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SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

In the fourth edition of the Greenpeace USA seafood sustainability scorecard - Carting Away the Oceans - half of the leading US supermarket chains for the first time received ‘passing’ scores for…

29th April 2010

Seafood ranking shows half of US retailers ‘pass’ on sustainability

29th April 2010

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

A recent proposal announced by the International Whaling Commission (IWC) would, if adopted, for the first time in almost 25 years, endorse the killing of whales in their most precious feeding grounds,…

29th April 2010

Commercial whaling could get green light for first time in nearly 25 years

29th April 2010

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The findings of the report by the independent Mixed Stock Salmon Fisheries Working Group was published this week.

29th April 2010

Safeguarding wild salmon fisheries

29th April 2010

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Cornish fishermen are showing their commitment to sustainable fishing as they announce the start of their assessment for the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) ecolabel for the Cornish gill-net hake fishery.

29th April 2010

Cornish fishermen go for MSC ecolabel to boost hake sales

29th April 2010

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Up to 50% of all skipjack tuna caught in the Western and Central Pacific, which is managed by the eight states Parties to the Nauru Agreement (PNA) will be assessed against the…

28th April 2010

Over 500,000mt of skipjack tuna entered into MSC assessment

28th April 2010

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) and the Dutch Dover sole gill net fishery celebrated the season’s first catch of Dutch MSC certified Dover sole at the European Seafood Exhibition (ESE) this week.

28th April 2010

First catch Dutch MSC certified sole

28th April 2010

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The Icelandic exporting business Sæmark has entered its cod, haddock and wolffish fisheries for full assessment under the Marine Stewardship Council’s (MSC) certification programme.

28th April 2010

First Icelandic fisheries enter MSC assessment

28th April 2010

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Barry Group Inc. (BGI) has entered its herring purse seine fishery into assessment under the Marine Stewardship Council’s (MSC) certification program.

28th April 2010

Newfoundland herring purse seine fishery enters MSC assessment

28th April 2010

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Gail Shea, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans Canada has announced that the Government of Canada will invest $67 million to improve small craft harbours in communities throughout Canada.

28th April 2010

Canada announces $67m investment in fishing harbours across Canada

28th April 2010

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

WWF and the leading associations for European seafood processors and retailers are to work together to push for solutions to the crisis of European seas and fisheries.

28th April 2010

WWF and industry leaders join forces to save European fisheries

28th April 2010

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Bertie Armstrong, chief executive of the Scottish Fishermen’s Federation will today tell a meeting in Brussels on the future of the Common Fisheries Policy that a regional approach to management is vital…

28th April 2010

Regional control of fisheries is vital, SFF will tell CFP seminar

28th April 2010

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Prins & Dingemanse and Grant’s Smokehouse were awarded the top prizes in the 10th annual Seafood Prix d’Elite new products competition at the European Seafood Exposition this week.

28th April 2010

Prins & Dingemanse and Grant’s Smokehouse take top honours at Seafood Prix d’Elite

28th April 2010

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

As part of its long-term ‘Fish for Life’ commitment to sustainable seafood, the Findus Group has announced its ambition to buy all the wild-caught fish for its Young’s and Findus retail brands…

28th April 2010

Findus Group boosts ‘Fish for Life’ programme with new MSC goal

28th April 2010

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

With over 50 years of experience in fish farming including two of the largest sturgeon farms in Europe, today PSN is one of the largest sturgeon farms in the world, the largest…

28th April 2010

Spanish sturgeon and caviar farm Piscifactoría Sierra Nevada certified by FoS

28th April 2010

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Despite the recession, volume sales of warmwater prawns have risen by 14% suggesting that their perceived image as a luxury item is changing, according to the latest retail figures from Seafish.

28th April 2010

Britons warm to prawns

28th April 2010

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

A recent study funded by the US Agency for International Development (USAID) has identified investment opportunities in the aquaculture sector in the Eastern Province of Sri Lanka.

23rd April 2010

US identifies aquaculture opportunities in Sri Lanka

23rd April 2010

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Americas Mazzetta Company will cooperate with a Vietnamese firm to train fish breeders to sustainably farm and process pangasius (tra and basa fish) in accordance with US standards, according to Vietnams official…

23rd April 2010

Pangasius breeding cooperation

23rd April 2010

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

R&D Manager Hans Otto Sørensen expects TripleNine’s products to be IFFO certified within a couple of months.

23rd April 2010

TripleNine ready for IFFO certification

23rd April 2010

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

Tucal is preparing for its participation at the coming edition of Navalia in May.

23rd April 2010

Tucal prepares for Navalia

23rd April 2010

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

Kaelismidjan Frost ehf is an Icelandic based refrigeration company with its headquarters in Akureyri, northern Iceland.

23rd April 2010

Busy time for Kaelismidjan Frost

23rd April 2010