All Industry News articles – Page 86
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NewsImproved sustainability needed to protect global supply
A new report says that investors must do more to push seafood companies to adopt progressive policies that enhance the sustainability of fishing and fish farming and reduce the potential for environmental and human rights abuses.
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NewsSustainable catch doubled since 2010
The Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) has published a new report which shows how effective management and improvements made by MSC certified fisheries are delivering measurable, positive impacts in the oceans.
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NewsNOAA and partners chart new territory
NOAA Research and NOAA Fisheries have teamed up with academic and private sector partners to test innovative technologies that, if successful, will enable researchers to gather information in areas of the ocean virtually off limits to standard research vessels.
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Illegal vessels apprehended in the Coral Sea
Two fishing vessels were apprehended on Thursday in waters off north Queensland for suspected illegal fishing in Australian waters.
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NewsNOAA grants will improve fishing opportunities
NOAA is recommending more than $11 million in funding for 50 projects across the United States.
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PSMA comes into force this weekend
The international Port State Measures Agreement will come into force on Sunday 5 June, following its ratification by 29 States and the European Union.
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NewsDecommissioned salmon pens upcycled
Marine Harvest Scotland has recycled more than a kilometre of flotation pipe from old salmon pens over the last four years, for use in the construction of marine access pontoons for its farm sites.
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Oceana calls for greater transparency
The WhoFishesFar.org website has revealed that 22,085 EU vessels have operated in non-EU waters since 2008, but Oceana says that the lack of official data on those operating in Africa under private agreements is alarming.
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News‘Dragon’s Den’ style event seeks new packaging design
Young’s Seafood Limited has hosted a Dragon’s Den’ style event to find the best new, innovative packaging ideas that could transform the future of seafood.
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NewsIncreased supply of MSC certified Scottish haddock
Members of the Scottish Seafood Association (SSA) have worked together to increase the supply of MSC certified Scottish seafood throughout the UK supply chain.
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NewsUS fishery to implement electronic monitoring
This year, for the first time, up to 20 participating fishermen from across New England will use digital cameras rather than human monitors to document discards of groundfish, such as cod, haddock and flounder, on commercial fishing trips.
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NewsNOAA releases fishing report for 2014
According to a new economic report released by NOAA Fisheries, commercial and recreational saltwater fishing in the United States generated more than $214 billion in sales and supported 1.83 million jobs in 2014.
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Ireland announces €4.3m for processing and aquaculture
Irish Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Michael Creed, has announced the award of €4.3 million in grants to 51 seafood enterprises under the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF) Operational Programme for the seafood sector.
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NewsNew vessel to help fight illegal fishing
New Zealand campaign group, Earthrace Conservation, has unveiled concept designs of its new 60m trimaran to be used for conservation missions around the world.
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New SFP fishery improvement projects rating system
Sustainable Fisheries Partnership (SFP) has announced a new evaluation tool and grading system for fishery improvement projects (FIPs).
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NewsLerwick fishing projects moving ahead
The first part of Lerwick Port Authority’s current three-phase development programme will significantly upgrade facilities for the important fishing industry at the Shetland port – with the second phase due for completion in the autumn.
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NewsAramark expands MSC certification to Canadian universities and colleges
Aramark has announced that it has achieved MSC Chain of Custody certification, this allows it to source and serve wild-caught seafood that is sustainable and traceable to a certified fishery.
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NewsIllegal fishers convicted
Fishers from Papua New Guinea have pleaded guilty and been convicted for commercial fishing inside the Torres Strait Protected Zone.
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NewsGlobal brands say no to Arctic fishing
Global brands alongside the Norwegian Fishing Vessel Owners Association, Fiskebåt, Russian fishing giant, Karat and Europe’s largest processor of frozen fish, Espersen, have agreed to halt further expansion of cod fishing into the previously frozen Northern Barents Sea.
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NewsEconomic losses predicted from discard ban
Europêche organised a meeting in the European Parliament on 24 May to discuss the economic impact of landing obligations and the discard ban.
