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INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Italy, France, Faeroe Islands, United Kingdom, Cuba, Iceland, Norway, Denmark and Sweden will take national pavilions.

13th August 2008

World Fishing Exhibition Vigo 09: 70% of space already reserved

13th August 2008

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

A fresh start for Scotlands aquaculture industry has been mapped out yesterday by Minister for Environment Michael Russell.

13th August 2008

Secure future for Scottish fish farming

13th August 2008

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Commercial fishermen who cast their nets off the UKs Sussex coast are set to benefit from new and improved facilities, thanks to ongoing strategic investment at Shoreham Port. As a result, the…

12th August 2008

Fishing industry to benefit from Shoreham port investment

12th August 2008

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The Isle of Man Queen Scallop Trawl Fishery has entered the full assessment process for Marine Stewardship Council certification.

12th August 2008

Queenie fishery enters MSC assessment

12th August 2008

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The Scottish Fishermen’s Federation has welcomed the financial commitment given by the Scottish Government to help the fishing industry adapt to the new era of permanently high fuel prices.

12th August 2008

Scottish fishermen welcome fuel support package

12th August 2008

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The outline of a three-year plan to help deliver a sustainable and profitable Scottish fishing industry that has adapted to high fuel costs was published last week.

12th August 2008

Scottish fishing fuel plan

12th August 2008

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The Portuguese purse seine sardine fishery is seeking Marine Stewardship Council certification.

12th August 2008

First Portuguese fishery seeks MSC certification

12th August 2008

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The skipper and owners of the Spanish trawler Nuevoc Confurco were fined a total of £13,800 by magistrates at Truro, UK in July after pleading guilty to two net offences.

12th August 2008

Spanish trawler fined £13,800 for net offences

12th August 2008

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The north East Atlantic mackerel fishery managed by Irish Pelagic RSW and Processors Sustainability Group – consisting of the Killybegs Fishermen’s Organisation, Irish Fish Producer Organisation and the Donegal Fish Merchants Association…

12th August 2008

First Irish fishery begins MSC assessment

12th August 2008

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Skipper Davey Hill from Kilkeel in Northern Ireland, has taken over the Chair of the National Federation of Fishermen’s Organisations.

3rd August 2008

New NFFO chairman

3rd August 2008

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Tesco is getting onboard with the finest in the UK’s seafood catching sector by sponsoring boats to enter the Responsible Fishing Scheme (RFS).

3rd August 2008

Tesco gets onboard with responsible fishing

3rd August 2008

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Aquaculture shows significant economic potential and good prospects for success in the United States, according to a new report commissioned by NOAA.

2nd August 2008

Report: Offshore aquaculture would benefit US economy

2nd August 2008

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

Introducing Andrew Martin - World Fishings new processing columnist.

1st August 2008

The unavoidable trend

1st August 2008

ANALYSIS

ANALYSIS

In January 2007, I reviewed here (see Enlightenment from Russia) a Russian book by L B Klyashtorin and A A Lyubushin, published in 2005 by the Moscow VNIRO (the All-Russian Scientific Institute…

1st August 2008

Wisdom from Russia – now in English

1st August 2008

BUSINESS & FINANCE

BUSINESS & FINANCE

Devolution, and independent governance for Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, has recently refuelled the debate within the United Kingdom regarding ownership of licences and fishing quota.

1st August 2008

Licences and quotas: the legal ownership debate

1st August 2008

ANALYSIS

ANALYSIS

Cheap tuna is a thing of the past, the conference was told. Stocks are declining in all oceans and tuna is becoming more expensive to catch. Rising fuel prices and environmental pressures…

1st August 2008

Conservation vital for tuna

1st August 2008

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

The fishing industry today faces many challenges. Increasing fuel costs, reduced quotas and depleted fishing grounds are just a few of the major headaches facing vessel owners and operators.

1st August 2008

Bio-lubes: myth and reality

1st August 2008

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

With increasing fuel costs, vessel fuel efficiency is something that really needs to be considered. Fuel is a necessary ‘evil’ and is an essential commodity required to do the job.

1st August 2008

Countering soaring fuel costs

1st August 2008

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

MAN Diesel PrimeServ’s Service Center in Frederikshavn, Denmark, has successfully completed a large main engine repair and overhaul job aboard the Argentine fishing factory trawler Centurion Del Atlantico.

1st August 2008

Centurion Del Atlantico returns to southern hemisphere

1st August 2008

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

HB Grandi has signed a contract with Skaginn to supply an IQ freezing system for the company’s processing plant in Akranes, which is expected to boost production of individually quick frozen products…

1st August 2008

IQ freezing capacity boosted at Akranes factory

1st August 2008