All Industry News articles – Page 130
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NewsSix month extensions to address IUU activities
The Philippines, Papua New Guinea and Ghana have been granted six month extensions by the European Commission as they work towards eradicating illegal fishing in their countries.
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Oz vessel nominated to fish small pelagic fishery
An Australian flagged and operated vessel has been chosen, under the Fisheries Management Act 1991, to fish the small pelagic fishery within the Australian fishing zone.
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Chinese strategic investment agreement
Fujian Provincial Pingtan County Ocean Fishing Group Co Ltd, part of Pingtan Marine Enterprise Ltd, has entered into a RMB400m (US$64m) investment agreement with China Agriculture Industry Development Fund Co Ltd, with the latter acquiring a 8% equity interest in the company’s operations.
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NZ seabed mining request overthrown
New Zealand’s Environment Protection Authority (EPA) has refused permission for a bid to mine phosphate from the Chatham Rise’s deep sea bed – a decision welcomed by environmental groups who opposed the scheme.
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MSC “received no evidence” of illegal fishing in certified fishery
Following accusations of illegal fishing activity in a Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certified Swedish lobster fishery, the MSC has said that it did not receive any evidence of illegal fishing during the assessment.
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IUU vessel banned
Oceana has said that the inclusion of factory vessel ''Damanzaihao'' - formerly and most commonly known as ''Lafayette'' - on the list of fishing vessels engaged IUU fishing activities is a great step forward.
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Discard ban consultation tour
UK Fisheries Minister George Eustice has announced a series of meetings around the English coast to gather views from those who will be affected by the demersal discard ban.
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NewsIllegal fishing spotted in ‘sustainable’ Sweden
A Swedish lobster fishery has gained a sustainable fishing label through the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC), despite illegal fishing activities being found at the fishery just four months ago.
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Save the oceans, feed the world
Twenty chefs from some of the world’s best restaurants are backing OCEANA’s global campaign, Save the Oceans: Feed the World, which aims to tackle the decline of wild fish stocks in the global oceans.
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NewsEuropean Seabird Task Force launched
Fondation SEGRE and BirdLife Europe are launching the European Seabird Task Force to tackle the problem of accidental seabird bycatch.
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NewsNOAA identifies IUU countries
NOAA has identified six nations as engaging in illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing (IUU) in its 2015 biennial report to Congress.
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NewsIndustry guide to prevent pirate products
A new industry guide has been issued to help ensure illegal fish, or ‘pirate’ products, is kept out of UK supply chains.
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NewsGenerale Conserve a Friend of the Sea
Generale Conserve, an Italian company specialising in canned food, has renewed the Friend of the Sea certification of its Asdomar brand, following a positive audit.
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Funding available for Scotland’s processing industry
The Scottish Seafood Partnership is launching a new fish technology and innovation project to help Scotland’s processing industry to increase their offering of added value products, whilst also reducing the costs of production and route to market.
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NewsResponsible fishing standards
New standards underpinning the Seafish Responsible Fishing Scheme (RFS) have been unanimously signed off by the board widening the scope of the scheme to include new social responsibility requirements.
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NewsScience update for Oz pelagic fishery
New science for the Commonwealth Small Pelagic Fishery (SPF) has been released, which will help determine the total allowable catch limit for the 2015-16 seasons.
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NewsHy-Vee meets sustainability goal
US-based supermarket chain, Hy-Vee Inc., is committing to providing responsibly sourced and traceable seafood for the second year in a row.
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Processors cheating at the request of customers
On the last day of 2014, the Vietnamese government announced that it was delaying the implementation of Decree No 36 until next year, following a petition by pangasius processors.
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NewsFish tagging develops in Pacific Northwest
Tracking fish and understanding how they swim through hydroelectric dams is set to get easier thanks to a new injectable acoustic fish tag.
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NewsNetherlands bottom trawl survey
The UK’s Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (Cefas) 74m research vessel RV Endeavour has been mobilised to perform Bottom Trawl Survey (IBTS) operations in the North Sea under the auspices of the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES).
