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INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) has opened a local office in The Hague in response to the strong Dutch demand for seafood sourced from MSC-certified fisheries.

17th July 2007

New MSC office opens in The Netherlands

17th July 2007

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

AKVA group will launch a brand new fish farming boat at the Aqua Nor tradeshow in Trondheim, Norway, this August.

13th July 2007

New Polarcirkel flagship for fish farming

13th July 2007

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

The Ben Tre clam fishery of Vietnam is the first fishery in South East Asia to seek assessment against the Marine Stewardship Council’s (MSC) environmental standard for well-managed and sustainable fisheries.

12th July 2007

Socialist Republic of Vietnam seeks sustainable seafood market clam fishery to be assessed for seafood eco-label

12th July 2007

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

The US National Fisheries Institute (NFI) has released its ‘Top 10’ list of the most consumed seafood in the United States for 2006.

10th July 2007

US seafood consumption rose in 2006

10th July 2007

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The Icelandic Fisheries Minister has decided to abandon the 25% catch rule for cod and that the cod quota in the next fishing year shall be 130 thousand tonnes, in line with…

9th July 2007

Icelandic cod quota reduced by one third

9th July 2007

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Aker Seafoods has entered into an agreement to purchase 50 per cent of the shares in Norwegian Fish Company Export AS (NFC). The transaction gives Aker Seafoods ownership of several processing plants…

9th July 2007

Aker Seafoods strengthens its processing in Norway

9th July 2007

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

Marine navigation solutions supplier, Kelvin Hughes Ltd, has opened an office in Copenhagen, Denmark. The company says that this is in order to offer a better service to their customers in Scandinavia…

6th July 2007

Copenhagen office for Kelvin Hughes

6th July 2007

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Kiotech International, the supplier of high performance natural feed additives to the aquaculture and agriculture markets has said it is in the final stages of agreeing a joint venture in China, in…

5th July 2007

Kiotech joint venture

5th July 2007

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