All Industry News articles – Page 187
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NewsIndustry speaks up at conference
The ‘Managing Our Nation’s Fisheries 3’ conference has ended on a positive note, with conference participants developing 128 recommendations covering nine focus topics for improving US fishery sustainability.
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NewsRolls-Royce equips new research vessel
Rolls-Royce has delivered an advanced deck machinery system for a new WesterGeco specialised amazon class seismic research vessel – currently under construction at Flensburger Shipyard in Germany.
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NewsNFFO welcomes CFP compromise
The new mandate for the reform of the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) announced this week has not fallen short of the mark for all.
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Russian salmon fishery enters assessment
The Narody Severa and Bolsheretsk salmon fishery operating in the Sea of Okhotsk and Western Kamchatka, Russia has entered into full assessment in the Marine Stewardship Council’s (MSC) certification program.
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NewsNZ trials electronic monitoring
New Zealand’s Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) and the Department of Conservation (DOC) have recently trialled an electronic monitoring programme in the Timaru set net fishery, in partnership with the fishing industry.
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NewsFin removal for better traceability
Research conducted by Nofima indicates that visible marking of farmed salmon will make it easier to differentiate escaped farmed salmon from wild salmon - with removal of the adipose fin in farmed salmon being the easiest and cheapest method.
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NewsHokkaido scallop fishery MSC certified
The Hokkaido Federation of Fisheries Cooperative Association’s scallop fishery has achieved MSC certification.
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NewsGillnets fatal for seabirds
A study published today reveals that 400,000 birds are killed each year in gillnet fisheries, exceeding the estimated toll of bird deaths documented in longline fisheries.
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NewsMackerel back on the Fish to Eat list
The Marine Conservation Society (MCS) has upgraded European and Norwegian mackerel to a yellow ‘three’ rating on its Fish to Eat List, meaning people can eat it occasionally without endangering the species.
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NewsFCI conducts first pilot ASC trout audit
Scottish independent certification and inspection body, Food Certification International (FCI), is in the process of carrying out its first Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) pilot trout audit for Turkish fish farm company, Kilic Group.
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NewsForum to discuss working conditions
Government, employer and worker delegates are meeting at International Labour Organization (ILO) headquarters to consider ways to promote decent work in the fishing industry through the implementation and ratification of the ILO Work in Fishing Convention, 2007 (No. 188).
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Iceland responds to call for sanctions
This week Scottish fishermen and politicians have called for sanctions to resolve the ongoing mackerel dispute.
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NewsCFP compromise offered to European Parliament
Fisheries ministers have agreed on a new mandate for the reform of the Common Fisheries Policy, following 36 hours of negotiations.
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NewsSanctions imposed against the Faroes
The European Commission (EC) has outlined a scheme to impose sanctions against the Faroe Islands for its over fishing of herring, but the Scottish Pelagic Fishermen’s Association (SPFA) says this needs to be applied to mackerel as well to ensure the future of vital fishing stocks.
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FAO launches Fishing Vessels Finder
The FAO has launched its Fishing Vessels Finder (FVF) - a one-stop site to search for detailed information on individual fishing vessels.
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NewsGroundbreaking video technology to improve stock surveys
A new method of using video data collection to improve groundfish and flat fish stock surveys has been developed, which is showing promise to improve accuracy by increasing spatial coverage and to allow the conducting of surveys without fish mortality.
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NewsGreenpeace attacks IOTC efforts
Greenpeace International has accused the Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (IOTC) of lacking in action to halt the decline of the region’s vulnerable tuna and taking measures to protect sharks.
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NewsEU fish stocks continue to suffer
The World Wildlife Fund’s (WWF) new scientific analysis has revealed that the recovery of overfished European fish stocks could take more than 100 years under the current EU proposals.
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NewsMangarahara cichlid facing extinction
An urgent worldwide appeal has been launched by aquarists at ZSL London Zoo to find a female mate for the last remaining males of a critically endangered fish species, the Mangarahara cichlid (Ptychochromis Insolitus).
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Seafish new corporate plan
UK pan industry body, Seafish, has announced that its new corporate plan has been signed by the four UK fisheries administrations, demonstrating their support for the organisation’s new strategic direction.
