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NewsBAADER 582 on its way!
The prototype of Baader’s new filleting machine, the BAADER 582, was shown at SPE 2012 in Brussels.
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Supply growth of farmed salmon in 2012
The latest FAO May 2012 Food Outlook publication shows that the supply of farmed salmon is projected to grow around 12% in 2012, with exporters looking to new markets such as Brazil, Russia, China and India.
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NewsIceland appoints mackerel negotiators
The Icelandic Minister of Fisheries and Agriculture has appointed Sigurgeir Þorgeirsson, Permanent Secretary of the Ministry, to head Iceland''s team of negotiators during mackerel talks.
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NewsTasmania's biggest fish farm
Tasmania''s salmon industry is on the verge of a major expansion worth tens of millions of dollars in Macquarie Harbour on the West Coast which will create over 200 jobs.
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Pressure on Thailand to export more tuna
Thailand, the world''s largest tuna exporter, is coming under pressure to export more this year, although most are cautious about the prospect.
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NewsMarel’s new approach to removing pinbones from whitefish
Marel, the world’s largest fish processing equipment manufacturer, has set up a new unit in the research and development centre at its Icelandic headquarters.
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NewsLidl achieve sustainability milestone
Supermarket chain Lidl and the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) have announced that all wild-caught fresh and frozen fin fish products sold by Lidl in The Netherlands will now be labelled with the MSC ecolabel.
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NewsPPS East showcases new box designs
PPS East showcased its new designs for a family of returnable lightweight airfreight boxes at the European Seafood Exposition in Brussels, which are being developed for the delivery of flown-in fresh fish.
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NewsIcelandic vessels strike in bill protest
Icelandic vessels belonging to member organisations of The Federation of Icelandic Fishing Vessel Owners (LÍÚ) are currently on strike, and plan to remain so until the end of the week.
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Avure to open new US manufacturing facility
Following its best sales year ever, high pressure processing company Avure Technologies will expand its manufacturing capacity, bringing a new US facility online by the end of 2012.
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NewsAnglo-German fisheries MSC certified
The North East Arctic cod, haddock and saithe fisheries fished by UK Fisheries Ltd and the German companies DFFU and Doggerbank, have been MSC certified.
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NewsEC on illegal fishing alert
Reports about a number of vessels allegedly fishing illegally for bluefin tuna in the Mediterranean have propelled the European Commission into action.
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NewsStudy on genetics for fish traceability
A recent scientific paper published in Nature Communications demonstrates that it is possible to determine with high accuracy from which particular local population a fish comes from.
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Wellington men caught with illegal Paua
Two Porirua men were caught by fisheries officers late last week at Titahi Bay Beach, New Zealand, with an illegal haul of 364 paua.
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NewsPNG fisher recovers 50,000th tuna tag
A Papua New Guinean fisher has won US$500 for recovering a plastic tag that was attached to the back of a yellowfin tuna.
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NewsNova Scotia launches aquaculture strategy
Nova Scotia has a new strategy for aquaculture development that the government says will help efforts to grow a sustainable industry and create wealth in rural and coastal communities.
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NewsSSC builds new harvest station
The Scottish Salmon Company (SSC) is building a new harvest station at Arnish, which, at the time of publication, was due to be up and running by the end of June.
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New Protocol to the EU-Kiribati FPA
The European Commission initialled a new Protocol to the Fisheries Partnership Agreement (FPA) in Nadi, Fiji on 3 June.
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Fisheries network seeks feedback
The UK Fisheries Economic Network (UKFEN) was set up by Seafish in 2011 as an informal network for economists and analysts working in connection with the UK fishing and seafood industries.
