News

HEME

HEME

Arne Fredheim, Conference Chairman, gave an Overview of the global offshore mariculture sector in the opening presentation on the first day.

2nd December 2009

Chairman confirmed

2nd December 2009

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

New reforms by the Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA) will lead to a more efficient and cost effective fisheries management service for Australia, says the organisation.

2nd December 2009

Changes to fisheries legislation cuts red tape for Commonwealth fishers

2nd December 2009

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

A new “recipe” from Nofima scientists significantly reduces the rate of malformations in farmed cod, resulting in welfare improvements for the fish and financial improvements for the fish farmers, says the organisation.

2nd December 2009

Better farmed cod

2nd December 2009

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

A £9.3 million funding package has been announced from the European Fisheries Fund (EFF), taking the total level of EFF investment for 2009 to more than £25 million.

2nd December 2009

EFF in Scotland

2nd December 2009

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The PRAC is calling for immediate action by the Commission to stop the irresponsible behaviour of Iceland and Norway of setting unilateral quotas and putting mackerel and horse mackerel stocks at risk…

2nd December 2009

Pelagic RAC calls for action

2nd December 2009

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

Dynamic Systems, Inc., a software developer specialising in barcode data collection, has announced the release of SIMBA 2010, which adds features and capability to the Seafood Inventory Management system.

1st December 2009

Dynamic Systems announces release of SIMBA 2010

1st December 2009

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

With its recently developed ProfitLine type PFR, Maurer-Atmos GmbH from Germany claims to have set a new milestone towards state-of-the-art technology.

1st December 2009

A flexible and cost-saving system for the fish smoking industry

1st December 2009

FISH HANDLING

FISH HANDLING

With regular news of contaminated food products and widespread recalls, consumers and advocate groups are growing increasingly vocal about the need for greater oversight and protection in the food industry. One critical…

1st December 2009

Ahead of the curve in traceability

1st December 2009

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

But what makes a person take that vital first step of picking up the package in the first place? It must catch the eye of the customer and make him or her…

1st December 2009

Making customers want to choose seafood in supermarkets

1st December 2009

NEWS

NEWS

Taiwan fisheries sector targets higher value production.

1st December 2009

Taiwan

1st December 2009

ANALYSIS

ANALYSIS

Peter O’Neill finds the inspectors may be more friend than foe for fishermen and processors. The thought of an unannounced visit by a fish inspector probably sends shivers through a skipper who…

1st December 2009

An inspector calls

1st December 2009

ANALYSIS

ANALYSIS

To err is human; to really foul things up needs a computer…

1st December 2009

Computers in fisheries research: friend or foe?

1st December 2009

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

STM Products SRL is an industrial electronics company based in Verona, and the producer of the Dolphin Dissuasive Device - DDD®.

1st December 2009

Dolphin dissuasive device

1st December 2009

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

What will life be like in 10 years time? A new book examines the answer. It’s not a Tomorrow’s World review of future fishing equipment, but rather a reflection on the future…

1st December 2009

Ten Years On: Britain Without the European Union

1st December 2009

ANALYSIS

ANALYSIS

Dear Sir, I am writing in response to the article on page 12 of the September issue (to read the article click here) concerning the jack mackerel fishery in the South East…

1st December 2009

Letter to the Editor

1st December 2009

ANALYSIS

ANALYSIS

The consultation saw an increasing number of calls for the UK Government to take back control of national quotas and to distribute these to the industry on a geographical or regional basis.…

1st December 2009

CFP consultation reignites the debate on quota ownership

1st December 2009

NEW VESSELS

NEW VESSELS

S-66 Heidi was recently delivered to Ditlefsen Fiskeriselskap AS from Brønnøysund in Norway by Seigla Ehf.

1st December 2009

Seigla delivers Heidi to Norway

1st December 2009

NEW VESSELS

NEW VESSELS

Karstensens Skibsvaerft A/S is currently building a new purse seiner/trawler for P/F Vinnan of the Faroe Islands.

1st December 2009

Tròndur i Gøtu for Faroe Islands

1st December 2009

DECK MACHINERY

DECK MACHINERY

This year, Norwegian deck machinery producer Karmøy Winch delivered the complete deck machinery package to the new Shetland pelagic trawler Serene.

1st December 2009

Karmøy Winch delivers deck machinery package

1st December 2009

FISHING GEAR

FISHING GEAR

Ever since Vónin introduced the Vónin 2007 shrimp trawl it has been a huge success.

1st December 2009

User feedback for Vónin 2007

1st December 2009