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INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Canned tuna is a UK food cupboard staple, bought by nearly 90% of households. As the second biggest consumer in the world, the UK can have a massive impact on improving the…

18th August 2009

Canned sustainable American albacore tuna now on sale in the UK

18th August 2009

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

A commitment to global standards for tracing tuna from capture to plate will help keep illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) tuna fish off of store shelves, according to the International Seafood Sustainability…

18th August 2009

Companies commit to tracing tuna ‘from capture to plate’

18th August 2009

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Many delegates have already taken advantage of the early bird booking rate for the first AQA Conference to be held on the 18 September 2009, Vigo, Spain.

13th August 2009

AQA Conference early bird booking deadline 14 August 2009

13th August 2009

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Aker Seafoods has entered into a contract to purchase M/Tr Skaregg, and licenses from M/Tr Ballstad will be transferred to the newly purchased trawler. This strengthens Aker Seafoods’ ability to optimise existing…

12th August 2009

Aker Seafoods strengthens its fleet

12th August 2009

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The owners and operators of the commercial fishing vessel Risa Lynn will pay a $10,000 civil penalty as a settlement for illegally fishing in a marine protected area off the Santa Barbara…

11th August 2009

Commercial fishermen to pay $10,000 fine

11th August 2009

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Australias ocean climate and geoscience research capability will more than double when its latest ocean-going research vessel joins the national fleet in 2012, says CSIRO Chief Executive, Megan Clark.

11th August 2009

Vessel to open up oceans of research opportunities

11th August 2009

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Kiotech, the supplier of high performance natural feed additives to the aquaculture, commercial fishing and sports fishing markets, has appointed Maarten Jay van Schoonhoven as Head of Aquaculture.

11th August 2009

Kiotech appoints new head of aquaculture

11th August 2009

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The Mayor of Vigo and President of the Organising Commission of the World Fishing Exhibition-Vigo’09, Abel Caballero, met recently with the Executive Committee in order to be updated on the latest advances…

11th August 2009

Abel Caballero: “Vigo’09 will be the best World Fishing Exhibition ever”

11th August 2009

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The Honourable Gail Shea, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans Canada, and Greg Kerr, Member of Parliament for West Nova, have announced how federal funding will be used to improve small craft harbours…

9th August 2009

Repair and improvement projects for small craft harbours in Nova Scotia

9th August 2009

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

In provincial court at St. John’s, Canada, in July, Everett Crann and Jeremy Brace of Chance Cove were both convicted of fishing for Atlantic salmon in coastal waters during a closed time.

9th August 2009

Salmon violations result in heavy fines and forfeiture of boat

9th August 2009

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The European Commission has launched The ocean of tomorrow call for research proposals.

9th August 2009

The ocean of tomorrow

9th August 2009

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

A week long process, of transporting the largest quantity of living smolts that has ever been transported from Iceland to Norway, came to an end recently for Islandsbleikja, Samherji´s subsidiary in fish…

9th August 2009

600,000 living salmon smolts transported from Iceland to Norway

9th August 2009

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.

8th August 2009

Commission adopts plan to protect anchovy stock in Bay of Biscay

8th August 2009

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Commenting on the publication of a study that appears in this week’s Science which says that some global fisheries are showing signs of recovery and the subsequent call by WWF Scotland for…

8th August 2009

SFF welcomes report on fish stock recovery but warns future management must ensure that industry remains viable

8th August 2009

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

Marport Deep Sea Technologies Inc. has signed a Memorandum of Understanding agreement with the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI).

8th August 2009

Marport Signs MoU with the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

8th August 2009

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The owners and master of the Plymouth beam trawler Admiral Gordon were found not guilty on three charges of failing to keep an accurate log book by magistrates on 28 July.

8th August 2009

Admiral Gordon found not guilty

8th August 2009

ANALYSIS

ANALYSIS

Positive results include steps to accelerate the alignment of the regulation of these fisheries throughout the world on those standards which constitute current best practice. However, the Commission said that it regrets…

1st August 2009

Tuna meeting failed to freeze fleet capacity

1st August 2009

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

Due to raw materials falling in price and increasing production and assembly efficiency, DSI says it can now offer plate freezers at 3-5% lower prices from now and until further notice is…

1st August 2009

Plate freezer prices down 3-5%

1st August 2009

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

Peter Stette AS has delivered a top of the line defrosting plant. As far as the company knows, Brødrene Sperre in Ellingsøy outside of Ålesund in Norway, now has the worlds largest…

1st August 2009

Worlds largest fish defrosting plant

1st August 2009

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

Due to the growth in imports of deep frozen fish and fish products mainly from Asian countries, thawing in the processing industry has become a bigger issue. Innotec Systems B.V. has developed…

1st August 2009

Revolutionary quick thaw system

1st August 2009