All Industry News articles – Page 71

  • Greig Seafood deal with Skaginn for new chilling system
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    Norwegian market opens for Skaginn's Sub-Chilling system

    2017-01-19T10:17:00Z

    Grieg Seafood has become the first salmon producer In Norway to install the Sub-Chilling system from Skaginn 3X.

  • Sablefish landings will now be recorded using electronic fish tickets Photo: Alix Smith, NOAA
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    Electronic reporting for sablefish

    2017-01-18T12:26:00Z

    The US West Coast has adopted electronic reporting for all commercially caught sablefish which means that all landings will now be recorded on web-based electronic fish tickets instead of paper ones.

  • New partnership in China for the Global Aquaculture Alliance
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    GAA expands presence in China

    2017-01-18T11:34:00Z

    The Global Aquaculture Alliance has joined a cooperative agreement with the China Aquatic Products Processing and Marketing Alliance (CAPPMA).

  • Engey sail from the shipyard Photo: HB Grandi
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    HB Grandi's Engey sails for home

    2017-01-13T11:26:00Z

    HB Grandi’s Engey has finished construction in Turkey and is ready to travel back to Reykjavík, despite being delayed by heavy snow in Russia.

  • The IAFI Peter Howgate Award is a lasting tribute to Mr Howgate's work and career
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    Grant funding for young fish technologists

    2017-01-12T16:22:00Z

    Applications for the 2017 the International Association of Fish Inspectors (IAFI) Peter Howgate Award are now open.

  • Thorgerður Katrín Gunnarsdóttir
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    New government, new minister

    2017-01-11T15:20:00Z

    A long-awaited change of government has taken place in Iceland. Elections were held in October, but since then several parties have tried and failed to reach a consensus to form a coalition government.

  • Freitasmar’s tuna is caught through purse seine method in the Western Central part of the Pacific Ocean
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    FoS certification for Freitasmar

    2017-01-11T15:07:00Z

    Freitasmar, the Portugese expert in the production of canned seafood, has achieved the Friend of the Sea (FoS) certification for its Skipjack and Yellowfin tuna.

  • Tersan Shipyard announces the delivery of F/T SVEND C
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    Svend C delivered

    2017-01-11T10:09:00Z

    Tersan Shipyard has successfully delivered stern freezer trawler, Svend C, to Sikuaq Trawl AS.

  • News

    Clearwater VP global marketing

    2017-01-10T14:01:00Z

    Canadian seafood expert, Clearwater Seafoods, has appointed Don Holdsworth as Vice President global marketing.

  • Illegal fisher charged with fisheries and environmental offences
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    Australia jails Vietnamese poachers

    2017-01-10T10:16:00Z

    Illegal foreign fishers have been convicted for breaches of the Fisheries Management Act 1991 (FMA Act) and the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act).

  • Ásbjörn
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    HB Grandi, volumes and values down

    2017-01-09T09:36:00Z

    According to information published by Icelandic fishing company HB Grandi its fleet landed 141,867 tonnes of fish valued at ISK14 billion during 2016. This a 19% reduction in volume compared to its 2015 catch levels, and catch values fell by 16%.

  • Konráð Alfreðsson
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    Seamen’s dissatisfaction runs deep

    2017-01-05T14:02:00Z

    According to Konráð Alfreðsson, vice-chairman of Icelandic Seamen’s union Sjómannasamband Íslands (SÍ), there is deep dissatisfaction among seamen who are currently on strike.

  • The new vessel will be a tailored design for operation in heavy ice off the coast of Greenland
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    Trawler design contract for Skipsteknisk

    2017-01-04T13:44:00Z

    Skipsteknisk AS has secured the design contract for a new Arctic factory freezer trawler for Niisa Trawl Aps, located in Nuuk, Greenland.

  • Australia and Papua New Guinea fight illegal fishing in joint patrol
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    Australia and PNG in joint IUU patrol

    2017-01-04T10:50:00Z

    The Australian Border Force (ABF) and the Papua New Guinea (PNG) Defence Force Maritime Element conducted joint patrol to identify and intercept Vietnamese illegal fishing vessels.

  • “Wild catch” tuna tonnage expected to double
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    Sustainably caught tuna forecast to double

    2017-01-03T16:22:00Z

    Demand for MSC-certified tuna and fishing industry interest is expected to see “wild catch” tuna tonnage double from the waters of the (PNA) in 2017.

  • News

    Rock lobster thieves high and dry

    2017-01-03T09:28:00Z

    Western Australia’s fisheries minister Joe Francis has branded stealing other fishermen’s rock lobster catches as un-Australian, and threatens severe penalties for those caught lifting someone else’s pots.

  • UK fisheries minister George Eustice
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    Latest phase of discard ban takes effect

    2017-01-02T10:22:00Z

    UK fisheries minister George Eustice announced on New Year’s Day that the latest phase of the discard ban for demersal species has now come into force.

  • Busy year for Gullberg
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    Busy year for Gullberg

    2016-12-28T13:22:00Z

    The Gullberg fish processing plant at Seyðisfjörður in Eastern Iceland has had a busy year, processing 3600 tonnes of groundfish.

  • MCS Network
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    MCS Network celebrates a busy 2016

    2016-12-28T13:17:00Z

    According to the MSC Network’s executive director Harm Koster, in 2016 the Network promoted effective and efficient MCS to combat IUU fishing. In March it celebrated the fifth GFETW in Auckland, New Zealand.

  • Thai Union LPN
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    Thai Union and LPN provide labour rights booklet to ?migrant workers

    2016-12-28T13:16:00Z

    Thai Union Group PCL, in collaboration with the Labour Rights Promotion Network Foundation (LPN), developed an educational labor rights booklet for migrant workers in Samut Sakhon.