Latest News – Page 154
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NewsSeafarers UK supports safety initiative
Seafarers UK is embarking on a campaign to encourage boat owners, skippers and crews to use a unique safety aid for professional fishers.
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NewsSeafish boosts Brexit guidance
Seafish has updated its guidance to help seafood businesses prepare for the end of the Brexit transition period.
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NewsCall for wide ratification of ILO C188
A call has been made for the ratification and implementation of the ILO Work in Fishing Convention (C188) and its EU equivalent, EU Directive 2017/159 by addressing the barriers and the benefits of implementing the social standards established in the C188 for the protection of workers.
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NewsIceberg Seafood secures Hirtshals base
Work is in progress on what soon will become Iceberg Seafood''s new sales office in the eastern part of the Port of Hirtshals.
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NewsGadus opts for Valka portioning system
Belgian fish processor Gadus has concluded an agreement with Icelandic high-tech developer Valka for a new cutting system to portion salmon and whitefish fillets.
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NewsLongliner launch at Northern Shipyard
The Northern Shipyard in St Petersburg has launched the first of a series of longliners for owners in Russia. Outfitting of the new vessel is in progress.
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NewsFish sludge has commercial potential
Dried fish sludge from Andfjord Salmon’s land-based aquaculture facility has the potential to be used in growth media such as organic fertiliser and organo-mineral fertiliser for agriculture and gardening, a new report has found.
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NewsDamen converts PSV to fish feed carrier
A platform supply vessel built in 2013 by Damen Shipyards has returned to its builder, emerging after a major conversion for owners Eidsvaag as fish feed carrier Eidsvaag Opal.
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NewsBaader joint entity to serve French market
Baader has announced the opening of its new entity Baader France in Nantes. This entity will serve both the fish and the poultry markets with a joint local sales force and will be supported by a local sales branch in Boulogne-sur-Mer. The establishment of this local Service organisation signals Baader’s ...
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NewsUK Fisheries Act 2020 becomes law
This week the UK’s first major domestic fisheries legislation in nearly forty years passed into law as the Fisheries Bill received Royal assent following its ten-month transition through Parliament.
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NewsCovert technology helps fight illegal fishing
New underwater technology that will help combat illegal foreign fishing has been successfully deployed across the Torres Strait in Australia.
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NewsThai Union makes DJSI for 7th year
Thai Union Group has been listed on the Dow Jones Sustainability Indices (DJSI) for the seventh year running, as its sustainability strategy SeaChange continues to stimulate change across the global seafood industry.
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NewsSuspending air freight for sustainable salmon
Atlantic Salmon farmer, Hiddenfjord has announced the suspension of all air freight as of 10 October 2020, reducing the company’s overseas transportation CO2 emissions by 94%.
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NewsNew working groups focus on UK shellfish
Three new groups have been formed to provide a forum for industry, regulators and researchers to improve the management of shellfish fisheries around the UK.
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NewsNamibian hake fishery gets MSC blue tick
Namibia’s trawl and longline fishery for hake has become the first fishery in Namibia, and the second in Africa, to meet MSC standards.
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NewsGrants support modernising data management
The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) and NOAA have announced $4.1 million in grants to modernise fisheries data management systems and support the implementation of fisheries electronic monitoring and reporting projects in 14 states and Puerto Rico. The grants will generate $4.8 million in matching contributions for a total ...
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NewsNodosa delivers new Falklands trawler
Built to the same design as the Monteferro delivered three years ago, a number of improvements have been made to the new Montelourido’s design, based its sister ship''s performance.
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NewsAll Bakkafrost farms ASC-certified
Following a seven-year assessment period, all Bakkafrost farms in the Faroe Islands are now certified to the Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) standard for responsible aquaculture.
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NewsSupporting the Scottish langoustine sector
A new resilience group has been granted £1 million in funding to support the langoustine sector through the Covid-19 pandemic.
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NewsApp helps fight against illegal fishing
A smartphone app that enables small-scale fishers to gather evidence against industrial vessels fishing illegally in Ghana has been launched by the Environmental Justice Foundation (EJF).
