All Industry News articles – Page 93
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Spain closes the net around pirate fishing
A notorious group of fishing pirates which netted €10m each year in profits from its illegal trade has been halted by an international effort comprising Interpol, Spain’s Guardia Civil and 14 other countries.
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New Ocean Safety man overboard device for fishermen
Ocean Safety is introducing a new professional man overboard device to fishing boat crews at Skipper Expo Aberdeen.
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Norwegian prawns re-certified a Friend of the Sea
Coldwater Prawns of Norway AS has been successfully re-audited for Friend of the Sea certification of its cold water prawns caught in the Barents Sea.
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Sanford awarded BAP certification for salmon and mussels
New Zealand fishing company, Sanford Limited, has been awarded the Global Aquaculture Alliance’s Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) certification for its production of king salmon and green lipped mussels.
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Baltic plan agreed
The European Parliament and the Council reached an agreement on a multi-annual plan for cod, herring and sprat in the Baltic Sea earlier this week.
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Young’s offers a free swim with packs of fish fingers
Young’s Seafood is encouraging more families to try swimming at their local pools and is offering a free swim with promotional packs of Young’s Omega 3 Fish Fingers.
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Europêche rejects claims that EC plan will lead to overfishing
Europêche, the trade body representing the fishing industry in Europe, has hit back at claims in an article published in the Guardian on 10 March stating that a leaked European Commission plan concerning the Baltic Sea would open the gates to overfishing.
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IUU fishing vessel ‘Viking’ sunk by Indonesia
The Indonesian Ministry for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries sunk illegal fishing vessel ‘Viking’ earlier this week.
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SPSG committed to a sustainable future
The Scottish Pelagic Sustainability Group (SPSG) has committed itself to a sustainable future by continuing to develop its programme of responsible fishing initiatives.
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Scientists to investigate effect of climate change on algal blooms
An international steering committee, under the banner of GlobalHAB, is looking to help fellow researchers understand how harmful algal blooms (HABs) affect human health and their impacts on industries, such as aquaculture, in a changing climate.
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Nearly all MSC products are correctly labelled
More than half (55%) of seafood consumers doubt that the seafood they consume is what it says on the packet, according to early results from the Marine Stewardship Council’s (MSC) latest survey.
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Oceana blames Denmark over failed protection of species
At the 37th Annual Meeting of the Helsinki Commission (HELCOM) countries approved a plan to protect and rebuild the most threatened Baltic Sea and Kattegat species.
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World's first carbon neutral fishing operator
Commercial fishing company, Austral Fisheries has attained carbon neutral certification, the first seafood business in the world to do so.
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Focus on sustainability as Macduff makes key appointment
Wild-caught shellfish processor Macduff Shellfish, now part of Clearwater Seafoods, has appointed former Marine Management Organisation (MMO) executive, Dr Sarah Pilgrim-Morrison, to harness its sustainability commitments.
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Superfishoil campaign from Seafish
New research from Seafish has highlighted that 64% of people across the UK do not consider the health of their hearts when making diet choices.
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Last chance to nominate UK’s best fisherman
The deadline for nominations of the UK’s best fishermen closes on 25 March and the public are being urged to enter their submissions before it is too late.
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Contraceptive pill ‘alters fish genes’
Fish behaviour can change and their genes are altered because of hormones in the contraceptive pill, according to a new doctoral thesis from Lund University in Sweden.
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Europeche expresses concerns over bottom trawling restrictions
Members of Europêche have expressed their concerns over the current negotiations regarding possible restrictions on bottom trawling in the deep sea.
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The age of robotics is coming
Probably the biggest change to happen in the seafood processing industry is that many more tasks in the future will be automated.
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ICES overviews shed light on marine ecosystems
The International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) has published ecosystem overviews for the Barents Sea, the Bay of Biscay and Iberian waters, the Celtic Seas and the North Sea.