All Industry News articles – Page 103
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New Seafish CEO
Marcus joins Seafish from Compass Point Business Services where he was managing director.
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No agreement on overfished bigeye
The Parties to Nauru Agreement (PNA) has said that it is “deeply disappointed” with the failure by members to reach a solution on overfished bigeye tuna at the 12th Regular Session of the Western and Central Fisheries Commission (WCPFC) in Bali, Indonesia.
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Murkowski fights back against GE salmon approval
US Senator Lisa Murkowski has announced the next steps she is taking to fight back against the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) recent approval of genetically engineered (GE) fish for human consumption.
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Processing factory opens in Tasmania
Tasmanian company Mures Seafood has opened a $3.2m purpose built factory at Cambridge just out of Hobart.
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FAO Aquaculture Officer to chair OMC 2016
It has been confirmed that Alessandro Lovatelli, who is an Aquaculture Officer for the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), will chair next year’s Offshore Mariculture Conference (OMC).
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FAO Aquaculture Officer to chair OMC 2016
Mr Lovatelli, who also chaired the last OMC held in Naples in 2014, said, “Global fish production from aquaculture is supplying over 50% of the fish we eat. With concerns over the availability of resources such as freshwater we need to focus on producing better. The open sea is out ...
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VIPs visit £1.2m ice production facility
A group of VIPs visited Plymouth Fisheries’ new ice production facility last week to see the completed development and learn more about plans for the future.
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McDonalds to serve Pacifical MSC tuna
McDonalds Spain will become the first restaurant chain to include Pacifical skipjack tuna certified by the Marine Stewardship Council on its national menu.
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McDonalds to serve Pacifical MSC tuna
MSC certified tuna will be offered in McDonalds Spain’s Tuna Mediterranean Salad by January 2016MSC certified tuna will be offered in its Tuna Mediterranean Salad in more than 490 restaurants by January 2016. “At McDonald’s we have a goal to source all of our food and packaging from sustainable ...
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New scheme for migrant workers in Irish fleet
Ireland has agreed on a new system for migrant workers in the fishing industry, which has been welcomed by the country’s Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Simon Coveney.
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New scheme for migrant workers in Irish fleet
Ireland has agreed on a new system for migrant workers in the fishing industry. Credit: geograph.org.uk – 16551, by Pam Brophy/CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia CommonsA Government Task Force was set up to address the situation of non EEA workers in the Irish fishing fleet, following reports of migrant labour ...
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Draft manual for seriola and cobia standard
The Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) has prepared the draft audit manual for the seriola and cobia standard ready for pilot testing from early next year.
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2016 Black Sea fishing opportunities
The European Commission has proposed fishing opportunities for the Black Sea in 2016.
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IFFO welcomes forage fish research
IFFO has said that it is delighted to see a research project launched by the University of Washington, led by Professor Ray Hilborn, to refine and expand some of the initial work already done on the management of forage fish stocks.
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Wärtsilä designs and powers advanced trawler
A new pelagic fishing trawler ordered by Scottish owner Mewstead LLP will be built according to a Wärtsilä design and will feature a broad scope of Wärtsilä propulsion machinery.
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UK holds IUU regulations workshop
A joint UK government and insurance industry workshop took place on 20 November to ensure UK compliance with illegal fishing regulations.
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Welsh fishermen to visit centres of fish excellence
A group of Welsh fishermen and fishmongers headed to London for a fact-finding tour of a bustling fish market and the fish departments of Selfridges and Harrods.
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Europêche hits back at Pew response
Europêche has hit back at the Pew Charitable Trusts for ‘failing to respond’ to its accusation of misleading information carried in its March ‘Turning the Tide’ report.
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ISSF announces updated Status of the Stocks
The International Seafood Sustainability Foundation (ISSF) has released the latest version of its Status of the Stocks.
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AquaBounty GM salmon receives FDA approval
AquaBounty Technologies has announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had approved its new animal drug application for the production, sale and consumption of its AquaAdvantage Salmon.