News

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The European Commission has adopted a proposal for a long-term plan to manage the anchovy stock in the Bay of Biscay.

1st September 2009

Commission plans to protect Bay of Biscay anchovy

1st September 2009

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Aqua Nor 2009 came to a close last Friday afternoon, and exhibitors and visitors alike agreed that it had been a very successful exhibition, said the organisers.

26th August 2009

Aqua Nor 2009 came to a successful close

26th August 2009

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gary Locke has approved a plan to prohibit the expansion of commercial fishing in federal Arctic waters until researchers gather sufficient information on fish and the Arctic marine…

26th August 2009

Secretary of Commerce approves fisheries plan for Arctic

26th August 2009

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Seafish, the UK authority on seafood, has announced that the shellfish sector will benefit from the current review of the Animal By-Products (ABP) Regulation now that pressure from industry, facilitated by Seafish,…

26th August 2009

Seafish influences scope of Animal By-Products Regulation to benefit shellfish sector

26th August 2009

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

The Scottish First Minister visited Fraserburghs largest employer, Macrae, this week to mark completion of the first phase of a £2 million investment programme to upgrade its fish processing factory.

26th August 2009

£2m investment for seafood firm

26th August 2009

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

October 20-21 2009, San Francisco, Holiday Inn Golden Gateway - Friend of the Sea says it is pleased to be participating in the forthcoming Sustainable Seafood Multi-Stakeholder Summit (Harmonizing Standards, Certifications and…

26th August 2009

Sustainable Seafood Multi-Stakeholder Summit

26th August 2009

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

WWF has warned that an oil spill off Australia’s North West coast may take a heavy toll on the region’s globally significant wildlife.

24th August 2009

Oil spill a potential disaster for marine life

24th August 2009

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Friend of the Sea has announced approval of the Global Fish pole and line fishery targeting mainly albacore but also skipjack and yellowfin tuna in the South East Atlantic.

24th August 2009

Southern Africa pole and line tuna fishery goes Friend of the Sea

24th August 2009

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Greenpeace is calling for urgent action to rescue Pacific tuna fisheries after the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC, or the Pacific Tuna Commission) Science meeting concluded that stocks have declined…

24th August 2009

Tuna scientists find Pacific tuna stocks more threatened than ever

24th August 2009

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Responding to UN Secretary General Review of UN resolution 61/105 published last week, Matthew Gianni of the Deep Sea Conservation Coalition said, This report shows that fishing States and international organisations must…

24th August 2009

Response: UN Secretary General Review of UN resolution 61/105

24th August 2009

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Greenpeace is calling on the United Nations to put an immediate end to high seas bottom fishing at this year’s general assembly meeting, following the recent release of the UN Secretary General’s…

24th August 2009

UN report shows more needed to protect deep seas – Greenpeace

24th August 2009

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Scottish fishing vessels are being fitted out with cutting-edge CCTV technology to help reduce fish discards.

19th August 2009

Conserving Scotlands fish stocks

19th August 2009

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Fishing for Energy is catching on in Oregon. Garibaldi and Newport will be the first port communities in the state to participate in the innovative partnership that provides a cost-free solution for…

19th August 2009

Fishing for Energy expands to Oregon

19th August 2009

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The California Department of Fish and Game (DFG) is working to identify resources and partners that will help develop a spiny lobster Fisheries Management Plan (FMP).

18th August 2009

DFG seeks resources, partners for lobster Fishery Management Plan

18th August 2009

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

France’s focus on environmentally friendly fishing, supported by its cutting-edge research into aquaculture, has helped boost investment in this sector by international companies.

18th August 2009

France delivers environmentally friendly fishing and aquaculture

18th August 2009

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

AKVA group will introduce the new SmartEye 360 Twin Camera at Aqua Nor.

18th August 2009

AKVA group introduces new SmartEye 360 Twin

18th August 2009

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

AKVA group, who acquired Danish UNI Aqua and Danaq some years back, has taken the lead in advanced recirculation technology for both salt- and fresh water species.

18th August 2009

Recirculation success for AKVA group

18th August 2009

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Friend of the Sea has announced that the 21 vessel purse seine and handline fleet of Frabelle (PNG) Ltd have been found compliant to the scheme’s strict sustainability criteria. The fishery is…

18th August 2009

PNG purse seiners certified Friend of the Sea

18th August 2009

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The Australian Fisheries Management Authority will end its prior reporting program across all of its fisheries from 1 September 2009.

18th August 2009

End of prior reporting program

18th August 2009

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

China appears to have made considerable progress in improving the traceability of its fish processing industry, but will need to adapt further if it is to meet the requirements of forthcoming European…

18th August 2009

China’s fisheries must adapt to meet new EU regulations

18th August 2009