

One-third of Gulf of Mexico now closed

3rd June 2010

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The Global Aquaculture Alliance Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) certification programme has completed its benchmarking against the Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) food safety requirements.

3rd June 2010

Aquaculture programme achieves food safety benchmark

3rd June 2010

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Publix Super Markets Inc is embarking on a new seafood grading system. The US company, which failed Greenpeace’s Sustainable Seafood Scorecard for the second year, has hired a conservation group to assess…

3rd June 2010

Publix works on improved seafood grading system

3rd June 2010

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