All Industry News articles – Page 253
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Scottish fisheries battling for survival
Mark Park, chief executive the Scottish White Fish Producers’ Association, has warned UK Fisheries Minister Richard Benyon that his sector now faces a major battle for survival.
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Salmon industry: Disclose more environmental impact information
The Sustainable Fisheries Partnership has released a discussion paper which challenges the salmon aquaculture sector to be more proactive in publicly disclosing information about environmental impacts.
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NewsEngland’s inshore fishermen to join forces
Fishing communities struggling to survive could benefit from a new cooperative scheme to keep England’s inshore fishing fleet afloat.
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Suriname Atlantic seabob shrimp fishery confirmed sustainable
The findings of an Independent Adjudicator in an objection procedure conducted as part of the Suriname Atlantic seabob shrimp fishery’s assessment against the MSC sustainability standard were issued this week.
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NewsUS West Coast forage fish report released
A new Oceana report looks at the state of West Coast forage species management and what must be done to sustain a healthy ocean food web and a strong coastal economy into the future.
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Tangaroa sets sail for Chatham Rise
NIWA’s research vessel Tangaroa will set sail for the Chatham Rise tonight to improve understanding of how marine ecosystems affect commercially exploited fish, and how commercial fisheries affect the marine food web.
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NewsUK cockling problems
An influx of cocklers at the Ribble Estuary in the UK has been causing problems because of individuals not taking proper safety precautions and fishing without permits.
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NewsOceana sues to include bycatch in quotas
Oceana filed suit last Friday in Federal Court to challenge the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) and its implementation of Mid-Atlantic fisheries regulations.
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NewsUN agency proposals to protect the ocean
UN agencies have launched a plan to improve the management of oceans and coastal areas.
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Declining fish catches in the Caribbean
The Scientific Advisory Group (SAG) of the Western Central Atlantic Fishery Commission (WECAFC) has said that policy-makers should be aware of the declining trend in fisheries production in the Caribbean.
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Report: More than one-fifth of tested seafood mislabelled
A Consumer Reports investigation has revealed that more than one-fifth of 190 pieces of seafood bought at stores and restaurants in New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut were not what they claimed to be.
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NewsNew director at Lossie and Moray Seafoods
Salmon smoker Lossie Seafoods Ltd and langoustine processor Moray Seafoods Ltd have appointed an export director to spearhead sales into new markets around the world.
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Global monitoring and security merger to serve half world’s fleet
Pole Star Space Applications Limited, Absolute Software Inc. and Absolute Maritime Tracking Services Inc. have announced that the merger of the three organisations has been completed.
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SFF opposes automatic reduction of days at sea
The Scottish Fishermen’s Federation has said that it is vigorously opposing the automatic reduction in the number of days that fishing vessels can put to sea, due to come into force in 2012.
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FOS to certify Conad farmed seafood
Italian supermarket chain, Conad, has chosen Friend of the Sea to certify its suppliers of farmed sea bass, sea bream, turbot and trout.
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Cold water shrimp fishery obtains MSC certification
The Fogo Island cold water shrimp fishery has become MSC certified.
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NewsTrawler steel cut at Turkish shipyard
Steel cutting commenced on “Havbryn” and “Havstrand” at Tersan Shipyard at the beginning of October.
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NOAA increases Northeast skate quota
NOAA has increased the amount of skate that fishermen can land this year from 31 million to 48 million pounds, based on new scientific information showing an increase in the overall skate population.
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NewsAlejandro Buschmann Joins BAP
Dr Alejandro Buschmann has been appointed to the Standards Oversight Committee (SOC) that oversees the development of the Global Aquaculture Alliance Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) certification program.
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Offshore platforms could be fish hot spots
Marine ecologist Dr Toyonobu Fujii has found that oil and gas platforms could be serving as beneficial habitats for fish populations such as cod and haddock.
