All Industry News articles – Page 64
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NewsArchipelago Marine Research partners with Marine Instruments
Canada-based Archipelago Marine Research and Spanish-owned Marine Instruments have partnered to enable ongoing development and implementation of Electronic Monitoring (EM) technology globally.
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NewsIAFI selects two winners for the 2017 Award
The International Association of Fish Inspectors has announced that the winners of the IAFI Peter Howgate Award for 2017 are Hannah Antwi from Ghana and Giri Rohamd Barokah from Indonesia.
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NewsPerth to host 12th international lobster conference in 2020
Australia’s Western Rock Lobster Council (WRLC) celebrated on Tuesday this week after it was announced by the Hon. Dave Kelly at an annual management meeting that Perth has successfully won a bid to host the international rock lobster biology and management conference in October 2020.
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NewsFishery inspectors gather in Sweden
Fisheries inspectors from across the EU and the Nordic region are gathering this week in Gothenburg for a three-day conference, and are joined by Coastguard officers from Scotland, Germany and Sweden with inspection vessels Jura, Meerkatze and KBV-032.
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NewsHB Grandi goes for new version redfish cutter
HB Grandi has purchased a new Valka Cutter for redfish portions with capacity up to 180 fillets per minute.
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NewsMSC and Chinese partners announce commitment to sustainability
On World Oceans Day last week, the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC), together with leading Chinese partners including China’s largest online marketplace Tmall.com, announced their commitment to sustainable seafood procurement.
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NewsSweden pledges USD$5.4m to help FAO tackle illegal fishing
Sweden has made a USD$5.4m contribution to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations’ (FAO) activities to combat illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing.
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NewsMaking Indonesia’s fleet visible
At last week’s United Nation’s Ocean Conference, the Republic of Indonesia becomes the first nation ever to publish Vessel Monitoring System (VMS) data revealing the location and activity of its commercial fishing fleet.
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NewsMed and Black Sea mid-term strategy
Targets, proposed action and outputs towards the sustainability of Mediterranean and Black Sea fisheries (2017-2020) have been put forward.
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NewsSizing up the pollution problem
The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) is undertaking what it calls the world''s largest marine pollution survey, working with countries across the globe to assess and reduce the amount of litter entering the oceans.
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NewsBrown crab fishery to undergo MSC assessment
The OSF Orkney brown crab creel fishery will undergo a full assessment against the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) fisheries standard over the next few months.
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NewsUN agencies commit to cutting fishing subsidies
As the international community focuses this week on preserving the health of global oceans and seas, the United Nations agencies on agriculture, environment and trade are committing to the sustainable trade of fisheries.
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NewsFocus on ghost gear
With attention on fisheries with the SeaWeb Summit earlier this week and with the UN Ocean Conference currently in progress, the worldwide problem of ghost fishing gear problem has been raised to a higher profile.
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NewsHB Grandi signs freezer trawler contract
Icelandic fishing and processing company HB Grandi has confirmed that in addition to being a Rolls-Royce design, its new factory freezer trawler will feature a great deal of Rolls-Royce equipment.
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NewsGAA and IFFO to tackle SE Asia fishmeal supplies
The Global Aquaculture Alliance (GAA) and IFFO - The Marine Ingredients Organisation have partnered to undertake a project to improve the understanding of the fisheries of South East Asia supplying raw material for fishmeal production.
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NewsBrunvoll signs new seiner contracts
Brunvoll Volda has signed contracts with Stadyard in western Norway for delivery of propulsion systems for two fishing vessels. The equipment will be delivered in December 2017 and February 2018.
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NewsSFF: CFP exit the only way forward
Scottish Fishermen’s Federation (SFF) chief executive Bertie Armstrong has insisted that exiting the EU Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) is the only way forward for the industry.
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NewsTreaty to end rogue fishing progresses
A new international treaty, which has been hailed as a milestone for the beginning of the end of rogue fishing, has taken another step forward with two new countries joining the agreement.
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NewsReport highlights role of certification in delivering sustainability
The Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) has published an analysis of the impact of sustainable seafood certification in safeguarding marine resources.
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NewsRolls-Royce launches V-Line variant of B33:45 engine
Rolls-Royce has launched a V-Line version of its B33:45 engine series, designed to deliver 20% more power than the B32:40.
