All Industry News articles – Page 41
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NewsDeliveroo takes shark fin soup off the menu
Sustainable fisheries certifier, Friend of the Sea, has secured an important victory for environmental and animal welfare campaigners in persuading food delivery company, Deliveroo, to remove shark fin soup from its menus.
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NewsFAO’s Atlantic sustainable fishing fund
The Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) has collaborated with the World Bank, Conservation International and Wilderness Markets to develop a fund to help promote sustainable fishing in the western central Atlantic.
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NewsAssessing trawling effect in Australia
Figures just released show that less than 3.5% of the Australian seabed is affected by trawling. Although this figure varies regionally, it is among the lowest footprints recorded worldwide.
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NewsMassive biological ocean shifts
A new study shows how a warming ocean has led to unprecedented marine biological changes at the global level over the last decade, and that future changes will be stronger and have more severe effects on the living marine resources that we rely on.
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NewsDevelopment determines C02 impact on cod
Scientists have released results of a study showing that larval Pacific cod response to elevated carbon dioxide (CO2) levels and ocean acidification varies depending on its stage of development.
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NewsSea Delight joins IPNLF network
The global seafood distributor, importer and processor becomes the latest Member of the International Pole & Line Foundation. Sea Delight Group replaces its member company Sea Delight Europe that has been part of IPNLF’s fast-growing membership network since 2017.
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News'No-deal' Brexit threatens Irish fishing
The Irish Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Michael Creed TD, has met the European Commissioner for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, Karmenu Vella, to discuss the threats to the Irish fishing industry from a ‘no deal’ Brexit.
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NewsGolden redfish enjoyed by German consumers
Iceland Responsible Fisheries (IRF) has introduced Icelandic golden redfish to German consumers at Grüne Woche, the food and agricultural trade show held annually in Berlin.
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NewsTransshipment data co-operation MoU signed
The Marshall Islands Marine Resources Authority has signed a landmark fisheries collaboration MoU with Thailand’s Department of Fisheries at last week’s GFETW conference in Bangkok.
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NewsFFA director visits Marshall Islands
The director general of the Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA), an advisory body providing support to tuna fisheries, has made her first official visit to the Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI).
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NewsNueva Pescanova and Isidro 1952 strike turbot and bream deal
Nueva Pescanova has entered into an agreement for the exclusive commercialisation of two of and Isidro 1952’s farmed fish, turbot and sea bream. Under the Sea Bream from Galicia name, Isidro 1952 has been the only company in the world to successfully farm of this species.
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NewsThird Year of NOAA's Tuna and Swordfish Restoration Project in the Gulf of Mexico Begins
Effort aims to restore oceanic, highly migratory fish from impacts of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill by partnering with fishermen on a voluntary six month break from pelagic longline fishing. Participants also have options to use alternative gear that reduces bycatch.
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NewsNew film depicts value of Welsh fishermen
A new film showing the true-life experiences of Welsh fishermen explores their contribution to the Welsh seafood economy - past and present.
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NewsCanada joins Pacific patrol
In the first of several collaborations with Small Island Developing States in 2019, Canadian fishery officers boarded US Coast Guard vessel Mellon in Honolulu, Hawaii and a Royal Canadian Air Force CP-140 Aurora patrol aircraft in Nadi, Fiji, in January for a two-week long patrol in the Pacific Ocean.
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NewsEU Commission welcomes provisional political agreement on new technical conservation measures
The European Parliament and the Council have agreed on the Commission''s proposal for decentralised and simplified technical rules, giving fishermen a stronger say in deciding on the best measures for sustainable fishing adapted to their specific needs.
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NewsUS$1.5m financing facility for tuna firm
Tradewind has provided a US$1.5m post-shipment financing facility for a processor and exporter of fresh and frozen tuna based in the Maldives.
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NewsThai Union shows sustainability commitment
Thai Union, alongside partner WWF, has released its first report detailing the seafood company’s supply chains and provenance.
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NewsPulse fishing to be phased out by 2021
With the exception of a handful of experimental licences that will be allowed to continue, pulse fishing will come to an end in 2021.
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NewsDutch MSC blue fish ranked top ecolabel
For the second time, the Marine Stewardship Council’s (MSC) blue fish label has been ranked as one of the top sustainable food labels in the Netherlands.
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News2019 Pacific Halibut quota deal
The US and Canada have reached a new agreement on a coast wide Pacific halibut quota that is 1.4m pounds above the 2018 quota.
