All Industry News articles – Page 224
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NewsNOAA fisheries survey vessel launched
NOAA’s Reuben Lasker, a fisheries survey vessel, was launched on 16 June by Marinette Marine Corporation (MMC), the Wisconsin shipyard building the vessel.
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NewsMSD Animal Health appoints product manager
Aquatic animal business, MSD Animal Health, has chosen Norman Lim as its new technical services project manager for aquaculture in Asia.
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NewsFirth of Clyde shows signs of recovery
A study by Marine Scotland has found that the Firth of Clyde is demonstrating some signs of recovery.
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Baltic herring and sprat reach MSY
The European Commission has announced that central basin herring and sprat stocks in the Baltic Sea have recovered enough to be able to increase the quota for both stocks in 2013.
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EP votes on first CFP draft regulation
The European Parliament’s Fisheries Committee met on Wednesday to vote on the first draft regulation in the common fisheries policy reform package.
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NewsTraceability to stop illegal fishing
More than 100 participants from the Asia-Pacific region recently discussed the importance of applying seafood traceability as a way of fighting Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) fishing.
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Opportunities to influence the management of England's inshore fisheries
Inshore fisheries and conservation authorities (IFCAs) in the North East, Isles of Scilly and Devon and Severn areas of England are looking for new members.
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NewsUN sustainability conference Rio+20
The UN''s 10-yearly UN Sustainable Development Conference, called Rio+20, is taking place this week (15-22 June) in Rio de Janeiro.
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NewsGray triggerfish harvest to close 1 July
The commercial harvest of gray triggerfish in the Gulf of Mexico federal waters will close as of 12:01 (local time) on 1 July 2012 until 12:01 on 1 January 2013.
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Canada proceeds with Aquaculture Strategy
The Canadian Aquaculture Industry Alliance (CAIA) has announced that it will proceed with the execution of its National Aquaculture Development Strategy.
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NewsLogbook offenders fined over £38,000
The owner, De Ridder Rederij BVBA, and master, Maarten Harteveld, of the Belgian beam trawler Grietje Hendrika have been sentenced for three counts of failing to accurately complete an EU logbook.
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NewsSeafood importer is fined US$40,000
Former chef and owner of Kin Seafood Importing Corporation, Kai Kin Ng, has been fined US$40,000 for illegal possession of Northern abalone.
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NewsDamen dredger for Egyptian aquaculture
A new Damen Cutter Suction Dredger, type CSD500, has been built under license by Canal Naval Construction for the Egyptian General Authority for Fish Resource Development.
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NewsPotatoes to extend minced fish shelf life
A group of researchers from the National Food Institute, Technical University of Denmark, have extracted a group of substances from potato peelings that prevent the development of rancid smells in minced fish.
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Seal deaths linked to natural causes
Scientists have concluded that the deaths of seal pups discovered by Oceana’s expedition team were not caused by human activities.
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CFA “astounded” by marine park proposals
The Commonwealth Fisheries Association (CFA) has released a statement saying it is astounded the Australian government believes that $100 million will be adequate to compensate the fishing industry for the impacts of the proposed marine reserve networks.
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NewsKorean shellfish may be contaminated
The US FDA fears that fresh, frozen, canned and processed oysters, clams, mussels and whole and roe-on scallops in the US from Korea may have been exposed to human fecal waste and could be contaminated.
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NewsSFP annual sustainability overview
The Sustainable Fisheries Partnership (SFP) has released its annual sustainability overview of fisheries used for fishmeal and fish oil from the most recent assessment period of 2009-10.
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US: Many life rafts not USGC approved
US Coast Guard fishing vessel dockside examiners have reported that they are starting to see an increasing number of inflatable survival craft installed on some fishing vessels that are not Coast Guard-approved.
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Prawn fishermen to cut discards by 70%
Scotland’s prawn fishermen will significantly cut their level of fish discarding, following agreement reached for the use of new fishing gear designs.
