All Industry News articles – Page 301
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NewsMarine Harvest: strong Q3, output to rise
Marine Harvest reported operating revenues of NOK 3,610 million (€440.3 million/$618.2 million) in the third quarter of 2010, up slightly from NOK 3,601 million (€439.2 million/$616.7 million) recorded in the corresponding period of last year.
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SFF: Scots scallopers failed by new Isle of Man fishing rights bylaw
With the passing into statute of a new bylaw by the Isle of Man government that excludes much of the Scottish scallop fleet from Manx waters, the Scottish scallop industry has lost at a stroke the greater part of its access to an economically essential and traditional fishing ground, said ...
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Scotland’s best shellfish competition - winners announced
The annual competition run by the Association of Scottish Shellfish to find Scotland’s best mussels and oysters was held in the Corran Halls, Oban, Argyll.
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Governments urged to finalise ballast water's invasive species rules
The World Ocean Council (WOC), shipping, fisheries, aquaculture, and desalination industries have called for an urgent ratification of the Ballast Water Convention.
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Scots fisheries get £11m European funding
Scottish fisheries have been awarded close to £11 million (€12.6 million/$17.6 million) in European funding, it has been confirmed. A total of 144 companies are to share the £10.9 million grant from the European Fisheries Fund.
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Dyneema to unveil fishing net energy savings
DSM Dyneema is set to present results of new research that it says confirms that using its ultra-strong lightweight fibre in fishing nets can yield major energy savings for fishermen, and make an important contribution to the sustainability of the fishing industry.
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Hook scoops award for fishing vessel stability monitor
An innovative device developed by a UK company to prevent tragic fishing vessel accidents at sea has won a prestigious Lloyd’s List Global Award.
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NewsHelicopter delivers salmon pens to loch
UK salmon farming company Northern Isles Salmon Ltd and aquaculture equipment manufacturer Fusion Marine solved the major logistical headache of delivering a consignment of salmon pens to a remote hill loch by mounting a specially arranged operation using a heavylift capacity helicopter.
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NewsICCAT: bluefin tuna stocks growing
Bluefin tuna stocks in the western Atlantic are on the rise, according to the international group responsible for their conservation, but they are still much lower than four decades ago.
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NewsTool assesses impact of aquaculture
Industrial scale aquaculture production magnifies environmental degradation, according to the first global assessment of the effects of marine finfish aquaculture. This is true even when farming operations implement the best current marine fish farming practices, said researchers.
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EU ministers refuse to cut bluefin quota
The Fisheries Ministers of the European Union (EU) wants to maintain fishing quotas for bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus) and has rejected a 50% reduction in catches, as proposed by the European Commission (EC).
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NewsNutreco Q3 turnover grows 11%
Fish and animal feed company Nutreco saw an 11% year-on-year rise in turnover in the third quarter of 2010. It took third quarter sales past €1.3 billion ($1.8 billion), largely due to higher raw material costs as well as currency effects and a takeover.
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World Bank allocates $100m to Yemen
The World Bank (WB) has expressed its readiness to allocate an amount of $100 million (€71.6 million) for the implementation of fisheries projects in Yemen.
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NewsIceland rejects EU mackerel proposal
Iceland dismissed the mackerel quota proposed by the European Union and Norway, saying it was unrealistic and would not solve the ongoing row in the north Atlantic, its negotiator said.
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BP to pay Florida $20m for seafood projects
BP has agreed to pay Florida $20 million (€14.4 million) over the next three years, half of which - $10 million (€7.2 million) - will go toward paying for seafood inspections and the other half will be used for a marketing campaign geared toward restoring public confidence in the safety ...
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North Sea haddock secures sustainable status
Peterhead market received the first landings of Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certified North Sea haddock on Friday 29 October, as fishermen and members of the Scottish Fisheries Sustainable Accreditation Group (SFSAG) celebrated the sustainable status of this stock.
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Vietnam's seafood exports pass $3.5bn
Vietnam exported more than 969,200 tonnes of seafood products worth $3.5 billion (€2.5 billion) in the first nine months of this year, an increase of 10.9% in quantity and 15.4% in value compared to the same period of last year.
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NOAA cuts king mackerel catch
King mackerel trip limits have been reduced to 500 pounds per day for commercial vessels fishing in the northern Florida west coast subzone.
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Taiwan warships escort fishing boats
Taiwan will send battleships to escort the country''s trawlers as the autumn crab season began almost two months late this year, the Council of Agriculture (COA) and the Coast Guard Administration (CGA) said.
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Chilean blue mussels secure Friend of the Sea eco-label
Empresa Pesquera Apiao’s Chilean blue mussel (Mytilus chilensis) farming sites have been audited by an international certification body and found to be compliant with Friend of the Sea sustainability requirements.
