All Industry News articles – Page 163
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NewsFish counting by DNA analysis
Scientists from the University of Washington have used fish DNA analysis from tank water to discern which species are more plentiful in an aquarium.
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NewsNew sales manager for Marel GB
Marel has appointed a new sales manager for Great Britain – all part of the strategy to grow the sales of all Marel products and systems in the meat, fish and poultry processing industries.
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EFCA to coordinate implantation of the discard ban
In a seminar organised by the European Fisheries Control Agency in Croatia on 15-16 January, it was agreed by Member States that the agency has a key role in coordinating the implementation of the discard ban.
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Canadian company pursues vessel efficiency
Canadian company Netukulimk Fisheries Limited is to receive $15,342 to complete energy and efficiency audits of its vessels.
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NewsINSEPARABLE campaign launched
European Commissioner Maria Damanaki is launching an EU-wide campaign, INSEPARABLE, to raise awareness on the reform of the Common Fisheries Policy.
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NewsEco groups fight against modified salmon
Environmental groups are in dispute with the Canadian government over the manufacturing of genetically modified salmon in the country.
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NewsElectronic monitoring goes live
A new electronic monitoring (EM) website is being launched to help improve catch monitoring and increase accountability in US fisheries.
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NewsImproving biomass knowledge
CTAQUA’s new €214,000 fish biomass calculation project has been completed, which it says will help ensure efficient feeding practice and the protection and harvesting of farmed fish.
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NewsSockeye fishery under threat by mining
Alaska Native leaders, commercial fishermen, investors and conservation organisations have called on the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) to act to protect Alaska’s Bristol Bay wild salmon fishery from the effects of mining.
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NewsEMS solution unveiled
A rapid diagnostic test has been developed by the University of Arizona (UA) to identify early mortality syndrome (EMS) in shrimp – an ever increasing problem in Thailand, China and Vietnam.
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NewsAbuse and injustice in Bangladesh’s shrimp industry
The Bangladesh Shrimp industry is plagued with economic, labour and social issues and workers face exploitative working conditions, according to a new report and film by the Environmental Justice Foundation (EJF).
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Australian aquaculture MoU
The Global Aquaculture Alliance (GAA) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Seafood Importers Association of Australasia (SIAA) in order to advance responsible aquaculture.
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News‘Big Ten’ university certified sustainable
The University of Michigan (U-M) has become the first ‘Big Ten’ University to achieve Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) Chain of Custody certification.
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Pingtan to build processing plant
As part of Pingtan Marine Enterprise Ltd’s strategy to sell fish products directly to end markets, the company is joining forces with China Co-op (Hainan) Industry Development Co., Ltd. to build a fish processing plant.
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NewsNew test for salmon DNA tracing
Scientists at the food institute Nofima have developed a new and efficient DNA test to trace escaped farmed salmon, in which they can link the DNA profile of the escaped fish to the fish farm from which it escaped.
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NewsCod-tagging project to protect local cod
Scientists and fishermen in Massachusetts are working together to gather data about cod behaviour, to better protect local cod during spawning season.
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NewsO’Scannlain takes over as NFI chairman
Fortune Fish & Gourmet president & CEO Sean O’Scannlain has been announced as the new chairman of the USA’s National Fisheries Institute (NFI).
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NewsShrimp shell research grant awarded
Canada’s Centre for Aquaculture and Seafood Development at the Marine Institute will receive $100,000 from the Fisheries Technology and New Opportunities Program to continue research into extracting chitin from shrimp shells.
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NewsProject to reduce the number of seabirds caught in fishing wires
Australia’s South East Trawl Fishing Industry Association Limited (SETFIA) is to receive a government grant of up to $356,840 for a project to reduce the number of seabirds caught by wires on trawl fishing vessels.
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NewsNZ shark fin ban confirmed
New Zealand’s government has confirmed a ban on shark finning, with the first tranche of sharks included in the ban taking affect from 1 October 2014.
