All Industry News articles – Page 133
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NewsFirst BAP certification for the Middle East
National Aquaculture Group (NAQUA) is the first company in the Middle East to earn Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) certification, and is one of only 15 companies worldwide to gain four-star status.
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Fish 2.0 2015 Competition open for entries
The 2015 Fish 2.0 Business Competition has been launched and is now open for entries.
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La Scapêche begins MSC assessment
La Scapêche, a subsidiary of Les Mousquetaires group, has begun Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) assessment for its blue ling, roundnose grenadier and black scabbardfish trawl fishery.
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NewsBarents Sea awash with snow crabs
Nofima is researching the best ways of using snow crabs as more and more of the species are being caught in the Barents Sea by both Norwegian and Russian vessels.
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NewsSpain fights pirate fishing
Spain has a new fisheries law which imposes stronger penalties on Spanish citizens involved in pirate fishing anywhere in the world.
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Traditional Icelandic lumpfish fishery certified
Iceland’s traditional lumpfish fishery has become the first lumpfish fishery in the world to be certified as sustainable by the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC).
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NewsVessel tracking for sustainability
A vessel tracking tool introduced by WWF and its partner navama aims to put sustainable fisheries on the map and help tackle the problem of overfishing and illegal fishing.
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NewsSanford welcomes IUU efforts
New Zealand fishing company Sanford - one of only two NZ companies permitted to fish for toothfish in the Ross Sea fishery - has welcomed the efforts of the NZ Government, Navy and other NZ agencies to fight illegal fishing in the waters of Antarctica.
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NewsWhitefish biomass to increase, if improvements continue
The latest Sustainable Fisheries Partnership (SFP) report on the state of whitefish fisheries shows that if healthy fisheries maintain their status while poorly managed fisheries improve, a 25% increase in spawning stock biomass (an increase of 5 million tonnes) can be expected by 2020.
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NewsIntroducing Malcolm the Cat
Young’s Seafood launched its new TV advertising, multi-channel and promotional campaign this week, featuring a new character for the Young’s brand – a discerning cat called Malcolm, who loves his food.
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Investment in Canadian research projects
Minister of the Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency, Leona Aglukkaq, has announced funding for three fisheries science and research projects in Nunavut, Canada.
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NewsGAA founding member passes away
Kenneth Morrison, a founding member of the Global Aquaculture Alliance (GAA), passed away on 6 January.
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Delicius FoS certification renewed
Italian company Delicius Rizzoli S.p.A. has renewed the Friend of the Sea certification of its Engraulis encrasicholus anchovies, following a successful audit.
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NewsPartnership to supply MSC-standard tuna
South Pacific Tuna Corporation has announced that it has signed a memorandum of understanding to supply Pacific Islands tuna that meets Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) standards.
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$54,810 grant for sanitation system
Fogo Island Co-Operative Society will receive a government grant of $54,810 to help install and test plant sanitation technology that is new to the seafood processing industry in Newfoundland and Labrador.
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NewsNZ fights illegal vessels
New Zealand Foreign Minister Murray McCully has put three illegal fishing vessels operating in the Southern Ocean on notice and vowed to take action against their owners.
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NewsSea Shepherd in pursuit of ‘Thunder’
Sea Shepherd vessel ‘Bob Barker’ is on its 22nd day of its pursuit of the Interpol-listed illegal fishing vessel, ‘Thunder’.
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Young’s appoints new CEO
Young’s Seafood Limited has announced the appointment of Pete Ward as the new chief executive officer.
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NewsHB Grandi catch values down
HB Grandi has reported that last year its fleet landed 152,500 tonnes of fish with a value of approximately ISK15.20 billion - a reduction compared to the previous year.
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NewsAustralia rolls out e-monitoring
The roll out of new electronic monitoring equipment has begun for vessels within the Gillnet Hook and Trap (GHAT) and the Eastern and Western Tuna and Billfish fisheries (ETBF and WTBF).
