All Industry News articles – Page 85
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NewsBiggest Atlantic deep-sea ecosystem assessment begins
The European Commission’s Horizon 2020 funding programme is supporting the largest and most ambitious assessment of deep-sea Atlantic ecosystems ever undertaken through a €9m project.
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NewsLida Pet-Soede joins IPNLF Board of Trustees
The International Pole and Line Foundation (IPNLF) has welcomed Dr Lida Pet-Soede, of the environmental consulting firm PT Hatfield Indonesia, to its Board of Trustees.
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Spanish hypermarket becomes SFP retail partner
Sustainable Fisheries Partnership (SFP) has announced a new partnership with Alcampo, one of Spain’s largest hypermarket chains.
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NewsMalaysia and WorldFish establish new research committee
The Malaysian Department of Fisheries (DoF) and WorldFish have signed an agreement to establish the Technical Committee on Research Collaboration.
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NewsNew partnership to combat IUU fishing
Maritime data and surveillance specialist, exactEarth and satellite image company, DigitalGlobe, have joined forces to help the commercial fishing industry combat illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing.
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Oceana calls on EC to redouble efforts to recover fish stocks
Oceana has called on the EU and its Member States to immediately redouble EU-wide efforts to curb this year’s slowdown in the number of fish stocks that are caught at sustainable levels.
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Rogue fishers should be refused insurance
New research from the University of British Columbia (UBC) finds that rogue fishing vessels are able to secure insurance, including those that have been flagged by international watchdogs for unlawful activity.
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NewsProject launched to support Thai coastal communities
Thai Union Group PCL has partnered with the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) to enhance community capacity and develop sustainable fisheries in Pathiu Bay, Chumphon Province, Thailand.
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NewsNEF disagrees with Farage over Brexit
A new statement from the New Economics Foundation (NEF) argues that the EU Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) is helping UK fisheries.
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NewsNew biodegradable FADs to be tested
A new pilot to test biodegradable FADs will take place in the Indian Ocean, with the aim of reducing the impact on the ecosystem.
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Legislative amendments may result in bankruptcy
The Russian government has finally approved a package of amendments to the federal law ‘On Fishing’, which may result in a significant change to the balance of powers in the Russian fishing market, reports Eugene Gerden.
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NewsAntarctic krill fishery FoS certified
Ukrainian company AFC Prydunays''ka Niva has obtained the Friend of the Sea certification for Antarctic krill.
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PNA: US rule attempts to evade conservation measure
The chief executive of the Parties to the Nauru Agreement has said that a new US government fishing regulation that went into effect in May violates a conservation measure for high seas fishing approved last year by the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC)
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NewsEU imports increase by one billion a year
Demand for fishery and aquaculture products in the EU is strong, with consumption per capita increasing, according to the latest Monthly Highlights from European Market Observatory for Fisheries and Aquaculture Products (EUMOFA).
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NewsSea Change Champion
A small scale fisherman from Eastbourne, East Sussex, UK, has won World Animal Protection UK’s Sea Change Champion Award, for tackling the problem of ghost fishing gear.
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Fish processing market worth $222.71bn by 2021
A new report has projected that the fish processing market will reach US$222.71bn in terms of value, at a compound annual growth of 3.8% from 2016 to 2021 and 37,194.98 KT in terms of volume by 2021, at a compound annual growth of 2.2% from 2016 to 2021.
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Invasive species solution wins Fishackathon 2016
The global winner of the third annual Fishackathon has been awarded to Team Akubic from Taiwan, for their Great Lakes Savior which seeks to control populations of the invasive Asian carp.
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NewsMSC certification for skipjack and yellowfin tuna
The Tri Marine Western and Central Pacific skipjack and yellowfin tuna fishery has achieved MSC certification for free school tuna caught using its purse seine vessels.
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NewsGreenpeace rebuts Brexit fishing claims
Greenpeace has weighed in on the Brexit debate after David Cameron and Boris Johnson clashed over the impact of the European Union on the UK’s fishing industry.
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Combatting negative consumer perceptions
A workshop being hosted by Seafish at the end of June hopes to educate the seafood industry on the importance of having a Social License to Operate (SLO), and how it affects the industry in the eyes of the public.
