All Industry News articles – Page 160

  • The expansion means Nutreco can serve Vietnamese and Indonesian farmers and feed mills better
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    Nutreco looks to Asia

    2014-02-20T16:23:00Z

    Animal nutrition and fish feed company, Nutreco, is expanding its presence in Asia with two new state-of-the-art plants in Vietnam and Indonesia, an investment worth €15m.

  • Blue Swimming Crab stocks in the Philippines are now protected from overfishing Photo: Flickr/ Juuyoh Tanaka
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    New Philippines crab regulation

    2014-02-20T15:51:00Z

    The Philippines’ Department of Agriculture has published a Joint Administrative Order (JAO) which will implement policies governing the capture and preservation of the Blue Swimming Crab.

  • Students at Campbeltown Grammar have been given vocational workshops by SSC
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    A helping hand for aquaculture students

    2014-02-20T09:48:00Z

    Students on the National Progression Award (NPA) in Aquaculture at Campbeltown Grammar have been given workshops by experts from the Scottish Salmon Company (SSC).

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    Seabird protection on the high seas

    2014-02-20T08:00:00Z

    New measures have been adopted by the South Pacific Regional Fisheries Management Organisation (SPRFMO) Commission to better protect seabirds from fishing activities in the high seas.

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    AQUAMED project to improve Med aquaculture

    2014-02-19T17:07:00Z

    An action plan is being developed by industry experts to support the establishment of a Multi-Stakeholder Platform (MSHP) that aims to improve Mediterranean aquaculture.

  • SARDI research scientist Dr Craig Noell measuring the carapace length (head and thorax) of a female prawn which had travelled at least 27km within the central part of the gulf before being recaptured by prawn fishers. She had grown 4.5mm to 44.5...
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    Prawn tagging study to assist fishery management

    2014-02-19T10:37:00Z

    The Spencer Gulf prawn fishing industry and State Government researchers are collaborating on a prawn tagging study to improve understanding of growth and movement patterns of prawns in southern Spencer Gulf.

  • AFMA officer checking paperwork. Credit: AFMA 2014
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    Fish receiver inspection finds high compliance

    2014-02-19T10:28:00Z

    Fish receiver inspections in Tasmania, Australia, have shown generally high compliance rates.

  • Seabirds in flight. Credit: AFMA 2014
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    Seabird protection grant

    2014-02-19T10:18:00Z

    The South East Trawl Fishing Industry Association (SETFIA) has received an Australian Government ‘Caring for our Country’ grant of $360,000 to develop and test devices and techniques to protect seabirds in the Commonwealth and Great Australian Bight Trawl Sectors.

  • Raymond Blanc is flying the flag for MSC certified sustainable fish
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    Raymond Blanc turns fish detective

    2014-02-18T17:31:00Z

    Celebrity chef, Raymond Blanc OBE, has turned fish detective for a new series of short animations about the importance of sustainable fish and the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) label.

  • Almar Sigurjónsson says they plan to start production on the new line over the next couple of days. Photo: HB Grandi: ESE.
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    HB Grandi ups the volume

    2014-02-18T17:05:00Z

    HB Grandi is upping the volume at its Akranes fishmeal plant with a new production line for handling by-products from groundfish production.

  • ‘Daiki Maru 7’ ran aground near Guam’s Spanish Steps on 13 February. Credit: U.S. Navy photo by Lt. Matt Knight/Released
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    Hazardous materials removed from grounded vessel

    2014-02-18T12:28:00Z

    The U.S. Navy and other agencies have removed heavy oil, diesel fuel, and batteries from the grounded Japanese commercial fishing vessel ‘Daiki Maru 7’.

  • Toralla mussels are now eligible to display the MSC ecolabel
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    First Chilean fishery MSC certified

    2014-02-18T11:41:00Z

    The Chilean mussel fishery and suspended culture has become the first Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certified fishery in Chile.

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    New A.S.A.P power inverter

    2014-02-17T17:20:00Z

    The UK’s A.S.A.P. Supplies will be at the Skipper Expo in Galway Ireland from 7 to 8 March 2014, demonstrating its new ‘on and around the engine’ products, popular among in-shore fishing vessels.

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    FSA looks into shellfish poisoning

    2014-02-17T16:34:00Z

    Scotland’s Food Standards Agency (FSA) is calling for views on shellfish toxin management in a bid to reduce the frequency of shellfish poisoning, local media reports.

  • The  new SNP  chip is the 'first' high-density genotyping array for Atlantic salmon
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    Scientific work to “revolutionise” salmon breeding

    2014-02-14T17:24:00Z

    “Ground-breaking” scientific work is set to improve efforts to develop robust, disease-resistant, farmed salmon.

  • UK fishermen are taking a battering both physically and financially because of the storms Photo: RNLI
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    A stormy time for UK fishermen

    2014-02-13T17:00:00Z

    UK fishermen are taking a battering by the country''s “exceptional” winter, which according to the National Federation of Fishermen’s Organisations (NFFO) is affecting around 4,000 fishermen with losses running into millions of pounds.

  • Black Cod is fast growing in global popularity
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    Sablefish launches in Europe

    2014-02-13T16:47:00Z

    Sablefish Canada Inc is launching its acclaimed Kyuquot Sound Black Cod into restaurants and high-end retail in Europe.

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    Oil and gas exploitation fears

    2014-02-13T12:23:00Z

    Oceana, the international ocean protection organisation, has warned that nearly 12 of the 26m hectares of Spanish Mediterranean waters are under threat from oil and gas exploration.

  • ‘Sturlaugur H. Bödvarsson in Akranes harbour on 11 February 2014. Photo/HB Grandi: ESE
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    HB Grandi groundfish landing at Akranes

    2014-02-13T11:53:00Z

    HB Grandi’s Akranes factory began processing fish landed by fresher trawler ‘Sturlaugur H Bödvarsson’ this week - the first groundfish landed by an HB Grandi vessel at Akranes for six years.

  • London Fish & Chips is MSC certified
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    London’s first certified sustainable chippy

    2014-02-13T11:41:00Z

    London Fish & Chips in Covent Garden has become the first traditional fish and chip shop in the capital to become MSC certified, now displaying the blue ecolabel on its menus.