All Industry News articles – Page 312
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Vietnam initiates plan to maintain export growth
The Vietnamese Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) will continue its efforts and implement key initiatives to boost exports in an aim to maintain double-digit turnover growth for the year, the MoIT deputy minister Nguyen Nam Hai has said.
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NewsNorway achieves record seafood exports
Exports of Norwegian seafood in the first half-year of 2010 totalled NOK 24 billion (€2.9 billion/$3.8 billion), marking the highest export value ever recorded for a first half-year period, according to the latest figures from the Norwegian Seafood Export Council.
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NewsWWF: cod can recover if we control bycatch
The strong recovery of North Sea cod stocks has been acknowledged by WWF but the NGO is concerned poor management of certain stocks will undermine the species’ recovery.
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Clipper race brings new fish contracts to Humber
The Clipper Round the World yacht race which ended in the Humber, UK, has generated £1 million (€1.2 million/$1.5 million) in trade deals for the region.
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Stringent testing imposed on Bangladesh shrimp
Shrimp exported from Bangladesh to the EU will undergo stringent testing procedures after the country’s testing facilities were found to be falling short of European expectations.
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Delhaize launches sustainable seafood programme
Delhaize Group is to implement a sustainable seafood policy across its US portfolio, which comprises the stores Hannaford, Sweetbay, Bottom Dollar Food and Food Lion.
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Film planned on demise of tuna canning in American Samoa
An independent film maker from Hawaii is producing a documentary about the tuna industry in American Samoa to highlight its significance for locals and the economy.
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NewsUK caterer introduces pole and line tuna
Independent catering group CH&Co has become the first catering company in the UK to serve pole and line-caught tuna in spring water throughout its 120 restaurants nationwide.
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Rescued Scottish salmon company rebranded
Fish farming company Lighthouse Caledonia, which was saved from the brink of collapse in 2008 has changed its name to The Scottish Salmon Company.
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US oil spill panel assesses economic impact
Sal Sunseri''s P&J Oyster Company has worked Louisiana waters since 1876, making it the oldest operating oyster processor in the United States. But the future is grim, he told a recent presidential panel, due to the devastating BP spill that has been gushing oil into the Gulf of Mexico Gulf ...
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NewsGreenpeace: Australians can buy more sustainable tuna
The second Greenpeace Australia Canned Tuna Guide shows that public pressure on tuna companies has succeeded and Australians can now buy pole and line-caught tuna.
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Fraser River salmon fishery eco-label assessment upheld
The findings of an independent adjudicator (IA) in an objection procedure conducted as part of the Fraser River sockeye salmon fishery’s voluntary assessment against the MSC standard have been issued.
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NewsBig supply problems in the UK oyster market
The supply situation for oysters in the UK market will remain difficult for at least the rest of the year, industry experts have warned.
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Marine Stewardship Council makes new appointments
The Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) has appointed Mike Wetherell to the new post of MSC chief operating officer. The post will be based in the London headquarters of the MSC.
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Marine Harvest Q2 salmon volumes reach 68,000 tonnes
Norwegian-based Marine Harvest has reported the following salmon harvest volumes for the second quarter: Norway 48,000 tonnes, Chile 2,000 tonnes, Canada 7,000 tonnes, Scotland 7,000 tonnes, and others 4,000 tonnes.
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NewsCongressmen call for Lubchenco's resignation
Congressmen Barney Frank and John Tierney have called for Dr Jane Lubchenco, administrator of the NOAA, to step down.
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Senator demands NOAA sell unauthorised assets
US senator Charles Schumer has called on the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to immediately begin selling off unauthorised purchases it made with forfeiture money and return the proceeds to the fund and fishermen who committed no wrong doing or were excessively fined.
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NewsMEPs call for fair, transparent trade in fish
The EU''s fishing and aquaculture industries must not be exposed to unfair competition from imports, according to a new resolution adopted by European Parliament, which calls for fishery products to be classified as "sensitive" in global trade talks.
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New forum to debate a sustainable future for the fish industry
A new one-day conference will take place in Grimsby, UK, this week which will explore the challenges faced by the fishing and seafood industry in managing a long-term sustainable future.
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WTO investigates Vietnam’s anti-dumping complaint
The World Trade Organisation (WTO) has set up a panel to investigate a complaint by the Vietnamese government that American anti-dumping duties are detrimental to its shrimp exports, reports Michael Mackey.
