All Industry News articles – Page 82
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NewsDamen fishery vessel for Angola
Damen Shipyards Group has received an order for a state-of-the-art, 74m fishery research vessel from the Angolan Ministry of Fisheries.
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NewsUK fishing industry feels misled after Brexit vote
According to new research from Stormline, UK fishing industry members felt that they were unfairly portrayed and misled during, and after, the EU referendum.
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NewsHB Grandi trawler set for launch
Work on the three new fresher trawlers for HB Grandi is making steady progress at the Celiktrans yard in Turkey, with the second vessel ‘Akurey’ due to be launched in August.
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NewsNew research vessel for Stockholm University
A new scientific research vessel has been delivered by Baltic Workboats to Stockholm University in Sweden.
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Commonwealth Scallop Fishery now open
The Commonwealth Scallop Fishery in Bass Strait opened last week with a catch limit of 3,000 tonnes for the season - the highest the fishery has seen in six years.
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Oz Deep Sea Crab fishery gets MSC certified
Western Australia’s Deep Sea Crab fishery is the latest of the state’s 47 commercial fisheries to gain Marine Stewardship Council certification for sustainable management.
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Cermaq launches iFarm
Cermaq has made a huge stride towards individual-based farming with the launch of its iFarm.
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NewsMarine Antiquities Scheme to record underwater finds
The Marine Antiquities Scheme (MAS) is being launched today to help protect the UK’s marine heritage by encouraging the recording of archaeological and historical objects found by marine users in English and Welsh waters.
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NewsCSIRO conducts orange roughy research
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) scientists have been conducting research off eastern Tasmania to measure the amount of orange roughy stock, to ensure that sustainable commercial catch limits continue to be set for the stock.
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MSC seeks input on labour practice requirements
The Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) will be consulting stakeholders on a number of options aimed at providing the market with greater assurance that MSC certified fisheries and supply chain companies meet internationally accepted norms for labour practices.
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NewsFunding for Icelandic Arctic char farm
Aqua-Spark, the first investment fund focused exclusively on sustainable aquaculture, has announced its first investment of 2016.
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NewsMelanie Siggs joins GAA
The Global Aquaculture Alliance (GAA) has appointed Melanie Siggs are its new director of strategic engagements.
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NewsDelivering MSC certification in the Asia-Pacific region
ME Certification has delivered a series of training seminars to business partner Control Union in Cambodia, to ensure that there is a local team of well trained professionals ready to assist fisheries throughout Asia and the Pacific to become Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certified.
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Overcoming the challenges of the discard ban
A dynamic panel session was held at the International Institute for Fisheries Economics and Trade (IIFET) by Environmental Defence Fund Europe.
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Input sought on catfish grade standards
Stakeholders are being invited to provide information to assist in the development of voluntary U.S. Standards for Grades of Catfish and Catfish Products.
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NewsPew calls for fishing moratorium on Pacific bluefin
The Pew Charitable Trusts has called for a two-year moratorium on commercial fishing of Pacific bluefin tuna, after this year’s stock assessment has shown that the population is at just 2.6% of its historic size.
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NewsAction needed for Mediterranean swordfish
Scientists from the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) met recently in Casablanca, Morocco to assess stock levels of swordfish in the Mediterranean Sea.
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NewsThe end of North Sea cod and haddock fishing?
According to a marine expert at the University of Hull, fishermen may no longer be able to catch cod and haddock off the shores of Britain in the next century.
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NewsBRC A Grade for JCS Fish
UK salmon specialist, JCS Fish, has achieved certification to the British Retail Consortium (BRC) A Grade – an international ''gold standard'' for safety and quality standards.
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New ISSF participating companies
PT Aneka Tuna Indonesia (ATI), British tuna firm Lovering Foods, and French company Thunnus Overseas Group (TOG) have all participated in the conservation efforts of the International Seafood Sustainability Foundation (ISSF).
