All Industry News articles – Page 38
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NewsBabord: Harbour to Home
Based firmly in the Norwegian port of Måløy with its long fishing tradition, Babord is a new venture with a number of interesting twists on the process of bringing seafood to the consumer.
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NewsFirst RFS group certification awarded
Seafish, the public body that supports the £10bn UK seafood industry, has welcomed the first group certification under the Responsible Fishing Scheme (RFS), a certification programme for commercial fishing vessels which recognises best practice in fishing operations and crew welfare.
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NewsWAFIC CEO stands down
It was announced today that the Western Australian Fishing Industry Council (WAFIC) Chief Executive Officer (CEO), John Harrison, will be moving on, effective immediately, to pursue new opportunities after more than five years at not-for-profit WAFIC.
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NewsCredit Facility for Icelandic Exporter
Tradewind has announced the closing of a €400,000 accounts receivable facility for an exporter of fresh and frozen fish based in Iceland and selling to the UK, Netherlands and North America.
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NewsPiriou acquires Marine Industrie Service
Shipbuilder and naval engineering company, Piriou, has acquired the majority stake in Marine Industrie Service (MIS) and will rebrand as Piriou Côte d’Ivoire.
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NewsImproving best practice in SE Asia
The Global Aquaculture Alliance (GAA) and IFFO, the Marine Ingredients Organisation, have released a report urging the industry and government to work together to improve practices in the South East Asia fisheries supplying raw material for fishmeal production.
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NewsLinnéa Engström joins MSC
MEP Linnéa Engström is stepping down from her seat as a Member of the European Parliament to become the Programme Director for the Scandinavia and the Baltic Sea Region at the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC). Her role at the MSC’s Stockholm office began this week.
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NewsTracking changes in the Bering Sea
Changing atmospheric conditions affecting the Bering Sea are forcing sea ice northward, warming water temperatures and altering the volume and quality of marine species, say scientists.
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NewsKFO welcomes mackerel re-evaluation
The Chief Executive of the Killybegs Fishermen’s Organisation (KFO), Seán O’Donoghue has welcomed a report which has vindicated the position taken by the KFO regarding mackerel stocks and the sustainability of the fishery.
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NewsNOAA trial boosts rockfish catch
A trial effort giving US West Coast trawl fishermen new flexibility has helped them take advantage of rebounding rockfish numbers whilst still protecting salmon and other species.
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NewsFour young fishermen up for award
Four young men helping to ensure the sustainability and future of the UK fishing industry are in the running for the Young Fisherman of the Year Award at the 2019 Fishing News Awards.
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NewsRFC’s Nordeco own-brand products on sale
Seafood products under the Russian Fishery Company’s Nordeco brand name have gone on sale. Fillets and mince, as well as fish sticks from RFC’s Alaska pollock are available in the Caviar & Fish retail chain in St. Petersburg and SAMBERI in Primorsky Krai.
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NewsPulse ban hits faith in European policymaking
The European Parliament voted for a ban on pulse fishing on the 16th of April 2019, a move that definitively brings an end to this controversial method of fishing that has been in development for two decades, and which has become a central part of the Dutch fleet’s fishing patterns.
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NewsFish Waste For Profit 2019
Chaired by the Iceland Ocean Cluster’s Thór Sigfússon, the Fish Waste for Profit conference in Reykjavík got off to a flying start with a few home truths to get the ball rolling on Wednesday 10th April 2019.
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NewsThai Union help improve digital literacy
Thai Union subsidiary Asian Pacific Can Company Limited (APC) has led a digital literacy workshop to help people better understand technology, as well as use it safely and appropriately.
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NewsFalcon helps endangered rockfish
Scientists at the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife are undertaking an important conservation study into the threatened rockfish species using a Saab Seaeye Falcon underwater robotic vehicle.
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NewsSixty years of data on ocean plastics
Scientists at the Marine Biological Association and the University of Plymouth are first to confirm a significant increase in open-ocean plastics in recent decades.
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NewsEFCA ups its coordinated inspections
European Fisheries Control Agency (EFCA) performed 26,922 coordinated inspections in 2018, a 28% increase compared to 2017.
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NewsDouble walled is best, say researchers
Double walled food storage containers outperform those with a single wall according to new research conducted by the University of Iceland and RPC Sæplast.
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NewsScottish fish businesses up for awards
Scottish fish businesses Campbells & Co Smokehouse, Loch Fyne Oysters, and Ritchie’s of Rothesay have been named as finalists in the Fish & Seafood category of the Scotland Food & Drink Excellence Awards 2019.
