All Industry News articles – Page 298
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Vietnam farms fail to meet processor demand
Seafood processing plants nationwide have been running at only 40-50% capacity since the start of the fourth quarter, due to a shortage of raw materials, according to the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (Vasep).
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HB Grandi: Capelin fishing could start in December
The results of work by Iceland''s Marine Research Institute between 24 September and 8 November indicates a capelin spawning stock of 630,000 tonnes. The institute has recommended an initial quota of 200,000 tonnes, on the principle that the spawning stock needs to be a minimum of 400,000 tonnes.
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NewsTop seafood chef launches iPhone app
UK restaurateur, chef and fishmonger Mitch Tonks is to launch the first iPhone app dedicated to fish skills, seafood recipes and seasonality on 24 November.
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NewsMekong Delta aquaculture to expand
Vietnam plans to expand the area for aquaculture in the Cuu Long (Mekong) River Delta to 830,000 hectares, yielding nearly 3 million tonnes of product per year by 2015, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.
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Thai hand-caught clams from Panapesca certified sustainable
Whole-shell clams (Meretrix meretrix) from Thai Spring Fish Co Ltd have passed the Friend of the Sea eco-label audit. Thai Spring Fish is a subsidiary of the Panapesca Group. The company, based in Thailand, is both HACCP and GMP certified.
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NewsCanada funds scallop farming projects
Denis Lebel, minister of state for Canada Economic Development, has announced the awarding of CAD 700,000 (€502,887/$691,105) in repayable funding to Les Fermes marines du Québec for the construction of a hatchery for sea scallop larvae in the Gaspésie municipality of Chandler.
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Japan: ban nations that overfish tuna
Japan has proposed imposing bans on countries suspected of catching more than their fair share of bluefin tuna starting next year.
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NewsShark campaigners: ICCAT action needed
Shark conservation unions the Shark Alliance and the European Elasmobranch Association (EEA) are calling for measures to curb overfishing of vulnerable Atlantic sharks at this week’s meeting of the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) in Paris.
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NewsToothfish fishery secures MSC certification
The Ross Sea Antarctic toothfish (Dissostichus mawsoni) longline fishery has been awarded Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certification following an independent assessment against the eco-standard for sustainable and well-managed fisheries.
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Akva Group appoints new CEO
The board of directors at Akva Group ASA has appointed Trond Williksen as the Norwegian company’s new CEO.
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Port of Murmansk, Arkhangelsk trawler fleet up for privatisation
The Russian state intends to sell its shares in 10 large and 854 mid-sized companies, the Russian minister for economical development, Elvira Nabiullina, has announced.
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New Zealand opens next round of aquaculture funding
New Zealand aquaculture ventures can secureNZD 410,000 (€233,193/$318,789) in government funding through the third round of a contestable fund.
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Premium Brands expands seafood platform
Premium Brands Holdings Corporation, a leading Canadian producer, marketer and distributor of branded specialty food products, has acquired 60% of Hub City Fisheries. Hub is a value-added fresh seafood processor operating out of a facility located on Vancouver Island.
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NewsGreenpeace: thousands of bluefin unsold
Greenpeace has stepped up its demand that the Mediterranean bluefin fishery be closed at the annual meeting of International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) in Paris, saying that a lot of the tuna caught a year ago remain alive, caged on farms and unsold.
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EU backs down on bluefin quota cut
European tuna fishing nations have forced the European Union to scrap plans to save the threatened bluefin through a sizeable cut in the 2011 annual quota.
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New rules for NZ fin fish farming
New rules designed to remove barriers to aquaculture development are likely to open the way for fin fish farming in Tasman Bay and areas of coastal Waikato, according to New Zealand minister of fisheries and aquaculture Phil Heatley.
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SAGB publishes nutrition guides for cockles and squid
The Shellfish Association of Great Britain (SAGB) has added two more factsheets to its series highlighting the nutritional benefits of popular shellfish species consumed in the UK
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NewsNZ organic oysters wow European market
Kaipara Oysters have enjoyed a very good first year in the European market with orders for the organic shellfish coming in from all over the continent.
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NewsHB Grandi boats start pearlside fishing
Icelandic fishing company HB Grandi has started fishing on pearlside. Two of its pelagic vessels, Faxi RE and Lundey NS, sailed last week but catches have been slow and bad weather has made fishing difficult, according to Lundey’s skipper Arnthór Hjörleifsson.
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Sanford pays NZD 85m for Pacifica
Sanford Ltd has confirmed it has entered into a conditional agreement with fellow New Zealand company Pacifica Seafoods for the acquisition of Pacifica’s Greenshell mussel and Pacific oyster businesses for NZD 85 million (€48.4 million/$65.2 million).
