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INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The Commerce Department has announced the appointment of 30 new and returning members to the eight regional fishery management councils – important partners with NOAA’s Fisheries Service in determining how ocean fisheries…

1st July 2009

Secretary of Commerce names 30 to Fishery Management Councils

1st July 2009

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The European Commission has presented to Council its Communication on the implementation of the 2006-08 Action Plan for simplifying and improving the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP).

1st July 2009

Simplification of fisheries rule is a success

1st July 2009

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

Marport has been awarded a contract valued at approximately C$1 million to supply its SQX-1 Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV) to an international geodetic survey company.

1st July 2009

Marport awarded contract for Autonomous Underwater Vehicle

1st July 2009

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

The MSC has launched a new online search tool which allows suppliers of sustainable seafood to be easily found and contacted. The search is at http://cert.msc.org/supplierdirectory.

1st July 2009

New online search tool for sustainable seafood suppliers and buyers

1st July 2009

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

New data released by ICES reveals that numbers of cod in the North Sea sufficiently mature to reproduce are now 40% higher than their average since the turn of the 21st century.

1st July 2009

New science reveals 40% increase in North Sea cod stocks

1st July 2009

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The Danish Pelagic Producers’ Organisation (DPPO) North Sea herring fishery has passed its MSC assessment in just 10 months.

1st July 2009

Danish herring fishery gets MSC certified in 10 months

1st July 2009

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The Pew Environment Group and EU Transparency have launched fishsubsidy.org, a website which presents detailed data of the European fisheries subsidies paid between 1994 and 2006.

1st July 2009

Pew and EU Transparency launch fishsubsidy.org

1st July 2009

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

MSC certification of the Ekofish Group North Sea twin rigged otter trawl plaice fishery was announced on 4 June 2009. The Group is the first in Europe to obtain independent certification for…

1st July 2009

Ekofish Group North Sea twin rigged otter trawl plaice MSC certified

1st July 2009

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The Bristol Channel’s sea bass fishery has started the independent assessment that – if successful – will allow it to carry the blue Marine Stewardship Council ecolabel identifying it as a sustainable…

1st July 2009

Bristol Channel bass boats seek blue ecolabel

1st July 2009

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Atlas-Stord and Haarslev A/S have come together to create a new corporate brand, Haarslev Industries.

1st July 2009

Completion of international merger

1st July 2009

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Fishmeal production in Peru was 1,408,481 tonnes in 2008, an increase of 0.7% over the previous year, Pablo Nano, senior analyst with Scotiabank has said.

1st July 2009

Fishmeal in Peru

1st July 2009

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

HB Grandi took a big step into the future when its new electrically powered electric/steam boiler was test-run for the first time recently at the company’s fishmeal production facility.

1st July 2009

Environmentally friendly meal production begins in Vopnafjördur

1st July 2009

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

In mid 2008, the board of Pioneer Fishing, a South African fishing company active in the fishmeal/fish oil, canning and frozen fish sectors, approved a USD2.5m investment in the upgrade of its…

1st July 2009

Investment in South African fishmeal plant

1st July 2009

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

Fish sold chilled is called ‘fresh’ fish, and the consumer assumes that it is of better quality than fish sold frozen, regardless of the time the fish was caught and the treatment…

1st July 2009

Keeping ‘fresh’ fish fresher for longer

1st July 2009

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

The majority of natural fish resources in the Baltic Sea are small fish. This has led PERUZA to develop smart equipment solutions that turn small fish into big profit.

1st July 2009

PERUZA delivers smart budget solutions

1st July 2009

FISH HANDLING

FISH HANDLING

Nesco Weighing Limited has recently launched the next generation of its Wavecheetah range of marine weighing systems.

1st July 2009

Nesco and Danish skipper develop new marine scale

1st July 2009

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

Cretel and Marelec have come together to form new company called UWAVE, manufacturer of the new U WAVE U1 Microwave Tempering machine.

1st July 2009

New microwave machine

1st July 2009

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

Smoking kiln and defroster manufacturer AFOS has landed nearly £1m worth of orders from Australia’s largest aquaculture company.

1st July 2009

AFOS sales up thanks to £1m order

1st July 2009

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

Ishida Europe has launched an entry-level version of its market leading X-ray inspection system, offering companies an affordable solution for maximum quality control in their packing operations.

1st July 2009

Entry level model widens X-ray solutions

1st July 2009

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

Baader recently introduced its sizing, batching and weighing programme to the world fishing industry.

1st July 2009

Baaders sizing, batching and weighing programme

1st July 2009