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INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Australian Minister for Fisheries and Conservation, Senator Eric Abetz, hailed the South East Region Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) network to come into effect today as a sensible balance between jobs and the…

5th July 2007

Australia: MPAs balance jobs and the environment

5th July 2007

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

More than 20 Canadian companies and numerous representatives of regional and fishery authorities will be in Trondheim in August for Aqua Nor.

5th July 2007

Canada at Aqua Nor 2007

5th July 2007

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

In defiance of international regulation, European vessels have been seen illegally fishing for bluefin tuna in the Mediterranean – after the 1 July closure of the fishery, reveals WWF.

5th July 2007

WWF: EU vessels seen fishing for Mediterranean tuna after season closed

5th July 2007

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

A new snapshot of Commonwealth-managed fisheries released today shows that the Australian Government’s landmark $220 million ‘Securing our Fishing Futur’e package has delivered on its promise to decisively tackle over-fishing.

4th July 2007

‘Securing our Fishing Future’ package delivers on promise to tackle over-fishing

4th July 2007

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

“The new Project Protector fleet will allow New Zealand to more effectively patrol the fisheries in our Exclusive Economic Zone, which at 4.4 million square kilometres is one of the largest in…

4th July 2007

NZ: Greater fisheries protection with Project Protector

4th July 2007

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The EU has agreed a new Regulation which introduces a driftnet definition into EU law. The Regulation’s main effect should be to finally halt the use of illegal French driftnets, often called…

2nd July 2007

Oceana welcomes step to eliminate driftnets in the EU

2nd July 2007

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

A new Chair, Charles Howeson, and two new members, Iain MacSween and Michael Park have been appointed to the board of the Sea Fish Industry Authority (Seafish).

2nd July 2007

New Seafish appointments

2nd July 2007

FISH HANDLING

FISH HANDLING

According to manufacturer Craemer, the new lid for the Euro-fish box protects the valuable catch and is an all round protective, hygienic solution.

1st July 2007

New lid for Euro-fish box

1st July 2007

FISH HANDLING

FISH HANDLING

Promens Dalvik ehf has recently put a new generation of Sæplast 400 litre tubs for the fishing industry on the market. The company describes the tubs as a breakthrough compared to the…

1st July 2007

Revolutionary generation of tubs

1st July 2007

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

A team of researchers led by Professor Dermot Diamond at Dublin’s Adaptive Information Cluster (AIC) working in collaboration with the Marine Institute, Teagasc-Ashtown Food Research Centre and the Irish Fisheries Board-Bord Iascaigh…

1st July 2007

Smart packaging to identify spoiled seafood

1st July 2007

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

Salmco Technik, based in Hamburg, presented its new vertical salmon slicer, SM 5290, at SPE in Brussels.

1st July 2007

New Salmco slicer

1st July 2007

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

Sea bass and sea bream are excellent table fish, but many modern kitchens consider their preparation time consuming. In addition, until recently it had been virtually impossible for restaurants, caterers and supermarkets…

1st July 2007

Double functionality for bass and bream

1st July 2007

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

Northseafoods Holland BV supplies flatfish to supermarkets in Italy, France, Belgium, Austria, Sweden and The Netherlands. In the company’s plant at Urk, white fish fillets are either frozen and glazed or crumb-coated…

1st July 2007

Trays to bags in five minutes!

1st July 2007

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

CFS has recently introduced the CFS TwinStar® – an enhanced traysealer concept that has been consistently optimised according to the principles of lifecycle performance. CFS TwinStar® will help producers of case ready…

1st July 2007

Tray sealing with new efficiency

1st July 2007

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

Valka is launching the patent-pending RapidAligner, capable of grading, batching and automatically aligning products into boxes or trays.

1st July 2007

New RapidAligner

1st July 2007

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

Exos pre-launched the prototype of its new Exos A302, an automated pin-bone remover designed for pre-rigor salmon and trout, at SPE in Brussels.

1st July 2007

Interest for pioneering pin-boning machine

1st July 2007

NEWS

NEWS

Common sustainability challenges - New Zealand’s Fisheries Minister, Jim Anderton, updates World Fishing on the status of the country’s fisheries

1st July 2007

New Zealand

1st July 2007

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

GLOBEFISH’s Fishery Industry Officer, Helga Josupeit, wrote the latest GLOBEFISH Fishmeal Market Report. It shows the following fishmeal figures for the first quarter of 2007:

1st July 2007

Fishmeal market figures

1st July 2007

INTERVIEWS

INTERVIEWS

There are now 27 EU ministers with responsibility for Agriculture and Fish and Rural Development (AFRD). Germany’s Horst Seehofer took over the Presidency of the Council in January for the usual six…

1st July 2007

Three men in a boat

1st July 2007

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

The report shows that the total seafood supply of the EU-27 countries in 2005 was 7.1 million tonnes, of which 5.8 million tonnes were derived from capture.The largest fishing nation is Denmark,…

1st July 2007

EU seafood sector report

1st July 2007