All Industry News articles – Page 235
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NewsNew app helps mariners avoid whales
Mariners along the US east coast can now download a new iPad and iPhone app that warns them when they enter areas of high risk of collision with critically endangered North Atlantic right whales.
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NewsChinese go mad for NZ seafood
New Zealand’s Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF) has announced this week that China has become the lead importer of NZ seafood.
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NewsNew krill oil extraction equipment showing great promise
Land-based tests for a ‘revolutionary’ process for extracting oil from South Antarctic krill have been successfully completed.
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New measures for Gulf of Maine cod
NOAA has announced that fishermen will be allowed to catch up to 6,700mt of Gulf of Maine cod in 2012.
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NewsShark protection measures an EU first
Changes introduced by the Scottish Government mean vulnerable species of sharks, skates and rays now have greater protection, over and above EU legislation.
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Celtic Sea herring fleet MSC certified
The Celtic Sea herring fishery has been certified to the Marine Stewardship Council Standard as a sustainable and well-managed fishery.
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FDA enforcement action against processor
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is seeking to stop the processing and distribution of fish products at a California company because of a risk of botulism and other food hazards.
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Echebastar signs purse seiner contract with Zamakona
Echebastar Fleet SLU has entered into a contract with Zamakona shipyard for a 1,900m3 tuna purse seiner, scheduled for delivery in January 2014.
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NewsAussies increase fishery catch limits
The Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA) has reported positive scientific trends in fish stocks resulting in the increase of catch limits for key species at the Southern and Eastern Scalefish and Shark Fishery.
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NewsWärtsilä supplies design and propulsion for Denmark’s largest pelagic trawler
Wärtsilä has signed contracts for the delivery of ship design and complete propulsion system for a large trawler, Gitte Henning.
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NewsMSC suspends mackerel certificates
The certifiers for seven MSC certified mackerel fisheries in the North East Atlantic ocean have suspended the fisheries’ certificates.
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NewsNew CEO for Aquaculture New Zealand
Aquaculture New Zealand (AQNZ) has appointed Gary Hooper its new chief executive.
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Greenpeace: WPFC meeting fails tuna
The Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC) meeting ended having failed to reach agreement on necessary conservation measures, putting Pacific tuna populations on coarse to collapse, says Greenpeace.
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NewsWWF: Commission blind to bigeye fate
Deadlocked talks and a deferral of key conservation and management measures for high value tuna stocks mark a disappointing outcome for the annual meeting of The Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC).
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NewsNew pole & line organisation launched
A new organisation has been launched to ensure the fast growing demand for pole-and-line caught tuna can be met without compromising the sustainability of the fisheries.
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NewsFish fingers net sustainability award
Birds Eye, one of the UK’s leading frozen food brands, has announced that its range of cod and haddock fish fingers has achieved the Marine Stewardship Council’s (MSC) seal of approval for sustainability.
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Studies on sustaining US fishing industry
Two new NOAA Sea Grant studies will look at how new business models, based on the success of community supported agriculture, could benefit fishing communities in Washington, Oregon, and California.
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UFN enters fishery for MSC assessment
The Union of Fishermen of the North (UFN) has entered the Barents and Norwegian Seas cod and haddock fishery for full assessment for Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certification.
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AFMA considers prawn management plan
No formal decision on the move to output controls in the Northern Prawn Fishery has been made by the Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA) Commission or the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry.
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Funding for fish science projects
A new partnership to support research that delivers more sustainable and effective fisheries has been created, backed by £150,000 from the Scottish Government.
