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    Kiotech joint venture

    2007-07-05T12:39:00Z

    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 which the company will have a majority stake.

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    Australia: MPAs balance jobs and the environment

    2007-07-05T11:18:00Z

    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 environment.

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    Canada at Aqua Nor 2007

    2007-07-05T11:11:00Z

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

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

    2007-07-05T11:02:00Z

    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.

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    New CFO for Marine Harvest ASA

    2007-07-04T10:55:00Z

    Jørgen K. Andersen has been appointed as the new CFO at Marine Harvest ASA.

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

    2007-07-04T10:44:00Z

    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.

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    NZ: Greater fisheries protection with Project Protector

    2007-07-04T10:41:00Z

    “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 the world,” New Zeland Fisheries Minister Jim Anderton said, welcoming the arrival of the multi-role vessel “Canterbury”, which ...

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    New Commissioner to ICCAT

    2007-07-04T10:28:00Z

    Loyola Hearn, Canadian Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, has announced the appointment of Troy Atkinson as a Canadian Commissioner to the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT).

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    Oceana welcomes step to eliminate driftnets in the EU

    2007-07-02T09:05:00Z

    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 thonaille, which are used in the Mediterranean despite being banned since 2002.

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    New Seafish appointments

    2007-07-02T09:01:00Z

    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).

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    New lid for Euro-fish box

    2007-07-01T12:07:00Z

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

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    Revolutionary generation of tubs

    2007-07-01T12:03:00Z

    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 previous generations of Sæplast tubs.

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    Smart packaging to identify spoiled seafood

    2007-07-01T12:02:00Z

    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 Mhara (BIM), has developed “Smart Packaging” for fresh fish and fish products that tells the consumer if their ...

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    New Salmco slicer

    2007-07-01T11:59:00Z

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

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    Double functionality for bass and bream

    2007-07-01T11:56:00Z

    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 to find these species size-graded and portioned – frozen or fresh.

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    Good year for XyRex® products

    2007-07-01T11:52:00Z

    XyRex® Ltd claims to be the first company in the fishing industry that can help achieve up to 20% increase in catch values by eliminating bacteria and increasing the performance of fish handling, storage and processing equipment to assist in delivering better quality fish and seafood with much greater shelf ...

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    Successful fish processing solutions

    2007-07-01T11:47:00Z

    In the fish processing industry, there has been considerable growth in the interest in convenience foods and fast-food products. Stork’s response to the demand for further-processed fish products is to provide systems, which meet the most stringent requirements set within the food-processing industry. Form, colour, taste, hygiene and quality are ...

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    Trays to bags in five minutes!

    2007-07-01T11:46:00Z

    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 and IQF (individually quick frozen), then immediately packed.

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    Tray sealing with new efficiency

    2007-07-01T11:43:00Z

    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 meal components, ready meals or sliced products to improve their performance and benefit from enhanced food safety and ...

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    New RapidAligner

    2007-07-01T11:42:00Z

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