All Industry News articles – Page 76
-
NewsTsunami-hit region gets sustainability recognition
Five years after the devastating earthquake and tsunami, the Meiho Fishery’s tuna in Shiogama-city, Miyagi Prefecture, has become the first in the quake-hit Tohoku region to achieve the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certification for its pole-and-line skipjack and albacore tuna.
-
NewsSupply vessel to be converted for aquaculture
Bakkafrost has come to an agreement with Havila Shipping in Norway surrounding the purchase of the vessel Havila Princess.
-
NewsNo change recommended to US Pacific bigeye limits
The Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council has recommended that the US Participating Territory longline-caught bigeye tuna limits remain at 2,000 metric tonnes per territory for 2017.
-
NewsSocial Partners’ Agreement becomes EU Directive
The Council of the EU has approved a Directive regulating working conditions in the fisheries sector.
-
NewsOptimar strengthens position in NZ
Optimar has signed a contract for delivery of complete fish handling factory on board Sealord''s newest trawler.
-
NewsEU deals blow to demersal fishermen in Baltic
The Council of Ministers have reached an agreement on fishing opportunities for 2017 in the Baltic, its decision has dealt a huge blow to demersal fishing in the area.
-
News
Drones helping to count crabs
Drones are being used to stop researcher’s safety being at risk during their surveys of marine life in river estuaries in Devon.
-
NewsForever Faithful delivered
Macduff Shipyards have signed over their latest newbuild, twin-rig trawler Forever Faithful, to Andrew West of St Fergus in Scotland. This is the fourth vessel built at Macduff for the West family, with the hull design developed by Macduff Shipyards and Macduff Ship Design.
-
NewsRolls-Royce design Greenland pair
Two Greenland-based ship owners have ordered Rolls-Royce designed stern trawlers to be built by Freire Shipyard in Spain.
-
NewsSalmon producer earns BAP certification
Cooke Aquaculture has become the first salmon producer to earn Best Aquaculture Practices’ (BAP) certification under its new two-year BAP group audit.
-
NewsHistoric trawler project
World class salvage and marine engineering businesses are joining forces to try and bring a historic steam trawler back from a beach in South Georgia to its home in the UK''s Humber.
-
NewsAdvances for Scottish shellfish
The Scottish Aquaculture Innovation Centre (SAIC) has signed a Letter of Intent with New Zealand’s Cawthron Institute.
-
News
Scottish Fish Farm Production Survey 2015
Marine Scotland Science has published its latest Scottish Fish Farm Production Survey which found that in 2015, production of Atlantic salmon decreased by 7,300 tonnes (4.1%) to 171,722 tonnes.
-
NewsS-E Australian fish stocks in great shape
The latest Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences (ABARES) report on the stock status of all fish stocks has been released.
-
NewsSwitching from mackerel to herring
Icelandic fishing and processing company Síldarvinnslan took delivery of its last mackerel of the season last week and the company’s two pelagic vessels switched immediately to Atlanto-Scandian herring.
-
News
UK aquaculture report
Seafish has published a report detailing the value of aquaculture to England, Wales and Northern Ireland, which analyses the economic contribution and value of the sector.
-
NewsASC certified shrimp farm in Africa
Unima has been awarded Aquaculture Stewardship Certification (ASC) for its aquaculture farm Aqualma which is located in Mahajamba, the northwest coast of Madagascar.
-
NewsUFI and Pelagia open €30m redeveloped fishmeal and fish oil plant in Killybegs
Ireland’s Minister for Agriculture, Food and Marine, Michael Creed officially opened the new UFI fishmeal plant in Killybegs at an event tht brought together suppliers of raw materials from the processing and catching sectors, residents, representatives from the Department of the Marine, Donegal TD’s and local area county councillors, all ...
-
NewsMediterranean co-operation
The best practice for the implementation of the Aichi Biodiversity Targets and the Sustainable Development Goal 14 in the Mediterranean was discussed at the Sustainable Ocean Initiative (SOI) Global Dialogue.
-
NewsPositive pelagic advice
The new that Norway’s Institute of Marine Research (IMR) has given advice for mackerel quotas to be increased by 22%, blue whiting by 77% and Atlanto-Scandian herring by 104% has been welcomed by the fishing industry.
