All Industry News articles – Page 382
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WWF: Major success in the fight against illegal fishing
Efforts to clamp down on illegal fishing for cod in the Barents Sea are paying off - with a 50% cut in illegal fishing since 2005, says WWF.
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New Zealand: New measures to manage high seas bottom trawling
New Zealand is implementing a suite of measures to better manage the environmental impact of bottom trawling by New Zealand fishers on the high seas, Ministry of Fisheries Chief Executive Wayne McNee recently announced.
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French trawlers receive responsible fishing certification
French fresh fishing vessel owner, Scapêche, has received responsible fishing certification for pollack, blue ling, monkfish and black scabbardfish taken by its three 46m trawlers.
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Redevelopment of Australian aquaculture research station
A successful tenderer will soon be announced for the $5 million expansion of the Bribie Island Aquaculture Research Station, which will feature a state-of-the-art aquarium.
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Marel & Stork: customers will benefit from takeover
Marel Food Systems and Stork Food Systems released a statement last week saying that they are pleased to announce that European competition authorities have approved Marel’s acquisition of the Stork Food Systems division of Stork N.V.
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NewsSeafood Prix d’Elite winners
Stuehrk Delikatessen Import and Royal Greenland were awarded the top prizes in the eighth annual Seafood Prix d’Elite new products competition at the European Seafood Exposition in Brussels last week.
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NewsGreenpeace protests at European Seafood Expo
Last Wednesday, at the European Seafood Exposition in Brussels, 80 Greenpeace activists protested at the stands of five large tuna suppliers.
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Seafish awards £1.2m to industry projects
Seafish, the UK seafood industry authority, has announced the projects and businesses to benefit from more than £1m allocated by the 2008 Industry Project Fund (IPF). The IPF was instigated in 2007 to support innovation and foster growth in all areas of the UK seafood industry.
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Australia: AFMA and NAA sign new Records Authority
On 8 April, representatives of AFMA joined representatives of the National Archives of Australia (NAA) for the official handover of AFMA’s Records Authority and to mark the completion of three stages of Designing and Implementing a Record Keeping System (DIRKS).
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Danish mussel fishery seeks MSC certification
The Danish blue-shell mussel fishery of Limfjord will be assessed against the MSC (Marine Stewardship Council) standard for sustainable fishing.
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Island-based Russian salmon fisheries begin MSC assessment
Two pink and chum salmon fisheries operated by J.S.C. Gidrostroy on Iturup Island, part of the Russian Kuril Islands, are entering assessment for certification to the Marine Stewardship Council’s (MSC) standard for sustainable and well-managed fisheries.
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Fish and shrimp data from the Barents Sea
Norway''s NIFES (The National Institute of Nutrition and Seafood Research) has investigated the levels of a number of undesirable substances in cod, capelin and shrimp in the Barents Sea.
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EC gives permission for Marel to buy Stork
The European Commission has given permission to Iceland''s Marel Food Systems hf to buy Dutch company Stork Food Systems (SFS).
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SFF welcomes new fisheries research vessel
The Scottish Fishermen’s Federation says it is delighted at the commissioning of the new fisheries research vessel, "Alba na Mara", which will be officially named in Fraserburgh today at a ceremony presided over by First Minister Alex Salmond and his wife Moira.
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Do European taxpayers finance tuna overexploitation?
Oceana reports that millions of euros have been allocated for the overexploitation of bluefin tuna in the Mediterranean and calls for the immediate closure of the Balearic fishing grounds.
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NZ Seafood Industry Council supports safety at sea initiatives
The release of the ''Report 06-204, fishing vessel Kotuku capsized, Foveaux Straight, 13 May 2006'', highlights the need for vigilance and compliance with regulations established to prevent accidents at sea, said New Zealand Seafood Industry Council chief executive Owen Symmans.
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NewsTime's running out for tuna
Tuna stocks in the Pacific are running out due to overfishing from illegal and commercial fishing fleets, says Greenpeace.
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Sri Lanka tuna fishery certified sustainable
The Sri Lanka deepwater ‘short-lines’ fishery for yellowfin tuna has been has been found compliant with Friend of the Sea’s sustainability criteria.
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Jamaica's fishing industry to get boost
Jamaican Agriculture Minister, Christopher Tufton, told last week that the country''s fishing industry is to get a considerable boost, according to the Jamaica Gleaner.
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New FAO document
In order to help countries strengthen their fisheries management, the development of more detailed, systematic and comparable information on fisheries environments and management trends is needed, says FAO.
