All Industry News articles – Page 159
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NewsEPA works to protect wild salmon
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is invoking its Clean Water Act authority to look at permanently banning or restricting mine waste disposal into the world’s largest wild salmon fishery.
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NewsChilean blue whale conservation
The WWF says that the approval by the government of Chile of the largest Marine Protected Area (MPA) in continental Chile is a boost to conservation efforts for blue whales and dolphins.
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NewsWWF opens 2014 Smart Gear Competition
WWF is launching the 2014 International Smart Gear Competition this weekend.
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NewsBetter management needed for EU seas
Europe’s marine species, habitats and ecosystems continue to be threatened by human impact, and with maritime economic activities forecasted to increase in coming years, better management is needed, says the European Environment Agency (EEA).
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NewsLawsuit threat over endangered sea turtles
US Conservation groups have notified the National Marine Fisheries Service of their intention to sue over its failure to analyse the impacts of shrimp trawling on endangered sea turtles in the Gulf of Mexico and U.S. Southeast Atlantic Ocean.
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NewsNew device to improve salmon tracking
Scientists have developed a microbattery that packs twice the energy compared to current microbatteries that is set to “revolutionise” salmon tracking around the world.
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NewsWTO panel established for herring dispute
The World Trade Organization’s Dispute Settlement Body (DSB) has decided to establish a panel in the dispute between the Faroe Islands and the European Union.
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IFFO membership continues to grow
For the fourth year running, IFFO membership is continuing to grow, reaching out to developing markets in Asia and expanding to new businesses within the marine ingredients sphere.
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NewsUnimak scallops Friend of the Sea certified
North Kurilsk Seiner Fleet Base scallops have been certified as sustainable by Friend of the Sea.
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NewsUnmasking illegal fishing activities
At the fourth Global Fisheries Enforcement Training Workshop in Costa Rica delegates were told that analysis of fisheries trade data provides a cost effective and helpful method for tackling illegal unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing.
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NewsWorld fish trade to set new records
According to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), world fish trade is generating more wealth than ever before.
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NewsMarine and freshwater research centre now open
New Zealand’s Cawthron Institute has opened a new marine and freshwater research centre at its Nelson campus.
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NewsMinimum crab size set in Indonesia
The Indonesia Crab Processing Association (APRI) has adopted a sourcing policy setting the minimum size for purchasing Blue Swimming Crab at 10cm.
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MSC launches blog
The Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) has launched its new global blog, Seafood Matters.
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NewsNew Zealand tackles illegal fishing
New Zealand has ratified an international fisheries agreement that aims to fight illegal, unregulated and unreported (IUU) fishing.
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NewsRobotic fish aids
America’s Northwestern University has developed agile fish robots that it says could lead to vast improvements in underwater vehicles used to study coral reefs, repair oil rigs or investigate sunken ships.
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NewsEJF receives IUU Fishing Award
The Environmental Justice Foundation (EJF) has been awarded the second place IMCS Network Stop IUU Fishing Award for its illegal fishing alerts system and community-based fisheries surveillance in Sierra Leone.
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NewsS&TAS demands answers
The Salmon and Trout Association (Scotland) (S&TAS) is looking to the Scottish Salmon Producers Organisation (SSPO) and the government for answers on the ongoing sea lice problem surrounding Scottish salmon farming.
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NewsSeaWeb’s photography contest encourages change
SeaWeb Marine Photobank’s programme launched the fifth annual ‘Ocean in Focus’ conservation photography competition this week, to inspire ocean protection and a change for the marine environment.
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NewsBelzona pumps life into Icelandic fish farm
Iceland’s Stofnfiskur salmon broodstock farm is running on high after coating its centrifugal pumps with an epoxy coating system to improve pump efficiency.
