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SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

The Scottish Government’s ‘Eat More Fish’ initiative, for which Seafood Scotland has undertaken a number of consumer-focussed events, has resulted in a rise in both the volume and value of seafood sales…

5th November 2009

‘Eat More Fish’ initiative increases seafood sales

5th November 2009

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

A new era for Scotlands seas came a step closer last week when the Marine Bill passed its first parliamentary stage.

5th November 2009

Marine Bill

5th November 2009

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The Conservation and Protection Intelligence and Investigation Services Unit from Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) successfully concluded a three-year multi-country, multi-agency operation involving the illegal sale and possession of Northern abalone, a…

5th November 2009

DFO investigation into threatened Northern abalone concludes successfully

5th November 2009

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

WWF has announced a partnership with The Kroger Co., one of the USs largest grocery retailers, to help develop a strategy for responsibly-sourced wild seafood.

5th November 2009

WWF partners with Kroger on sustainable seafood

5th November 2009

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The Japanese Tosakatsuo Suisan Group pole and line skipjack tuna fishery has been awarded the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certificate for sustainable and well-managed fisheries. Following a rigorous 12 months independent assessment,…

5th November 2009

First skipjack tuna fishery certified to MSC standard

5th November 2009

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

First announced in October, DNV’s new optional notation for vessels seeking to reduce vessel noise is scheduled to be available 1 January 2010.

4th November 2009

DNV Silent notation makes some noise

4th November 2009

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

AFMA Commission Chairman, the Honourable Michael Egan has announced the decision of the AFMA Commission for the 2009-2011 arrangements for the Total Allowable Catch (TAC) for Southern Bluefin Tuna (SBT). The Commission…

4th November 2009

AFMA Commission decision on SBT

4th November 2009

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

TRAFFIC has written to the fledgling South Pacific Regional Fisheries Management Organization (SPRFMO) to express alarm that Flag States are allowing deepwater gillnetting, a potentially devastating fishing practice, of species such as…

4th November 2009

Sharks at risk from deepwater gillnets

4th November 2009

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The Honourable Stockwell Day, Minister of International Trade and Minister for the Asia-Pacific Gateway, has announced that the Government of Canada has taken formal action against the European Union’s ban on trade…

4th November 2009

Canada requests WTO consultations on EU seal products ban

4th November 2009

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Arni Bergmann, the inventor of the elCorrectTM system, has been awarded the Environmental Reward of 2009 by the Federation of Icelandic Fishing Vessel Owners (LIU). The award is granted for his work…

4th November 2009

Environmental award granted for fuel saving technology

4th November 2009

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Orolia, a high-technology group specialising in precise positioning, navigation and timing and Digital Angel, an advanced technology company in the field of animal identification and emergency identification solutions, have announced that they…

4th November 2009

Orolia announces agreement to acquire McMurdo

4th November 2009

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Thrane & Thrane has joined forces with the fishing vessel Northwestern, one of the lead king crab boats in the smash hit Deadliest Catch television show.

4th November 2009

SAILOR® teams up with F/V Northwestern from Deadliest Catch

4th November 2009

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Brits are getting hooked on fresh sardines as figures reveal consumers sent sales soaring last year.

4th November 2009

Brits send sales of fresh sardines soaring

4th November 2009

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Atlantic bluefin tuna meets the criteria for a ban on international trade, according to global scientists of the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT). This official assessment of bluefin’s…

4th November 2009

Atlantic bluefin tuna trade ban supported by fishery’s scientists

4th November 2009

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Last week the Pew Environment Group called on the worlds governing body for conserving Antarctic marine life to geographically spread out krill catches in the Southern Ocean. This would prevent the concentration…

4th November 2009

Pew urges for protection of whales, penguins, seals and krill

4th November 2009

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

Rack Sentry LT® is a reformulation of the energy absorbing rack protectors pioneered by Sentry Protection Products that is specifically engineered to absorb collision impacts in colder environments.

1st November 2009

Cold room/freezer rack protection product introduced

1st November 2009

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

Slurry Ice Systems, a cooperation between Slurry Ice Systems Ltd and Slurry Ice Systems Iceland, has recently secured its fourth order for another new vessel being built by Danish shipbuilder Karstensens Shipyard…

1st November 2009

Slurry Ice Systems secures fourth order from Karstensens

1st November 2009

NEWS

NEWS

South Korea faces challenges as fish imports grow - South Korea’s fishing industry faces numerous challenges over the next decade as the fisheries sector evolves to play a new role in the…

1st November 2009

South Korea

1st November 2009

ANALYSIS

ANALYSIS

“And you are crestfallen, no hope you can raise,Seawater will creep in your veins,But waves of the ocean forever will praiseYour glory, your death and your pains.”(After an old Russian naval song…

1st November 2009

Koenigsberg-Kaliningrad

1st November 2009

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

A significant number of the 300 or so participants at October’s meeting in Morocco of the International Association of Fish Inspectors (IAFI.net) were hit by severe food poisoning leading to vomiting and…

1st November 2009

Bugs hit fish health inspectors

1st November 2009