All Industry News articles – Page 61
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NewsInvestments pay off for Samherji hf
Investments at Samherji hf have made a positive impact on profits, show the group’s financial report for 2016.
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NewsIllegal discarding threat to EU fish marketing
EU fishermen could see many of their most important fisheries downgraded to illegal IUU status if they continue to discard fish in contravention of the landings obligation (LO), reports Tom Ainsworth.
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NewsMSC rejects PNA certification deception claims
The Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) "strongly rejects" a claim it has duped customers over plans to recertify the world’s largest tuna fishery.
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NewsJail for Chinese seamen caught with over 6,000 sharks
20 Chinese fishermen have been jailed after being convicted of illegally catching more than 6,000 sharks.
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NewsSwimwear from recycled fishing gear
Turning lost fishing gear into something usable is part of an initiative by a clothing manufacturer, a diving organisation and an NGOs to retrieve and recycle nets into a clothing range.
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NewsIPNLF makes key appointments in Indonesia
The International Pole & Line Foundation (IPNLF) has appointed Jeremy Crawford as Southeast Asia director.
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NewsSweden’s new lobster rules
The Swedish Agency for Marine and Water Management (SwAM) has set new regulations governing fishing for lobsters as part of what it refers to as “a first step in the process of rebuilding the stock.”
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NewsSafety award for SNG
Swan Net Gundry (SNG) are delighted to have been honoured with the Marine Industry Supplier of the Year award at the recent Seafest gathering in Galway sponsored by BIM.
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NewsSustainability certification kudos for NZ tuna fishery
A New Zealand skipjack tuna purse seine fishery has received the kudos of being certified as sustainable by the Marine Stewardship Council.
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NewsResearch vessel goes green with restoration
A 30-year-old Finnish marine research vessel will undergo a renovation to make it more environmentally friendly.
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NewsPacific tuna IUU investigations launched
Investigations into four serious breaches of vessel fishing licenses have begun after a surveillance sweep in the Pacific tuna fishery.
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NewsStudents benefit from Sea Harvest bursary
More than thirty students in various fields of study, ranging from musical theatre to civil engineering, received a Sea Harvest Foundation bursary during a handover event in Saldanha where the company is based.
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NewsLights below the surface
Using light to attract or repel fish looked to be an innovative strategy, until Dan Watson looked into it more closely as part of the development of the Pisces selectivity device.
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NewsNew top boss for WorldFish
WorldFish has appointed a new director general who will bring more than 25 years’ experience in natural resource management to the organisation.
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NewsSea Harvest acquires HB Grandi freezer trawler
HB Grandi has sold one of its freezer trawlers to a South African fish processor for a price of US$13.5 million.
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NewsNortheastern tuna fishery MSC certification upheld
Confirmation of MSC Fisheries Standard certification for Northeastern Tropical Pacific purse seine yellowfin & skipjack tuna fishery has been made.
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NewsPacifical yellowfin tuna contains least pollutants
Pacifical yellowfin tuna has been found to contain lower levels of pollutants in their muscle tissues than any other yellowfin.
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NewsFishermen rejoice as crab fishery safeguard made permanent
American fishermen are celebrating the news that a decade-long management agreement to safeguard a major US crab fishery has been made permanent.
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NewsDelighted with the new mackerel gear
“We’re on the way to Greenland,” said Jón Axelsson, skipper of pelagic vessel Álsey VE-2 after landing 450 tonnes of large, top-quality mackerel in Thórshöfn last week.
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NewsSouth African tuna industry supports IPNLF
South Africa’s tuna pole-and-line industry has demonstrated its commitment to sustainability, responsible fishing methods and supporting one-by-one caught tuna.
