All Industry News articles – Page 238
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Offences costs skipper and owner £11,030
A beam trawler skipper and the vessel’s owners have been ordered to pay a total of £11,030 ($17,300/€13,200) for fishing licence offences.
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BJ’s Wholesale Club commits to offering sustainable seafood
BJ’s Wholesale Club, Inc. is implementing a new sustainable seafood policy ensuring all its seafood products are sourced from suppliers identified as sustainable or on track to meet sustainability standards by 2014.
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BAP certifies Comsur salmon plant
The Best Aquaculture Practices program has expanded its certifications of international salmon facilities with the successful audit of Comsur Ltd., the processing plant division of Trusal S.A. in Puerto Montt, Chile.
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NewsExpansion for SSMG
The Scottish Shellfish Marketing Group is set to transfer its processing operation to a larger facility to enhance efficiency and provide a platform for the development of new products for its growing customer base.
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Sri Lanka considers VMS
Sri Lanka is considering a proposal to set up a fully integrated fishing vessel monitoring and fisheries protection programme to fight poaching, reports Chandani Jayatilleke.
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NewsDenmark’s retailers join forces
Competing retail groups, COOP, Dansk Supermarked and SuperGros, together covering 97% of the Danish market, have united to promote MSC certified sustainable seafood.
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NewsCarbon footprint of tuna fisheries
The International Seafood Sustainability Foundation (ISSF) has released a report on the carbon footprint of global tuna fisheries.
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Pacific mariculture “risky”
A new report on mariculture has urged Pacific nations to think twice before embarking on sea-farming enterprises.
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NewsNutreco looks to growth in Brazil
Dutch fish feed specialist, Nutreco, has announced that it will be increasing its shareholding in its Brazilian joint venture Nutreco Fri-Ribe from 51% to 97% - taking advantage of a growing market.
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Study shows seabirds are in trouble
A study by scientists from the RSPB and BirdLife International has found that seabirds, including albatrosses and penguins, are in more trouble than any other group of birds.
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Scots MEP calls for aquaculture eco-label
Scottish Tory MEP, Struan Stevenson, is calling for an eco-label to certify environmentally friendly and sustainable aquaculture practices.
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NewsFish matters to Waitrose
UK food retailer, Waitrose, is renewing its commitment to sustainable fishing by helping to ensure that the world’s fish stocks are properly protected for future generations.
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NewsLandmark report on Australian fish stocks
The Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences (ABARES) has announced that it is undertaking the first nationwide assessment of the status of key Australian fish stocks.
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Cold water prawn fishery MSC certified
The Norwegian North East Arctic cold water prawn fishery has become the latest northern European fishery to gain certification to the MSC standard for sustainable fishing.
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NewsSeafood education in Scottish schools
The Scottish Government will be funding a three year programme to roll out Seafood Scotland’s pioneering ‘Seafood in Schools’ pilot project.
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Scottish schools project goes nationwide
Seafood Scotland’s ‘Seafood in Schools’ pilot project is set to roll-out nationwide, following confirmation from Scottish Government that it is to fund a three-year programme.
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NewsNew scallop trawler from Macduff
Macduff Shipyards Limited has recently completed a new design scallop trawler in the under 15m class.
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BAP certifies Northern Harvest farm
The Global Aquaculture Alliance has announced the Best Aquaculture Practices certification of Northern Harvest Sea Farms.
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Scots Fisheries Secretary to open Fishing, Aquaculture and Seafood Expo
Scottish Fisheries Secretary Richard Lochhead will officially open the ‘Fishing, Aquaculture and Seafood Expo – from Sea to Plate’ at the SECC in Glasgow, which runs from 22-24 March.
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Study: Shark fishery law is too liberal
Shark fins are worth more than other parts of the shark and are often removed from the body, which gets thrown back into the sea.
