All Industry News articles – Page 188
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NewsAquaculture researchers cooperate
Europe’s leading aquaculture researchers gathered for the second annual meeting of the Aquaculture Infrastructure for Excellence in European Fish Research (AQUAEXCEL) project last month in a bid to improve the efficiency of aquaculture production.
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NewsFishing capacity in Indian Ocean
Greenpeace International has released a report, presented to delegates attending the Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (IOTC) in Mauritius last week, highlighting the lack of data on fishing capacity in the Indian Ocean.
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NewsKingCrab gets FoS certified
Norwegian king crab fishery, KingCrab, has become Friend of the Sea (FoS) certified meaning that its live red king crabs will now carry the international sustainability seal of approval.
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NewsValuable US stocks rebuilt
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) 2012 annual report to Congress on the status of US fish stocks reveals that a number of valuable American species have successfully been rebuilt.
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NewsSSC builds hydro plant
The Scottish Salmon Company (SSC) is developing a 500kW hydro electric plant at its Russel Burn farm to boost the site’s efficiency and healthy fish production.
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News22% extra for ‘line caught’
A Nofima project has found that UK customers are willing to pay up to 22% extra for frozen cod or haddock if the product is marked ‘line caught’.
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Funding for fishing safety
The Anglo-North Irish Fish Producer Organisation (ANIFPO) is undertaking a number of initiatives to improve the safety of fishing vessels and their crews in the Irish Sea.
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Turbot farm achieves FoS certification
The Stolt Sea Farm farming sites and its processing plant have been awarded Friend of the Sea certification.
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Cermaq: Marine Harvest bid “inadequate”
In response to Marine Harvest’s announcement of a potential conditional, unsolicited takeover offer for all of the outstanding shares of Cermaq ASA, Cermaq has issued a statement stating that the offer is “inadequate”.
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NewsNofima develops new packaging method
Norwegian research company, Nofima, has developed a new packaging method, Superfresh, that enables salmon to stay fresh for up to 20 days.
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NewsAnova to sell Fijian MSC tuna
International seafood supplier, Anova Seafood, has announced that it will be selling Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certified Fujian albacore tuna as part of its “The Sea and We” sustainability range.
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NewsNFWF announces 2013 grants
The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) has announced the latest grant awards from its Fisheries Innovation Fund.
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Marine Harvest plans to takeover Cermaq
Marine Harvest ASA has acquired 4.7% of the share capital in Cermaq, and has announced that it intends to make an offer to buy out the rival company.
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NewsOverfished stocks can recover
A study by marine scientists at Rutgers, the state university of New Jersey, USA, has revealed that species of fish that have been overfished can recover to healthy levels if fisheries managers put effective limits on the catch.
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NewsWWF withdraws MSC objection
The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) has withdrawn its objection to Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certification of the Russian Sea of Okhotsk Mid-water Trawl Walleye Pollock Fishery, as an agreement has been reached.
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Safety highlighted at Skipper Expo
Two newly-launched safety initiatives will be promoted by the Scottish Fishermen’s Federation (SFF) during Skipper Expo International Aberdeen 2013, being held 10-11 May.
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NewsSmall boats take on powerful groups in court
Small-scale fishermen are joining the government in a court battle with Britain’s most powerful fishing groups which could decide who ultimately controls the UK''s fishing quota.
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NewsNGOs concerned over CFP negotiations
A statement from European civil society and conservation groups has said that they are concerned about the threat of delays or the possible collapse of negotiations on the EU fisheries reform.
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NewsIcelandic fishery duo MSC assessment
The Iceland golden redfish fishery and Iceland saithe fishery have entered into Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) at the same time.
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NewsNFFO brokers South East agreement
The National Federation of Fishermen’s Organisation (NFFO) has brokered an agreement between a number of producer organisations (POs) and fishermen in the South East and Thames Estuary, UK.
