All Industry News articles – Page 125
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NewsFirst marine plan for Scotland
Scotland now has its first ever National Marine Plan, which sets out a single statutory planning framework for all marine activity in Scottish waters.
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NewsSustainability roadmap project
Seafish and the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) from Project Inshore which for the first time has mapped all English inshore fisheries and developed sustainability ‘roadmaps'' to help secure seafood supplies.
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NewsFunding for sea lice research
The Scottish Aquaculture Innovation Centre (SAIC) has granted almost £950,000 to two research projects aiming to boost the numbers and quality of farmed cleaner fish used to control sea lice in commercial salmon farms.
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NewsEU prepares for Baltic Sea plan decision
The Fisheries Committee of the European Parliament is to vote on a multiannual management plan for fisheries in the Baltic Sea which is critical for the future of over 94% of catches in the region.
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WA crystal crabs to be assessed
The West Coast Deep Sea Crustacean Fishery is entering Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certification.
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EU strengthens Mediterranean conservation
A provisional agreement has been reached by the European Parliament and the Council of the European Union to ensure measures adopted by the General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM) are fully implemented.
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Sea bass recreational catch limits
The European Council’s adopted measures to help sea bass recover will include a limit of three fish per day for recreational fishers.
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Apprentice to expert
The Scottish Salmon Company has unveiled its new competency framework, a comprehensive list of skills and behaviours required for freshwater and marine staff from Apprentice to Expert levels.
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Europêche responds to Pew report
Europêche president Javier Garat has issued a statement in response to The Pew Charitable Trusts’ ‘Turning The Tide’ report and its “misleading” claims.
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NewsStudy looks at the value of seagrass
Declining beds of seagrass in the Mediterranean could mean the commercial and recreational fishing industry is losing out on around €190m every year, according to a new report.
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NewsEuropêche appoints Kathryn Stack as MD
Europe’s fishing industry trade body, Europêche, has appointed Kathryn Stack, former senior policy adviser on fisheries policy in the European Parliament, as its new managing director.
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NewsNew manual to help Europe reduce discards
The Environmental Defense Fund has developed a free manual that provides tools to help European fisheries reduce discards.
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NewsUK mackerel exports up, despite Russian ban
UK exports of mackerel rose by 44% between August and December last year, despite an “unjustified” Russian food ban across Europe.
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The case to end overfishing
Swift and effective implementation of the European Union’s reformed Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) is essential to restoring fish stocks and the viability of fishing communities, says a new report by The Pew Charitable Trusts.
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Stricter catfish regulations to be imposed
The Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP) has said that stricter regulations on catfish imposed by the US will make it difficult to export catfish and pangasius to the US.
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News‘Fashions for the Future’
Oceana received support from London’s young philanthropists and environmentalists at last week’s ‘Fashions for the Future’ event, which focused on restoring ocean biodiversity and improving global food security.
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NewsRussian salmon enters MSC assessment
The Russian VA-Delta Western Kamchatka fishery has entered Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) assessment for fishing operations on stocks of pink salmon, chum salmon and coho salmon.
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ICES suggests MSFD revisions
The International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) is calling on the European Union to change its Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD) to consider how humans impact ecosystem functioning.
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NewsHB Grandi’s half billion ISK trip
HB Grandi’s factory trawler ‘Therney RE’ is due to dock in Reykjavík today with an estimated catch of 1,275 tonnes of raw fish, with value of ISK506m.
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MEP launches new fishery certification
UK based fisheries consultancy expert, MacAlister Elliott & Partners Ltd (MEP), has launched a new assessment company to accommodate the growing demand for fisheries and aquaculture certification services.
