All Industry News articles – Page 242
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Seafish ‘Fish is the dish’ campaign enters top 10 of the Tots 100
Seafish continues to enjoy a superb response to its ‘Fish is the dish’ campaign.
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New Protocol to EU and Greenland FPA
The EU and Greenland have reached an agreement on a new Protocol to implement the EU/Greenland Fisheries Partnership Agreement, which will enter into force on 1 January 2013 and will be valid for three years.
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£2.7bn and 100,000 jobs lost at sea
Research published by the new economics foundation (nef) finds that poor management of fish stocks is draining jobs and profits.
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Best Aquaculture Practices defends brand
The Best Aquaculture Practices programme has withdrawn its certification of Cumbrian Seafoods Ltd.
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NewsMore species on iPhone app
Nofima is quadrupling the number of different fish species that users can check with the ‘How fresh is your fish?’ iPhone app.
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NewsNew Chinese trawler contract for SENER
SENER has signed a joint contract with the China Ship Development and Design Center (CSDDC) and China Shipbuilding & Offshore International Co. Ltd for a new trawler for the China National Fisheries Corporation (CNFC).
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NewsCall for papers - Offshore Mariculture 2012
The call for papers for the 4th Offshore Mariculture Conference, organised by Mercator Media Ltd, has now been released. The event is a must attend for all fish farmers.
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NewsNFI Crab Council fight for sustainability
US crab import companies are banding together in a coalition to protect the sustainability of the blue swimming crab and fund fishery improvement efforts in Indonesia, the Phillipines and Vietnam.
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NewsFirst Spanish fishery gets MSC cert
Pescafria-Pesquera Rodríguez has become the first Spanish and the first EU Barents Sea cod fishery to be awarded for sustainability under the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) Programme.
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NewsSainsbury’s launches 100th MSC product
The UK’s largest retailer of Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certified fish, Sainsbury’s, has announced the launch of its 100th MSC product, breaking the UK record for sustainably sourced fish.
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NewsRoyal positivity towards sustainable fisheries
There is real cause for optimism about the future of the world’s fish stocks, despite evidence of its continued decline, according to a new Royal sustainability report.
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Seafood Industry Research Fund evolves
After 40 successful years of addressing the research needs of the seafood community, the Fisheries Scholarship Fund is evolving into the Seafood Industry Research Fund (SIRF).
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AKVA sells Maritech business in Norway
AKVA group Software AS, a wholly owned subsidiary of AKVA group ASA, has entered into an agreement with Fishware Invest AS, for sale of the Maritech business in Norway for a price of NOK34.5m.
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Seafish industry meetings moved
Seafish is moving next week''s follow-up meetings with the UK fishing industry to later in the month while it waits on the final detail of its new operating structure and objectives being agreed.
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Regions speak out on future of fisheries
A seminar was held at the European Parliament on 1 February entitled “The Future of the European Fisheries Sector”, organised by the Conference of Peripheral Maritime Regions (CPMR) and the MAREMED project.
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Seafish invites applicants for feasibility study into uses for discarded fish
Seafish is commissioning a project to assess potential uses for discarded fish that is not destined for human consumption.
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NewsISSF bans shark finning
A measure passed by the International Seafood Sustainability Foundation will require industry participants to adopt policies that prohibit shark finning and refrain from transactions with vessels that engage in finning.
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Scotland: Way ahead for inshore fishing
To ensure that inshore fishing in Scotland is sustainable and coordinated, the Scottish Government has said it will support the delivery of a new strategy for the inshore fleet.
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First MSC certified plaice comes to UK market
Flatfish Limited, Grimsby has worked together with Jubilee Company Limited and Grimsby Fish Market to secure Marine Stewardship Council certification for the chain of custody of North Sea plaice.
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Nofima: Quality becoming worse
Nofima has been looking into the correlation between the choice of gear, vessel size, catch size and the quality of raw materials from the coastal fleet and has made findings that indicate the quality is deteriorating.
