Latest News – Page 196
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NewsSustainable label for Australis barramundi
Barramundi producer Australis Aquaculture has become the world’s first producer to achieve certification against the Aquaculture Stewardship Council’s Tropical Marine Finfish (TMFF) Standard for its ocean-based farm in Central Vietnam.
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NewsThai Union commits to onboard monitoring
Thai Union has partnered with conservation organisation The Nature Conservancy (TNC) on a commitment to full transparency in its global tuna supply chains to help combat illegal, unregulated and unreported fishing.
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NewsRoe capelin on the way
As Iceland’s capelin season approaches its end for this year, the high-value roe-bearing capelin are in the spotlight.
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NewsSounder offers species identification
Furuno has introduced a new high-performance echo sounder incorporating newly-patented species identification technology.
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NewsOPAGAC: IOTC should enforce driftnet ban
The Spanish tuna fleet is ‘perplexed’ that the Indian Ocean Tuna Commission intends to assign yellowfin tuna quotes to fleets that use driftnets despite their high bycatch of threatened species.
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NewsSea Harvest Group weathers Covid storm
The Sea Harvest Group has proved resilient despite the challenges of the Covid-19 pandemic, growing revenue in 2020 by 10% to R4.4bn and headline earnings by 3% to R421m.
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NewsMSC sets out temporary requirements
The Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) is making temporary changes to its requirements to give assessors alternative ways of checking that fishers and suppliers have met its standards for protecting fish stocks and the environment during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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NewsFalfish sold to Morrisons supermarket chain
UK supermarket chain Morrisons has acquired Cornish seafood wholesaler Falfish which operates from locations in Redruth and Falmouth. The two already have a longstanding relationship and around half of Falfish’s approximately £40 million turnover is with Morrisons.
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NewsFriend of the Sea recertifies Sapmer
Friend of the Sea has renewed its certification of Sapmer’s purse seine fishery in Indian Ocean. The company can continue displaying the Friend of the Sea logo on its products.
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NewsDigital solution helps with export paperwork
Aucxis believes its cloud-based digital trading platform can help relieve the UK fishing industry of the significant burden of additional export paperwork now needed following Brexit.
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NewsMoU to promote Indian aquaculture exports
The Marine Products Export Development Authority (MPEDA) and the National Cooperative Development Corporation (NCDC) have aligned their various programmes to promote export of marine products and bring better value to stakeholders.
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NewsReduce waste with robotic packing solution
Peruza’s latest automated food packaging solution is said to reduce product giveaway whilst adapting to a range of different products, all with varying final weight requirements.
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NewsGolden Omega awarded green energy label
Golden Omega has been certified by Green-e Energy, an independent programme in the United States for the verification of renewable energy and carbon offsets.
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NewsBaader and Skaginn 3X conclude merger
Baader and Skaginn 3X have announced that the acquisition of a majority share of Skaginn 3X by Baader has been concluded.
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NewsCluster announces egg to harvest control
Together with project partners, Canada’s Ocean Supercluster has announced the Integrated Operations and Real-Time Analytics Project.
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NewsOrkney Hatchery sees first lobster hatchings
Orkney Shellfish Hatchery, part of the Cadman Capital Group’s Aquaculture portfolio, has witnessed the successful hatching of its first European clawed lobsters for 2021, almost three months earlier than expected.
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NewsCeasing open-net pen aquaculture in BC
The Government of Canada has committed to transitioning from open-net pen aquaculture in British Columbia by 2025.
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NewsCollaborating on Real-Time Data Sharing
The Global Aquaculture Alliance’s (GAA) Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) certification programme and traceability companies Wholechain and Legit Fish are developing real-time digital solutions to strengthen BAP’s visibility into producer supply chains.
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NewsGrupo Sahlman certified carbon neutral
Shrimp farming and export companies Sahlman Seafoods in Nicaragua and Bee Gee Shrimp SA, part of Grupo Sahlman, are among the first in Central America to receive Carbon Neutral Certification, made possible by sustainable and efficient operation.
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NewsUnique range of services
Ísfell’s Streamline and Arctic trawl designs have long been in widespread use, and now the Arctic Force trawl has been added to the catalogue.
