Latest News – Page 217
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NewsGoodchild returns to fishing boat building
Goodchild Marine is making a return to the fishing boat market with the building of a new vessel for the Skye Shellfish Company.
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NewsFocus on gender equality and social inclusion
The Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA) has announced an initiative to create more focus on gender equality and social inclusion within the region’s tuna fisheries sector.
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NewsThird 1bn turnover year for UK fishing
The UK’s fishing fleet recorded its third GB£1bn turnover year in 2019, a new report from Seafish shows.
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NewsMSC issues warning ahead of negotiations
The MSC has delivered a stern message to representatives of the North Atlantic nations meeting this month to thrash out a division of pelagic quotas, warning that without agreements in line with scientific advice, certification risks be withdrawn.
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NewsGael Force delivers new feeding barge
Gael Force Group has successfully delivered the first of two new SeaMate Feed Barges to Organic Sea Harvest near the Isle of Skye, Scotland.
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NewsDo more to protect oceans, says MSC
There has been encouraging progress in the shift towards sustainable seafood but more needs to be done to protect the oceans, according to the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC).
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NewsMoU to develop key Keralan harbour
The Marine Products Export Development Authority (MPEDA) is set to work with Cochin Port Trust (CPT) to modernise Kerala’s pivotal Cochin Fisheries Harbour with more than a dozen key features that will enhance the value of seafood and minimise post-harvest losses
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NewsNew year, new barge for Sanford
Sanford is embarking on the new fishing and financial year beginning in October with a new NZ$5.7m feed barge, specially made for its salmon farming operations in Big Glory Bay, Stewart Island.
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NewsPropulsion renewal gives greener fishing
Nordnesgruppen has begun rebuilding ‘Nordbas’, which aims to become the market''s greenest trawler and seiner vessel, at Nye Kleven Verft in Ulsteinvik, Norway.
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NewsSpring Genetics to supply tilapia in Africa
Benchmark’s tilapia genetics business, Spring Genetics has signed a five year broodstock agreement with African tilapia producer, Lake Harvest Group.
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NewsUK and Norway sign fisheries agreement
The UK has reached a fisheries agreement with Norway. The Fisheries Framework Agreement signed by Environment Secretary George Eustice and Norwegian Fisheries Minister Odd Emil Ingebrigtsen will mean that the UK and Norway hold annual negotiations on the issues of access to waters and quotas.
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NewsRemove unfair tuna tariffs, says Europêche
Europêche has asked the European Commission to launch an investigation into tuna processed loins - mainly skipjack - from China which it believes is causing serious economic damage to the European fishing industry.
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NewsFresh tuna every time with AI
A South Australian start-up has developed a novel phone-based system to assess the quality of tuna.
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NewsTracking year-round pollock movement
Over the past year scientists have been conducting a first of its kind study to track seasonal movements of walleye pollock across the US-Russia boundary, and predict how climate variability will affect these migrations, working with Kongsberg/Simrad to develop innovative sea floor-mounted upward-looking echo sounder technology for the project.
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NewsIcelandic industry’s fuel usage at record low
The Icelandic fishing industry’s fuel usage totalled 129,000 tonnes during 2019, the lowest figure since records began in 1982, according to figures published by the National Energy Authority.
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NewsCollaboration to improve standards
Thai Union and Global Seafood Assurances will take the treatment of workers’ rights onboard set out in the Responsible Tuna Fishing standard (APR) of the Spanish tuna fishing fleet as an example to incorporate them in their social certification systems for fishing activities.
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NewsAker BioMarine launches new support vessel
Aker BioMarine has launched its new support vessel at CIMC Raffles’ Yantai yard, as the vessel is ready for commissioning and final outfitting just in time for the 2021 krill harvesting season.
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NewsEC agrees to reassess parasite risk
The Aquaculture Advisory Council (AAC) has received an official reply from the European Commission’s Directorate for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries’ director general, Charlina Vitcheva, to its recommendation that the risk of parasites in farmed fish to human health is re-evaluated.
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NewsMulti-language function for inventory system
Dynamic Systems, a software developer specialising in fresh food, has launched a data entry option that makes its inventory system accessible to those for whom English is a second language.
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NewsJRC/Alphatron Marine launches online training
JRC/Alphatron Marine is launching an online learning management system at the Global Training Academy (GTA).
