All Industry News articles – Page 56
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NewsOptimar acquired by investment firm
A global investment company has acquired Optimar a leading provider of automated fish handling systems from its Norwegian financial investors Credo Partners.
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NewsSkaginn 3X to deliver new Vardin Pelagic plant
Skaginn 3X will design a new automated Vardin Pelagic plant, which allows for initial capacity of 1300t per day.
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NewsPingtan’s fish products on JD.com
Pingtan Marine Enterprise has announced that its fish products have gone online on JD.com and will be available to consumers. The Company has first launched three of its fish products including pomfret, yellow croaker and ribbon fish cuts on JD.com, and it expects to launch more products in the future.
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NewsJapan’s pole-and-line fishery gets MSC assessment
Japanese fishing company Ishihara Marine Products Co. Ltd. has entered its pole-and-line skipjack and albacore tuna fisheries for assessment against the MSC Fisheries Standard. The Ishihara company caught 1780 tonnes of skipjack and albacore tuna in 201
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NewsBroodstock Capital expands with new investment fund
Seafood investor Broodstock Capital has raised NoK200 million for another dedicated investment fund for the seafood and aquaculture industries.
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NewsMarin Teknikk secures contracts for Russian Fishery companies
Marin Teknikk has achieved what it calls a break-through in the Russian market by securing design and engineering packages for four new long-line vessels.
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NewsEuropêche appoints managing director
Europêche has appointed its five-year policy advisor Daniel Voces de Onaíndi as managing director.
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NewsThai Union looks to its workers’ rights
Thai Union Group has launched a Vessel Code of Conduct and vessel improvement programme to help improve ethical labour in the fishing sector.
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NewsRecord year for Bergur-Huginn
Icelandic fishing company Bergur-Huginn is celebrating its 45th anniversary, as well as a record year for its two trawlers Bergey and Vestmannaey.
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NewsWorkshop seeks to address global undernutrition
Participants at the Global Workshop on Nutrition-sensitive Fish Agri-food Systems agreed that evidence is mounting for fish as a solid investment choice for helping to reduce global undernutrition.
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NewsSeason’s Greetings
World Fishing & Aquaculture would like to wish all of our supporters and readers season’s greetings and send our very best wishes for a happy and successful 2018.
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NewsFirst brown shrimp fishery gets MSC certified
A North Sea brown shrimp fishery operating in Germany, Denmark and the Netherlands has achieved MSC sustainability certification.
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NewsAtlantic and North Sea catch limits set
The Fisheries Council has upped catch limits in the Atlantic and North Sea for 2018, but introduced stricter controls for seabass and eels.
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NewsSilicon Valley comes to the Indian Ocean
The Indian Ocean Tuna Commission''s (IOTC) has hosted a workshop in Cape Town to present its proposed e-MARIS electronic monitoring and reporting information system, and to provide an opportunity for experts to discuss and assess its features.
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NewsEast Atlantic Purse Seine tuna FIP launched
A tuna Fishery Improvement Project (FIP) for the Eastern Atlantic Ocean has been formally launched, with the signing of an agreement and approval of an action plan between 15 organisations.
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NewsQuota increases for UK fisherman
UK fisherman will benefit from significant quota increases for key stocks following UK Government negotiations with the EU.
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NewsIPNLF grows Spanish supply chain network
Spain-based Conservas Emperatriz has become the latest member of the International Pole & Line Foundation (IPNLF).
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NewsAustralia and Vietnam work together to combat illegal fishing
Australia and Vietnam are to commence an in-country public information campaign to educate Vietnamese fishers about the consequences of illegally fishing in Australian waters and the Pacific.
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NewsHelp for hurricane-stricken oysterman
A sustainable cookware company has partnered with the Gulf Seafood Foundation to hep oystermen affected by Hurricanes Harvey and Irma.
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NewsVard wins contacts for seven stern trawlers
Vard has secured contracts worth NOK700m for the design and construction of seven stern trawlers for four Icelandic shipowners.
