All Industry News articles – Page 23
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NewsNor-Fishing goes digital
When Covid-19 struck, the world became a very different place. The management of the Nor-Fishing Foundation hoped for a long time that it would be possible to run Nor-Fishing 2020 as planned, but these plans were ended when the Norwegian government announced that no gatherings of more than 500 persons ...
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NewsJackson and Partners joins NFI Crab Council
Chicago-based Jackson & Partners has become the latest member of the National Fisheries Institute’s Crab Council.
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NewsBranded claw bands promote Welsh lobster
A Welsh project which aims to encourage collaborative working in the seafood sector has launched a ‘branded claw band’ scheme for lobsters.
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NewsDouble fishing vessel order for DuroWipers
A double order of DuroWipers pantographs has kitted out two newbuild fishing vessels from Arklow Marine Services in Ireland.
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NewsTackling overfishing in the Med and Black Sea
The Global Environment Facility (GEF) has endorsed two projects of more than US$12 million to reverse the overexploitation of select commercial fisheries in the Mediterranean and the Black Sea.
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NewsThai FIP multispecies criteria application
The need to address environmental and social issues in the Thai fishmeal industry has led to a well-subscribed fishery improvement project (FIP) in the Gulf of Thailand that is the first in the world to apply to the MarinTrust (formerly IFFO RS) multispecies fisheries criteria.
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NewsData sharing supports monitoring and control
A milestone agreement has been reached by the Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA) and the Pacific Community (SPC) following the successful completion of an agreement between the two organisations for the exchange of maritime boundaries data.
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NewsThai Union donates THB1M to COVID fund
Thai Union Group and its subsidiaries, Thai Union Manufacturing, Thai Union Feedmill, Asian-Pacific Can and Okeanos Food have donated THB1 million to the ‘Samut Sakhon Fights for COVID-19 Fund’.
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NewsReport highlights key status of seabass
For many small vessels in the EU, seabass represents more than 10% of landing value, peaking at 50% in the Netherlands and 40% in France, according to a new report released today by the European Commission and the European Market Observatory for Fisheries and Aquaculture.
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NewsIcelandic fleet gearing up for mackerel
The 1500 tonnes of blue whiting landed earlier this week by pelagic vessel Margrét is expected to be the last for a while as the Icelandic pelagic fleet fits out for the coming mackerel season. Fishing for blue whiting is expected to resume towards the end of the year.
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NewsCanada re-opens Opportunities Fund
The Canadian Fish and Seafood Opportunities Fund (CFSOF) has been re-opened by Minister of Fisheries, Oceans, and the Canadian Coast Guard Bernadette Jordan, to support the industry in accessing new consumer markets.
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NewsSafety and security on FFA’s agenda
Initiatives to improve job prospects and safety at sea for fishing observers has been a key focus of the 114th Forum Fisheries Committee (FFC114) meeting which brings together the 17 members of the Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA).
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NewsSustainability more important than price
For the first time, sustainable sourcing has become a more important factor than price for Europeans shopping for fish and seafood, according to a study conducted by Deloitte and released by the Spanish tuna fleet acting under the Europêche banner.
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News2020 fishmeal and oil production prediction
IFFO’s market research director Enrico Bachis predicts that global marine ingredients supply should be just short of 5 million tonnes of fishmeal and around 1 million tonnes of fish oil.
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NewsUK firm wants more NE Atlantic quota
The UK trawler operator holding the country’s remaining whitefish quotas in Nordic waters has called on the UK government to negotiate more access to these waters now that the UK is an independent coastal state following its exit from the EU and CFP, reports Tim Oliver.
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NewsPronomar helps COVID-19 hygiene measures
Pronomar, supplier of drying systems, has noticed an increasing interest coming from fisheries and fish processors since the onset of the global COVID-19 pandemic.
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NewsInternational safety certification for Crusta
Dutch Seafood company, Crusta Oceans, has been certified as compliant with an international food safety standard.
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NewsFishing review a ‘hammer blow’, says NFFO
The UK government-sponsored Benyon Review that advocates banning fishing in a new set of areas known as highly protected marine areas (HPMA) is a hammer blow for fishing communities already ravaged by the COVID-19 pandemic and Brexit, says the National Federation of Fishermen’s Organisations (NFFO).
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NewsMacknade puts sustainability on the menu
Kent-based food hall Macknade has taken its sustainable business to the next level by launching a new fish butchery.
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NewsMarinTrust helps Panama fishery improve
Fishery managers at a Panama small pelagics fishery are working on a series of improvement milestones to enable their processing plant to achieve full MarinTrust certification.
