All Industry News articles – Page 169
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NewsEnhancing tuna management and conservation
An FAO-coordinated project to improve the health and sustainability of tuna fisheries worldwide has been approved.
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OECD releases new handbook for fishery managers
The OECD Committee for Fisheries has produced a new handbook for fisheries managers, utilising a large body of research carried out over the years investigating fisheries policy and fisheries management.
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Snapper 1 Strategy Group Chair appointed
Sir Ian Barker has been appointed chair of New Zealand’s new Snapper 1 Strategy Group, which will work on a long term plan to manage the fishery.
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NewsProfitable future for prawn fishery
AFMA chair, Michael Egan, has announced that a sustainable and more profitable future for the Northern Prawn Fishery (NPF) will be assured through controls that limit fishing effort and maximise the supply to the Australian community.
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The importance of lifejackets
Seafish has made a short film for fishermen demonstrating the importance of wearing life jackets and knowing how to use them.
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Europêche welcomes deep-sea compromise
The European deep-sea fishing industry has welcomed this week’s vote in the European Parliament’s Fisheries Committee on a regulation concerning deep-sea fishing in the Northeast Atlantic.
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NewsFaroe Islands takes the EU to the WTO
The Government of the Faroes has initiated dispute settlement proceedings against the European Union under the World Trade Organization, in response to the EU’s economic measures regarding mackerel and herring.
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NewsBottom trawling will not be phased out
The European Parliament’s Fisheries Committee has voted to ban bottom trawling in areas of the North East Atlantic with vulnerable marine ecosystems, but not to phase out bottom trawling altogether.
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NewsChile and China sign fish hygiene agreement
The Republic of China and Chile’s National Fisheries and Aquaculture Service (Sernapesca) have signed a MoU to strengthen cooperation between both countries and to guarantee the sanitary safety of fishery products.
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NewsIllegal fishing under discussion in Brussels
An event being held in Brussels this week will see some major players in international fisheries management coming together to unite in the fight against Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) fishing.
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NewsFirst mussel farm BAP certified
Atlantic Aqua Farms, based in Prince Edward Island, Canada, has become the world’s first mussel farm to receive Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) certification since the completion of the mussel farm standards in August.
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NewsNew focus for ‘Fish is the Dish’ campaign
Seafish is taking a new approach to its ‘Fish is the Dish’ campaign in an effort to engage more with consumers, and is urging the seafood industry to do its bit to help.
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WOC session to be held at Dubai conference
The World Ocean Council (WOC) is organising a session on ‘Corporate Ocean Responsibility: Regional Ocean Industry Collaboration’ at the Middle East and North Africa Seafood Summit.
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HB Grandi acquisition
The acquisiiton of Vignir G. Jonsson Ltd by HB Grandi has been approved by both company‘s boards, and is now awaiting shareholder approval.
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NewsGolden Omega products FOS certified
Golden Omega SA has achieved Friend of the Sea certification for its products made from anchovy fish oil.
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NewsUnderstanding marine ecosystems
The International Council for the Exploration of the Seas (ICES) is working to advance the integrated scientific understanding of marine ecosystems as part of its new Strategic Plan.
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NewsCanadian trade agreement opens up door to exports
The new Comprehensive Ecomomic and Trade Agreement between Canada and Europe should bring huge benefits to the Canadian fish and seafood export market.
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NewsIllegal fish due to arrive in Korea tonight
A vessel carrying 14 million dollars of suspected illegal fish is due to arrive in the Korean port of Busan tonight (30 October).
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NewsBlue mussels certified
Blue mussels caught by the Niedersächsische Muschelfischer GbR in the Wadden Sea of Lower Saxony have been MSC certified.
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NewsHB Grandi vessel grounded
On 27 October, HB Grandi’s pelagic vessel ‘Lundey NS’ grounded while fishing for herring off Hofsstadavogur in Breidafjördur, in the west of Iceland.
