All Industry News articles – Page 22
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NewsMSC funds observer safety research
The Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) is allocating £100,000 of funding aimed at improving observer safety and welfare at sea.
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NewsDigital campaign helps net new business
Seafood Scotland has launched a campaign to help Scottish seafood businesses reach a greater consumer audience through the use of free marketing directories.
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NewsRussian Crab’s landings on track for 2020
One Russia’s largest crab fishing companies, Russian Crab, reports that for the first half of 2020, its fleet landed 6398 tonnes of crab – roughly half of this year’s 12,970 tonne quotas for a variety of crab species.
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NewsGhana’s illegal fish reaching EU consumers
A report by the Environmental Justice Foundation warns that illegally caught fish from Ghana could have a clear route to European markets, having identified trawlers licensed to export to the EU but also linked to illegal foreign ownership and illegal activities.
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NewsProject aims to improve rockfish assessment
A new project is exploring the possibility of using industry catch and effort data to inform Gulf of Alaska rockfish assessments and aid better management, maximise economic benefit and minimise the risk of overfishing.
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NewsMission’s support for UK fishermen
Warning that many fishing businesses are highly vulnerable, having weathered the last few difficult months, the Fishermen’s Mission has established a point of contact for all matters relating to welfare and the wellbeing of both active and retired fishermen and their families.
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NewsPollock gaining traction
Estimated to be worth more than $7 billion in 2020, the market for wild-caught pollock is expected to grow at a CAGR of 1.7% between now and 2030, according to a report by Fact MR.
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NewsPollock survey begins in eastern Bering Sea
A two month survey of the eastern Bering Sea using three saildrones has begun in an attempt to understand more about pollock abundance.
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NewsTersan signs Arctic freezer trawler deal
Tersan Shipyard has signed a contract for a Skipsteknik-designed Arctic freezer trawler with Danish company, Ocean Prawns.
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NewsFactory trawler hit by Covid-19 outbreak
79 of the 119-strong crew of American Seafoods factory trawler American Triumph have tested positive for Covid-19, despite the company’s efforts to avoid infection occurring.
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NewsThermal cameras to fight illegal fishing
The nature of the coast of Galicia in north-western Spain with its multitude of fishing and fish farming activities means that new approaches are called for to guard against illegal fishing.
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NewsFCWC-PESCAO MCS Centre appoints Coordinator
The Fisheries Committee for the West Central Gulf of Guinea (FCWC) under its European Union-funded Improved Regional Fisheries Governance (PESCAO) project has successfully recruited a coordinator for the Regional Monitoring Control and Surveillance Centre (RMCSC).
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NewsNZ Airforce helps detect IUU fishing
The Royal New Zealand Air Force is currently conducting three days of aerial surveillance over Solomon Islands’ exclusive economic zone, in order to monitor the activities of tuna fleets.
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NewsFriend of the Sea protects sharks
Friend of the Sea has launched a petition to ban shark finning, added anti-shark finning policies to its sustainable seafood standard and created a new whale shark watching standard for tourists.
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NewsFood does not transmit Covid-19, says FDA
The General Administration of Customs of the People’s Republic of China has suspended imports and ordered recalls of frozen shrimp from three Ecuadorian companies after the government claimed ‘outer packaging… were at risk of being contaminated by the new coronavirus’.
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NewsFAO Director-General sets out new vision
The Director-General of the Food and Agricultural Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) has presented to the FAO Council a second set of measures aimed at making the agency more agile, efficient and accountable.
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NewsBrim invests €85m in Greenland
Brim''s board of directors has made the decision to invest €85 million in Greenlandic seafood company Arctic Prime Fisheries (APF).
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NewsMCA appoints new UK certifying authority
The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) has appointed a new fishing vessel certifying authority for commercially registered fishing vessels in the UK.
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NewsWAFIC CEO steps down
The Western Australia Fishing Industry Council’s CEO Alex Ogg has resigned, although he will remain in his post for three months while his replacement is recruited.
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NewsSafety campaign aims to save lives
A new safety campaign has been launched in the UK to lower the fatality rate in the fishing industry and highlight the measures that can be taken to stay safe.
