All Industry News articles – Page 331
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NewsPains Wessex and Comet marine distress signals save fishermen
A fisherman’s life has been saved by marine distress signals after an accident in Iceland, which sadly proved fatal for a colleague.
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Marel and Carnitech introduce ‘the best of both’ at Seafood Processing America 2010
Carnitech has now joined with Marel to pool resources, and at Seafood Processing America will be highlighting some of the equipment and systems that the companies have to offer.
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NewsEU/Norway agreement on mackerel management
The European Union and Norway have struck a crucial long-term agreement on mackerel management in the North-East Atlantic, which provides for stable quota shares and for agreed access arrangements for their respective fleets over a ten-year period.
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Target eliminates farmed salmon in all stores
Citing “the significant environmental degradation caused by salmon farming”, Target has announced that it will discontinue sales of all farmed salmon products in its stores.
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AKVA group's Fishtalk to Lighthouse Caledonia
Lighthouse Caledonia has signed a software agreement with AKVA group Scotland Ltd for the supply of Fishtalk Control and Fishtalk Value Chain Planner.
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Ocean industries to tackle ambitious program at Sustainable Ocean Summit
The World Ocean Council will convene a wide range of ocean industries at the Sustainable Ocean Summit (SOS) to be held in Belfast, UK, 15-17 June, 2010.
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NewsAtlantic Fast Food crowned UK’s top chippy
The Atlantic Fast Food chippy in Coatbridge, Glasgow, UK, has won first place at this year’s National Fish & Chip Shop of the Year competition, organised by Seafish.
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NewsUnwelcome arrival of sea squirt in Scottish seas
Marinas in the Firth of Clyde and on the Argyll coast are to be surveyed by marine scientists following the discovery of another invasive non-native species in Scottish waters.
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Support grows for the 2010 Offshore Mariculture Conference
Leading industry associations have all pledged their support to the Offshore Mariculture 2010 Conference that will be held from 16-18 June 2010 at the Hilton Imperial Hotel, Dubrovnik, Croatia.
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NewsPromising future for the Canadian fishing and sealing industry in China
Gail Shea, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans Canada, has concluded a successful visit to the People’s Republic of China aimed at promoting new markets for Canadian fish, seafood and seal products.
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Fish industry meets to present innovations at fish international 2010
A new self-service fish concept for the grocery sector, an innovative cleaning robot, a fish that only recently appeared on the German market – the exhibitors at the 12th fish international will bring with them numerous innovations.
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New Vietnam tuna association
A Vietnam Tuna Association will be established soon, Tran Cao Muu, General Secretary of the Vietnam Fisheries Association has said via official media, reports Michael Mackey.
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NewsNAFC helps train the fishermen of the future
As Shetland’s fishing industry continues to work within fisheries management and quota constraints, the NAFC Marine Centre has pledged to maintain and develop its first-class training provision for a sector that has an integral role to play in the future of the local economy.
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NewsBoard changes at Marine Harvest
Svein Aaser, who has been Chairman of the Board of Marine Harvest since the inception of the Company in 2006, has told the Board of Directors that he wishes to step down from his position, effective from the beginning of this week.
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NewsDanish blue mussel fishery secures MSC certification
Mussels caught in Denmark’s Limfjord by Vilsund Muslinge Industri (VMI) will be the first mussels in the world to carry the MSC ecolabel.
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NewsBan on shark finning
Environment Secretary Richard Lochhead has received the ''Shark Champion Award'' in recognition of Scotland''s new ban on the removal of fins from sharks at sea which came into force on 1 January.
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NewsAlaska pollock judged sustainable by MSC
Alaska pollock, the largest US commercial fishery and one of the top five seafoods eaten in the United States, has been deemed sustainable under the criteria developed by the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC).
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German North Sea brown shrimp fishers apply for MSC ecolabel
“The full assessment of the German North Sea brown shrimp fishery to the internationally recognised MSC standard is now commencing”, says a delighted Knud Bußmann, secretary of the Association of Brown Shrimp and Coastal fishers.
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Friend of the Sea requests that WWF corrects its attitude
Friend of the Sea, in response to the recent WWF report on fisheries eco-labels, requests WWF to correct its attitude towards MSC’s alternative seafood certification schemes.
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Summary of the hearing of Maria Damanaki – Maritime Affairs and Fisheries
"The ongoing Common Fisheries Policy reform is vital and will, of course, be a central focus of my work," said Ms Damanaki in her introductory remarks, stressing the keywords "sustainability", "democratic responsibility for all partners of the sector", "global dimension" and "compliance". "I will be proud to contribute to blue ...
