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INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

A native oyster fishery in the Blackwater River in Essex, UK has started the independent Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) assessment that – if successful – will see it certified as a sustainable…

15th July 2009

Blackwater oysters aim for blue label

15th July 2009

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Scotlands fisheries sectors received a major lift this week with the announcement of £3 million in fisheries grants.Seventeen projects will share the funding as part of the latest round of European Fisheries…

8th July 2009

Scotland receives £3 million in grants

8th July 2009

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Tony Killen, T.D., Irish Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries & Food, officially opened the additional pontoons at Dingle Fishery Harbour Centre this week.

8th July 2009

Irish Minister opens new pontoons at Dingle Fishery Harbour Centre

8th July 2009

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The Scottish Fishermen’s Federation has welcomed the ‘breathing space’ provided by the Home Office with support from the Scottish Government over the employment of non-European Economic Area fishing crew.

8th July 2009

SFF welcomes action plan to avoid crew shortages

8th July 2009

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

An action plan to give Scotlands fishing fleets breathing space and avoid crew shortages has been agreed with the Home Office.

8th July 2009

Filipino fishing crews

8th July 2009

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

While the overall crab population in the Chesapeake Bay rebounded significantly last year, the number of juvenile crabs remained well below the historical average, according to a report published by the NOAA-chaired…

8th July 2009

Bay’s crab rebounds but juvenile numbers remain low

8th July 2009

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The World Summit on Fisheries Sustainability, promoted by the Ministry of the Environment and Rural and Marine Affairs in collaboration with FAO and the Imperial College of London, will be held at…

8th July 2009

World Summit on Fisheries Sustainability

8th July 2009

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

The value of Norwegian seafood exports in the first half of 2009 totalled NOK 20.6 billion. This betters the previous record set in 2008 by NOK 2.9 billion, according to the latest…

8th July 2009

Seafood exports exceed NOK 20bn

8th July 2009

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The European Commission has welcomed the announcement by the Spanish State Secretary for European Affairs, Diego Lopez Garrido, and the President of the Asturias Region, Vicente Alvarez Areces, that Spain and the…

8th July 2009

Commission welcomes Spains offer to host 2010 European Maritime Day

8th July 2009

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Mainstream Group, the Norwegian based salmon farming company, has placed an order for an additional 28 PLEXUS® nets made of Dyneema®.

1st July 2009

Confidence boosted with Dyneema® nets

1st July 2009

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

World Trade Exhibitions has announced the launch of the AQA Conference 2009.

1st July 2009

AQA Conference to be launched at WFE and AQA 2009

1st July 2009

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Aquaculture Technology is the name of an Austrian based company which develops and exports innovative technology for use within fish production, as well as offering various services and consulting in the field…

1st July 2009

Innovative technology for fish production

1st July 2009

FISH HANDLING

FISH HANDLING

Galician company ROTOGAL S.L. has launched its new range of products, aimed at the majority of the fishing industry.

1st July 2009

New products – new solutions

1st July 2009

FISH HANDLING

FISH HANDLING

Keeping track of fish boxes within the fishing industry has always been a substantial and expensive problem.

1st July 2009

Newly developed fish box tag and RFID gate

1st July 2009

ANALYSIS

ANALYSIS

The core issue is how the EP reflects the interests of fishing community worldwide when it deals with the EU Commission (EC) and Council of Ministers (CoM) in reform of the Common…

1st July 2009

Tactics and the new European Parliament

1st July 2009

ANALYSIS

ANALYSIS

Activities by petroleum companies such as drilling for oil have also been a factor.Now, reports Andrew Martin, a Norwegian company is carrying out trials with an artificial reef concept called SeaCult, which…

1st July 2009

Artificial reefs can save the world’s oceans

1st July 2009

ANALYSIS

ANALYSIS

Just abuse or semi-slavery - news such as this coming from South Africa on the abuse of Vietnamese and Indonesian crews onboard oceanic fishing vessels and previous ones of the labour conditions…

1st July 2009

A deadly combination

1st July 2009

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Bergen Group has, through its subsidiary Bergen Group BMV, signed a contract for delivery of two of the worlds most advanced pelagic trawlers and research vessels to Aqueda Shipping Limited and Mariora…

1st July 2009

Contract for world-leading supertrawlers

1st July 2009

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Joe Borg, European Commissioner for Fisheries and Maritime affairs, welcomed the frank and open discussion held in the Ministers for Fisheries meeting in Council in Brussels recently, which demonstrated the support of…

1st July 2009

EC discusses phasing out discards

1st July 2009

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Food standard certifier GLOBALGAP will offer an expansion to its program so aquaculture producers can be certified in one step for implementing practices that help ensure the production of safe food in…

1st July 2009

WWF and GlobalGap partner a course to aquaculture certification

1st July 2009