All Industry News articles – Page 177
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NewsIceland calls for a fair solution on mackerel
Carly Wills interviews Iceland’s Minister of Fisheries and Agriculture, Sigurður Ingi Jóhannsson, following his call for an early meeting of the Coastal States to find a solution to the ongoing dispute over mackerel catch in the North Atlantic.
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UK ratifies Maritime Labour Convention
The United Kingdom has ratified the International Labour Organization’s Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 (MLC, 2006).
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NewsNo ‘green’ canned tuna in Spain
Greenpeace Spain has published the first Spanish tinned tuna ranking, joining the global Greenpeace campaign for improved sustainability and transparency in the industry.
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NewsNAFC undertakes fish tagging
As part of a project on data deficient fish species, the NAFC Marine Centre’s Science and Technology department has tagged and released a range of different demersal fish species at various locations around Shetland.
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Seafish appoints two new directors
Seafish has recently appointed two new directors, who joined the organisation in July to help deliver and implement the group’s new corporate plan.
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Morpol closes US sales office
Salmon processing company Morpol has announced that the US sales office, Morpol America, will close on 30 August 2013.
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NewsNew executive director for NFI Crab Council
Ed Rhodes has been announced as the new executive director of the NFI Crab Council.
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NewsExtra fishing days for UK scallopers
In exchange for observing area closures the Marine Management Organisation (MMO) has issued fishing vessel licence variations allowing UK scallop fishing vessels extra effort in the English Channel.
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NewsFishing course success
A new three week fishing course designed to introduce people to the fishing industry has been well received by the local community in Looe, Cornwall, UK.
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Fish stock advice
The International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) has published a popular version of its fish stock advice for 2014.
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NewsMSC for cross-border Irish mussels
The bottom grown blue mussel sector in Northern Ireland (NI) and the Republic of Ireland (ROI) has received Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certification.
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NewsNOAA acidification study
The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is conducting a survey of the Pacific Ocean to determine how bad the problem of acidification is for the shellfish industry.
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NewsTrade sanctions against the Faroe Islands supported
The Committee for Fisheries and Aquaculture has backed the European Commission’s proposal for a Regulation adopting trade measures with regard to the Faroe Islands.
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NewsIceland calls early Coastal States meeting to resolve mackerel dispute
Iceland’s Minister of Fisheries and Agriculture, Sigurður Ingi Jóhannsson has written to Iceland’s fellow Coastal States (EU, Norway and the Faroe Islands) to propose new negotiations to find a solution to the ongoing mackerel dispute.
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NewsFaroese whalers will need a license from 2015
The first whale ''grind'' of the year has taken place in the Faroe Islands - a total of 125 pilot whales were killed last week (Monday 22 July) in the bay of Viðvík.
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NewsShellfish poisoning outbreak
A number of shellfish harvesting sites in Scotland have been closed, following the detection of unusually high levels of toxins which can cause acute food poisoning.
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New York bans shark fin trade
Fourteen animal welfare, environmental and conservation organisations have applauded Gov. Andrew Cuomo for signing a law that bans the possession, sale, trade and distribution of shark fins in New York.
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SPPA: Approve sanctions against Faroe Islands
The EU Committee on Fisheries and Aquaculture is meeting to discuss the proposal for trade sanctions on the Faroe Islands on 31 July, and the Scottish Pelagic Processors Association (SPPA) is urging the EU to approve the proposal, blocking the export of herring and mackerel to the EU.
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NewsFishermen ‘Tweets from the Deep’
UK fisherman, Andy Giles, is set to document a day’s fishing through a series of tweets as part of a new initiative to raise awareness of the complex and dangerous nature of life at sea.
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NewsChinese processor first to offer one-star pompano
Guangdong Gourmet Aquatic Products’ processing plant in Wuchuan, Guangdong, China, has attained Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) certification.
