All Industry News articles – Page 285
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Alfardous believed to have been pirated in Gulf of Aden
On the 13 February, the Yemeni fishing vessel Alfardous was believed to have been pirated close to Socotra Island in the Gulf of Aden.
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NewsFishing leaves fewer big fish, more small
Predatory fish such as cod and tuna have declined by two-thirds over the past 100 years, while small forage fish such as sardine and anchovy have more than doubled, according to researchers.
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Support Sustainable Seafood Day
People in Australia are becoming hooked on sustainable seafood, says the Marine Stewardship Council, with more fisheries, suppliers and retailers seeking MSC certification.
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Clearwater announces BRC certification
Clearwater Seafoods has announced that two of its processing facilities have been certified under the British Retail Consortium (BRC) standard for food safety.
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Pew: Japanese whaling statement
Josh Reichert, managing director of the Pew Environment Group, has issued the following statement in response to the withdrawal of the Japanese whaling fleet from the Southern Ocean one month early:
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Celtic Sea herring, sprat and sardine fisheries enter MSC assessment
The Celtic Sea Herring Management Advisory Committee (CSHMAC) has entered its herring, sprat and sardine fisheries for MSC assessment.
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More MSC success for French fisheries
Scapêche and the Compagnie des Pêches Saint-Malo have been certified by the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC).
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NewsFisheries research vessel order
STX Finland Oy and the Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources of the Republic of Namibia have signed a contract for the construction of a fisheries research vessel.
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Trialling ocean temperature forecasts for fish farms
Marine scientists are trialling the first near-shore water temperature forecasts to assist Australia’s aquaculture farm managers contending with rising ocean temperatures.
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Anova sets up joint venture
Vietnam’s Anova Corporation has set up a joint venture with Norwegian fish feed producer EWOS Group, a division of Noway’s Cermaq ASA, to operate and expand a plant in the Mekong Delta.
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RNLI lifeboat crews assist stricken Eyemouth fishing vessel
RNLI lifeboat crews from Eyemouth and Berwick-upon-Tweed assisted a stricken fishing vessel after receiving a call from Forth Coastguard.
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TRAFFIC hosts online fisheries seminar
TRAFFIC Japan today hosted a seminar, which was broadcast live online, entitled “Towards traceability and sustainable use of marine resources: international trends and activities in Japan”.
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NewsScotland tackling discards
Scotland is expanding its catch quota trial in a bid to reduce discards.
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NewsNorway: Export growth continues
The value of exports of Norwegian seafood in January totalled NOK 4.2 billion - an increase of NOK 684 million or 19% compared to January 2010, according to figures from the Norwegian Seafood Export Council.
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Changes at Marine Harvest
The Marine Harvest Group has decided to change the organisation on group level from a geographic to a functional organisation with two business units; Farming and Global Sales and Marketing.
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NewsWärtsilä appoints new president and CEO
Wärtsilä''s Board of Directors has appointed Björn Rosengren M.Sc. as the new President and CEO of Wärtsilä Corporation.
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NewsFAO: Action on responsible fisheries
Countries are making progress in implementing the Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries, which is now 15 years old, but still extremely relevant.
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NewsObservers board Pevaeche’s tuna seiners
On 9 February, 15 fishery observers boarded tuna purse seiners owned by Spanish shipowners Atuneros Vascos, Inpesca, Pevasa and Seabreeze Ventures – all part of the Pevaeche group.
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Novartis to develop vaccine to prevent Pancreas Disease in farmed salmon
Novartis Animal Health, Inc. has entered into an agreement with Intervet/Schering-Plough that grants exclusive rights to Novartis to potentially commercialise a new Pancreas Disease (PD) vaccine for use in farmed salmon.
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SPSG enter 4th fishery for MSC assessment
The Scottish Pelagic Sustainability Group (SPSG) has entered its West of Scotland herring pelagic trawl fishery into MSC assessment.
