All Industry News articles – Page 30
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NewsTri Marine’s Renato Curto steps down
Tri Marine Group has announced that Juan Corrales will take over as Chief Executive Officer as of 1st January 2020, taking over from Renato Curto who is stepping down after 35 years as CEO.
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NewsPartnership aims to build sustainability
The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences (CAFS) have agreed to strengthen co-operation and build the capacity and sustainability of fisheries and aquaculture in developing countries.
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NewsFirst multi-gear MSC tuna certification
Tri Marine has accomplished a major sustainability milestone by achieving MSC certification for longline caught albacore and yellowfin tuna from the Solomon Islands, adding to its certification for pole-and-line and purse seine skipjack and yellowfin in the region.
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NewsTough trip ends record year
Síldarvinnslan’s freezer trawler Blængur has docked at Neskaupstaður to start landing its last trip of the year.
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NewsEU Commission notifies Panama over IUU
The European Commission has notified the Republic of Panama about the risk of being identified as a non-co-operating country in the fight against illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing. Panama had already received a yellow card in November 2012, which was then lifted in October 2014.
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NewsFruitful talks with the EC
Members of the European fishing industry, represented by Europêche, have met the newly elected Commissioner for Environment, Oceans and Fisheries to discuss the challenges faced by the sector.
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NewsWSI video competition open to 2020 entries
The WSI ‘women in the seafood industry’ video competition is open for the fourth time and is accepting entries from now until July 2nd.
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NewsWorking group focuses on shellfish future
Stakeholders in the shellfish industries of England, Wales, Northern Ireland and the Channel Islands have formed a working group to define a strategy aimed at promoting a sustainable and profitable future for the sector.
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NewsMSC sea cucumber fishery is a world first
The Western Australia Sea Cucumber fishery is the world’s first to be certified to the Marine Stewardship Council’s global standard for a well-managed and sustainable fishery.
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NewsStudy sheds light on Atlantic halibut
A three-part study is underway now to better understand basic life history, stock structure, and where Atlantic halibut go.
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NewsNational Tuna Action Plan for Ecuador
The government of Ecuador has adopted as public policy the National Tuna Action Plan, a management tool for ensuring the sustainability of tuna fisheries.
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NewsBPA manifesto to boost UK fishing
The British Ports Association (BPA) has launched its ''fisheries manifesto'' aimed at boosting UK fishing ports and coastal communities.
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NewsBraving Antarctic winter to study toothfish
A New Zealand ship has recently returned from a six-week winter research voyage to the Ross Sea where scientists have made the first observations of developing Antarctic toothfish embryos.
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NewsSustainable cockles from Thames Estuary
An independent assessment of the Leigh Port Partnership cockle fishery in Essex, UK has found it meets the Marine Stewardship Council’s standard for sustainable fishing.
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NewsOHLEH wins environmental award
A Landia pasteuriser that processes waste salmon for an AD/biogas plant on Stornoway has helped the Outer Hebrides Local Energy Hub (OHLEH) win the Scottish Environment Business VIBES award.
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NewsWestcon to build Rimfrost krill vessel
Norwegian krill processor Rimfrost has awarded a contract to Westcon for the building of a new krill fishing vessel worth more than NOK1 billion.
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NewsRussia launches national fish brand
To boost Russian''s competitiveness and profile in the global market, the government and industry have launched a single national brand, Russian Fish, a quality mark for fish products in the country.
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NewsDTU appoints new fish stocks statistician
DTU has appointed a new professor to focus on the statistical modelling of marine systems and, in particular, models for fish stock reassessment.
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NewsRebound in groundfish brings new flexibility
Sweeping changes in the United States’ West Coast groundfish fisheries adopted this week will reopen access for fishermen to productive fishing grounds where fish populations have rebounded.
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NewsTuna measures adopted at ICCAT meeting
Achieving new management measures for tropical tuna fisheries was a key objective of the 2019 ICCAT annual meeting, where a one-year interim measure was adopted to end overfishing of bigeye tuna, to overhaul FAD management and to reduce juvenile mortality of bigeye and yellowfin tunas.
