All Industry News articles – Page 243

  • The ILO Work in Fishing Convention 2007 guide
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    ITF launches fishers’ convention guide

    2012-02-01T12:00:00Z

    The International Transport Workers’ Federation has launched a free guide for fishers’ trade unions to the ILO Work in Fishing Convention.

  • Ngola Kiluange
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    Angolan inspection vessel launched

    2012-02-01T11:27:00Z

    Damen Shipyards Galati has launched ''Ngola Kiluange'', a Fishery Inspection Surveillance Vessel, for the Angolan Ministry of Agriculture, Rural Development and Fisheries.

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    SAPMER prepares for new tuna vessels

    2012-02-01T09:45:00Z

    SAPMER, a deep-sea fishing operator based in Reunion Island, has ordered two new deep freeze tuna purse seiners.

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    Lochhead: Mackerel landings at risk

    2012-01-31T14:18:00Z

    The Scottish Fisheries Secretary has warned that a third straight year without an international mackerel deal will put at risk the future of this very valuable fishery.

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    ISSF concern for albacore

    2012-01-31T14:13:00Z

    The International Seafood Sustainability Foundation (ISSF) has issued a statement of concern regarding Mediterranean albacore.

  • Investigator
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    ‘Investigator’ construction underway

    2012-01-31T13:55:00Z

    Construction of Australia’s new $120 million Marine National Facility research vessel, Investigator, began in Singapore today.

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    Friend of the Sea becomes international sustainability standard for OMEGA-3

    2012-01-31T13:48:00Z

    Friend of the Sea has become the international reference standard for producers of fish oil, fishmeal and Omega-3.

  • US anti-dumping and countervailing duty orders against Norwegian Atlantic salmon have been revoked. Photographer: Johan Wildhagen
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    US revokes salmon anti-dumping duties

    2012-01-31T13:39:00Z

    The Norwegian Seafood Council has expressed its satisfaction with the US International Trade Commission’s decision to revoke the anti-dumping and countervailing duty orders against Norwegian Atlantic salmon.

  • Campos brand albacore tuna
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    First Spanish retailer offers MSC seafood

    2012-01-31T12:09:00Z

    El Corte Inglés has become the first Spanish distribution chain to offer canned and frozen fish bearing the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) ecolabel.

  • Anglesey Sea Bass is the only farmed sea bass to be produced in the UK
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    Anglesey Sea Bass ready for business

    2012-01-31T11:09:00Z

    The recent change of ownership and a new identity has already started to pay off for Anglesey Aquaculture Ltd, the only producer of sea bass in the United Kingdom.

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    Vote of confidence in aquaculture

    2012-01-30T04:00:00Z

    The Deputy Premier of Tasmania, Bryan Green, said that a multi-million dollar investment by Petuna Seafoods was a vote of confidence in the future of Tasmania’s aquaculture industry.

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    Are untraditional species profitable?

    2012-01-27T04:00:00Z

    Norwegian fishermen do not want to fish or produce untraditional marine species, despite the fact that an overwhelming number of reports indicate that the species have great potential, reports Nofima.

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    FAO publishes MPA technical guidelines

    2012-01-27T04:00:00Z

    The FAO Fisheries and Aquaculture Department has just published FAO Technical Guidelines for Responsible Fisheries, on the management of marine protected area and fisheries.

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    Export potential for Tasmanian oysters

    2012-01-27T04:00:00Z

    The Tasmanian Deputy Premier Bryan Green has said that a new focus on exporting Tasmanian oysters had the potential to significantly increase the value of the industry to the State.

  • John Buchan
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    SFF Services appoints John Buchan

    2012-01-27T04:00:00Z

    SFF Services Ltd has appointed John C Buchan to the role of Marine Assurance Officer in a move that it says will provide crucial support to the company’s Operations Team.

  • A diver is seen removing a rare Ballan Wrasse from nets at the Scylla Reef. Photo: Rich Stevenson at Diving and Marine Solutions.
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    Illegal fishing damages conservation site

    2012-01-26T16:29:00Z

    The UK’s National Marine Aquarium has confirmed that the Scylla Reef, an artificial reef close to Whitsand Bay in Cornwall, has suffered significant damage following illegal fishing.

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    Sustainable Seafood Day Australia

    2012-01-26T13:09:00Z

    The MSC’s Sustainable Seafood Day in Australia will be held on 16 March and provides an opportunity for the fishers that fish sustainably to be celebrated and rewarded.

  • Shark fin soup. Credit: Chensiyuan
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    Hong Kong chain stops serving shark fin

    2012-01-26T13:04:00Z

    The Hong Kong-based luxury hotel chain Shangri-La has announced it will stop serving shark fin at its 72 properties worldwide.

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    Salmon destroyed after Listeria found

    2012-01-26T12:12:00Z

    A Maine food processing and storage company has destroyed its cold smoked salmon product after FDA inspectors found Listeria monocytogenes within the firm’s facility and on processing equipment.

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    BAP certifies first salmon plant

    2012-01-26T11:50:00Z

    The Best Aquaculture Practices program has awarded its first certification of a salmon processing facility to Multiexport Foods S.A. in Puerto Montt, Chile.