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Scots processors urged to ‘plan to succeed’
Seafood Scotland (SFS) has been awarded a contract by Scottish Enterprise to deliver a new programme for fish processors called ‘Planning to Succeed’. This promotes the development of business and management skills of leaders in the fish processing sector, and SFS urges fish processors to get involved.
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NewsYoung’s continues seafood NPD drive
Continuing its autumn new product development (NPD) push, UK seafood giant Young’s has added three new products to its range. Young’s Breaded Cod and Haddock Fillets and Young’s Chip Shop Family Takeaway are aimed at extending the appeal of frozen fish to a wider audience of all ages and tastes.
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Scots to boycott Faroese mackerel meeting
Scotland’s mackerel fishermen have joined fishing colleagues in other EU member states by declaring a boycott of the 7 September international fisheries meeting in the Faroe Islands because of the current dispute with Iceland and the Faroes over their decision to unilaterally increase mackerel quotas.
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NewsCalifornia salmon disaster continues
US Commerce Secretary Gary Locke has extended the disaster for California salmon fishermen due to the low numbers of spawning Chinook salmon returning to the Sacramento River and the subsequent reduction in commercial fishery revenues.
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NewsNOAA reopens more oil spill areas
NOAA has reopened 3,114 square miles of Gulf waters offshore of the western Florida panhandle to commercial and recreational fishing. The reopening followed a consultation with FDA and under a re-opening protocol agreed to by NOAA, the FDA, and the Gulf states.
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New Puffin hook from Beko-Dimon
The new Puffin brand of stainless steel fishing hooks and accessories has both surprised and challenged many people in the commercial fishing industry, the manufacturer Beko-Dimon told WF.
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Selex solution meets e-logbook requirement
Selex Communications has started selling a solution to the UK’s e-logbook requirement for the recording and transmission of fishing activities data.
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NewsOffshore mussel farm lease granted
Offshore Shellfish Ltd (OSL) has been granted a lease by The Crown Estate to develop a pioneering offshore, rope cultured mussel farm in Lyme Bay, Devon, UK. Work will soon start on a pilot project, and at its full development of 15.4sq km, the farm will be the largest of ...
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Barnegat Light to recycle old fishing gear
The New Jersey port of Barnegat Light is the latest addition to the Fishing for Energy initiative, the programme providing commercial fishermen a cost-free way to recycle old and unusable fishing gear.
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NewsYoung’s unveils premium frozen fish line
UK seafood giant Young’s has launched a new range of premium fish dishes for retail which the Findus company hopes will start the biggest category shake-up of the year.
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NewsHB Grandi triples pelagic production
To date, HB Grandi’s pelagic vessels have landed 27,000 tonnes of Atlanto-Scandian herring and mackerel at its Vopnafjördur factory, representing a significant reduction in catch compared to last year, when 41,000 tonnes of mackerel and herring had been landed by this stage.
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Aussies fear NZ will take rock lobster markets
Tasmanian rock lobster fisherman are worried New Zealand could capitalise on Australia''s predicted rock lobster shortage next month.
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Profits soar for Scots salmon company
Edinburgh-based Scottish Salmon Company has seen its first-half pre-tax profits rise year-on-year from £1.7 million (€2 million/$2.6 million) to £12.1 million (€14.5 million/$18.6 million), while turnover has doubled to £42.6 million (€51.1 million/$65.6 million).
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Beijing Culimer moves closer to seafood heartland
Seafood supplier Beijing Culimer Seafood Im-Exporting Co Ltd has moved to a new, larger location to facilitate the company’s growth in China.
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NewsViruses, wildfowl, ice and the ‘African Sea’
Professor Angela McLean's advanced computing helps gauge mutation of viruses and effects on DNA in local and global environments. (Photo: TW/EEC Photos)If fish farmers want to look into the near future to prevent the next ‘big issue’, they could do well to keep an eye on the work of Angela ...
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NewsNew Navtex receiver from McMurdo stable
McMurdo has launched a new Navtex receiver, the Smartfind GMDSS Navtex.
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NTSB to hold fishing vessel safety forum
The National Transportation Safety Board will hold a forum on fishing vessel safety beginning Wednesday, 13 October 2010 at 9am. The two-day forum will be chaired by NTSB board member Robert Sumwalt.
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UK seafood training centre to shut
A centre that has helped train hundreds of people for the UK seafood industry is set to close because its funding has been withdrawn.
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NewsIridium’s Openport proves popular with Spanish fleet
US-based Iridium Communications has received orders for more than 100 Iridium OpenPort broadband satellite terminals for installation on Spanish commercial fishing vessels.
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Ore supplies fish tracking project
Ore Offshore recently completed a shipment of 100 long-life acoustic releases.
