All Industry News articles – Page 113
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NewsFishing study reveals scallop fishing impact
Sustainable scallop fishing within the Cardigan Bay Special Area of Conservation (SAC) could be possible, thanks to the world’s largest ever fishing impact study led by scientists from Wales’ Bangor University.
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NewsGrowing sustainable aquaculture
Canada, Chile, Scotland and Norway are joining forces to promote and grow the sustainability of the aquaculture industry.
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NewsProject to develop innovative gear
Funding from the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF) and Marine Scotland will be used to develop and trial innovative fishing gear to reduce the amount of discards vessels will have to deal with when the discard ban is phased-in for demersal fisheries from 1 January 2016.
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NewsMSC pilots traceability tool
The Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) is seeking stakeholder feedback on a new traceability tool for added supply chain integrity in over 60 countries.
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NewsFree Kingfisher datasets at DanFish
Kingfisher works alongside the UK cable, renewables and oil and gas industries, as well as the Danish cable industry, to continue to bring offshore hazard and structure information to fishermen throughout Europe.
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Nomad to acquire Findus for £500m
Nomad Foods Limited is acquiring Findus Sverige AB and its subsidiaries in a deal worth approximately £500m – a move that will boost its continental European business.
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NewsBetter breeding for fish farms
Tweaking breeding methods to allow European fish farming to produce more fish efficiently, is the subject of a new EU funded project.
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Enterprise Europe Network matchmaking event
Enterprise Europe Network will be present at Danfish with representatives from a number of the organisation’s offices from Europe.
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NewsLoch Duart praises pens
Fish farmer Loch Duart Ltd says its new salmon pens supplied by Fusion Marine Oceanflex are performing well and are helping promote its “small-scale, welfare driven farming”.
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NewsConsumers care more about cost than sustainability
Cost counts for more than sustainability when it comes to purchasing fish, according to recent research, and taste is also a bigger influence in purchasing decisions, reports Andrew Martin.
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Young’s secures funding to save jobs
North East Lincolnshire Council has secured up to £1.346m to help Young’s Seafood invest in its two sites in Grimsby, UK.
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NewsInnovative aquaculture waste treatment
The EU-funded DeammRecirc project is looking to find innovative solutions for aquaculture waste treatment that may reduce the costs of ‘recirculation aquaculture systems’ (RAS) that purify and reuse the water in fish farm tanks.
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News‘Deadliest Catch’ captain dies
Tony Lara, who appeared in the Discovery Channel’s reality TV series ‘Deadliest Catch’, has died at the age of 50, according to media reports.
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Sea Shepherd found guilty of breaking Pilot Whaling Act
On 6 August, marine conservation charity, Sea Shepherd Global, and five Sea Shepherd volunteer crewmembers were found guilty in a Danish court of breaking the Faroe Islands Pilot Whaling Act.
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NewsManaging the risk of Early Mortality Syndrome
Cargill''s animal nutrition business has developed a new programme to help manage the risk of Early Mortality Syndrome (EMS) on its shrimp farms and improve profitability.
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NewsEscaping the heat
If predictions of ocean warming come to pass, scientists now know what to expect thanks to a new study carried out by Australia’s James Cook University (JCU) that revealed fish tend to retreat to deeper water to escape the heat.
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New science and technology hub for NZ
New Zealand’s Plant & Food Research has signed an agreement for Port Nelson to develop a purpose-built facility for its seafood research as part of a new collaborative industry hub.
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Ethics to take centre stage at WSC
For the first time, human rights and ethical issues in the seafood industry will be addressed at next month’s World Seafood Congress (WSC) in Grimsby, UK.
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New market opportunities in Poland
For the first time, a large delegation from Poland are meeting in Trondheim for this year’s Aqua Nor.
