News

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The FishInfoNetwork (FIN), a United Nations-organised network linking fisheries in developing countries, has reached its 25-year mark.

13th May 2008

FIN reaches 25-year mark

13th May 2008

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Seafish is exploring alternative ways to target monkfish and megrims in SW England and is inviting tenders for a charter vessel for fishing trials.

8th May 2008

Tenders wanted for demersal trawler for SW fishing trials

8th May 2008

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The Fisheries Committee has adopted a report on a proposal for a regulation on the protection of vulnerable marine ecosystems in the high seas from the adverse impacts of bottom fishing gears,…

8th May 2008

Protection of vulnerable marine ecosystems in the high seas

8th May 2008

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The European Commission has tabled a proposal for a Council regulation on a multi-annual plan for the management of herring fisheries to the West of Scotland. The proposal will ensure the sustainability…

8th May 2008

Commission proposes plan to secure the future of West of Scotland herring

8th May 2008

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Irish Minister of State with responsibility for Fisheries at the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, John Browne, T.D., has recently launched a consultation document proposing changes in the way in which…

8th May 2008

New management proposals for Irish lobster industry

8th May 2008

NEWS

NEWS

International support to upgrade Cambodias fishery sector - Cambodia’s fishery sector has seen little development during the past three decades as the country continues to recover from the impact of the murderous…

1st May 2008

Cambodia

1st May 2008

ANALYSIS

ANALYSIS

Tuna fisheries represent a heavily invested industry that operates highly mobile fleets of large expensive purse seiners and longliners.

1st May 2008

World tuna – a look from FAO

1st May 2008

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The Maritime & Coastguard Agency (MCA) has announced that five foreign ships were under detention in UK ports during March 2008 after failing Port State Control (PSC) inspection.

1st May 2008

UK holds 7 ships under detention in March

1st May 2008

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Rolls-Royce has been selected to design a research vessel to carry out significant environmental research at both the North and South Poles.

1st May 2008

New polar research vessel

1st May 2008

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The first ever report on the state of Scotlands seas was published early April, to help lay the groundwork for the new Scottish Marine Bill.

1st May 2008

Scotlands seas report

1st May 2008

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Harry Winsor, a Newfoudlander was one of the founders of the FAO’s Fisheries Department.

1st May 2008

Remembering Harry Winsor (1917-2008)

1st May 2008

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Atlantis OB 991, a vivier-crabber for brown crabs, was launched in early March.

1st May 2008

Launch of Atlantis

1st May 2008

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

In March, the keel laying ceremony of the Coast Guard Vessel for the Government of Iceland took place at ASMAR Talcahuano.

1st May 2008

Keel laying of Icelandic vessel

1st May 2008

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

The Government of Angola has awarded a contract for the construction of 210 fishing and general missions’ coastal boats to the Spanish company ARESA Boats.

1st May 2008

ARESA Boats signs €77m contract with Government of Angola

1st May 2008

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Solstrand AS has won a contract with Olympic Prawns in Fosnavåg, Norway, to build a multi-functional stern trawler.

1st May 2008

Solstrand to build trawler

1st May 2008

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Aas Mek Verksted has released details of new contracts with Bømlo Brønnbåtservce AS, Norway, for two new live fish carriers.

1st May 2008

Two new live fish carriers

1st May 2008

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

In July 2007, Sapmer ordered three new tuna purse seiners from Piriou.

1st May 2008

Pirious three new tuna seiners

1st May 2008

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

The Galician shipyard, MCíes, is in the second phase of development of the planes of the two oceanographics that it is constructing for the Spanish Institute of Oceanography.

1st May 2008

MCíes develops the planes of two oceanographic vessels

1st May 2008

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Australian aquaculture pioneer Clean Seas Tuna Limited has become the first organisation in the world to create an artificial breeding regime for Southern Bluefin Tuna.

1st May 2008

Australian company creates artificial breeding regime for SBT

1st May 2008

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

FMC FoodTech has optimised hygiene capabilities and increased line capacity with the new GYRoCOMPACT® M10 and M10 Twin Stack spiral freezer models.

1st May 2008

Spiral freezers optimise hygiene

1st May 2008