All Industry News articles – Page 42
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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.
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NewsMørenot appoints new board chairman
Mørenot, global provider of equipment and services for the fisheries, aquaculture and offshore industry, has appointed a new chairman.
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NewsGSSI welcomes new funding partners
The Global Sustainable Seafood Initiative (GSSI) has welcomed two new funding partners.
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NewsKorea fails to tackle IUU fishing
International and Korean non-governmental organisations (NGO) have condemned the Korean government for mishandling a case of illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing that occurred in the Antarctic.
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News‘Good progress’ made at SPRFMO annual meeting
The seventh annual meeting of the Commission of the South Pacific Regional Fisheries Management Organisation (SPRFMO), hosted by the European Union in The Hague, has concluded with good progress made on fisheries issues, compliance and the fight against illegal fishing.
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NewsSea Harvest bid for Mareterram
The board of Fremantle-based agribusiness, Mareterram Limited has announced that it has entered into a binding bid implementation agreement (BIA) with Sea Harvest Group. Currently the largest shareholder in Mareterram, Sea Harvest has proposed an all cash takeover, in an offer conditional on achieving a 90% shareholding.
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NewsTurbulent times for UK fishing, warns MEP
The UK fishing industry faces challenges if the European Union’s new sustainable fishing policy enforces its strict landing obligations while Brexit fails to reinstate Britain as an ‘independent coastal state’ warns John Procter, MEP for Yorkshire and the Humber.
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NewsDisappointment over MSC mackerel suspension
A group of northern European mackerel fishing organisations has expressed disappointment that Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certification of the North East Atlantic fishery will be suspended due to concerns over stock levels.
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NewsFAO publishes latest report on discards
A recent assessment of global marine fisheries discards by the Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) has estimated that more than nine million tonnes of catch is discarded annually, of which almost half is from bottom trawls.
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NewsEuropêche welcomes EU-Morocco agreement
Europêche, the organisation representing European Union fishermen, has welcomed a move by the European Parliament (EP) to conclude the Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the EU and Morocco.
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NewsMSC confirms topics for standards review
The Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) has confirmed the list of 16 topics to be scrutinised in the next stage of its Fisheries Standard Review.
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NewsCaspian countries extend sturgeon moratorium
Nations bordering the Caspian Sea have agreed to extend the moratorium on commercial fishing for sturgeon, agreed at the Commission for the Conservation, Sustainable Use of Marine Resources and Management of Joint Stocks, held in Baku.
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NewsEC proposals to mitigate ‘no-deal’ Brexit
Amid continued uncertainty in the UK, the European Commission has adopted two legislative proposals to help mitigate the impact of a no-deal Brexit on EU fisheries.
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NewsFrom Antarctic waste to new products
Norwegian company, Nofir, has collected 24 tonnes of old fishing equipment from Antarctica, in a bid to rid the world’s oceans of lost and discarded gear.
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NewsCall for Brexit deal to protect Irish access
The Killybegs Fishermen’s Organisation (KFO) has called for a suite of mitigation measures for fisheries to be spelled out clearly by the Irish Government in the event of a hard Brexit.
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NewsSEASL marks FIP milestone
The Seafood Exporters’ Association of Sri Lanka (SEASL) has been awarded the Monterey Bay Aquarium’s Good Alternative rating, marking a key milestone in its Blue Swimming Crab Fishery Improvement Project (FIP).
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NewsSeafish produces Brexit guide
Seafish, the public body that supports the UK seafood industry, has released a guide to help seafood businesses prepare for Brexit.
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NewsNew EU rules limit where ships are recycled
New European Union regulations have reduced the number of shipyards available for the recycling of large sea-going vessels, in a bid to make the practice safer and more sustainable.
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NewsOver half of mahi-mahi sustainable, says SFP
More than half of the world’s mahi-mahi products are already being sourced in a sustainable or improving manner, according to the latest sector report from Sustainable Fisheries Partnership (SFP).
