Latest News – Page 221
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NewsTersan signs Arctic freezer trawler deal
Tersan Shipyard has signed a contract for a Skipsteknik-designed Arctic freezer trawler with Danish company, Ocean Prawns.
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NewsFactory trawler hit by Covid-19 outbreak
79 of the 119-strong crew of American Seafoods factory trawler American Triumph have tested positive for Covid-19, despite the company’s efforts to avoid infection occurring.
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NewsTaking the backache out of whelking
Wicki-Alex H-410 and skipper Thomas Jensen work from Hundested in Denmark, fishing strings of traps to catch whelks (Buccinum undatum) that are packed for markets in France, China and South-East Asia.
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NewsAiming for aquafeed self-sufficiency
Russia is set to ramp up aquafeed production nearly tenfold to 525,000 tonnes by 2030 to make fish farmers less dependent on imports
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NewsCan Trump make a bigger fish out of America?
Through its new executive order, the White House is seeking to propel the nation’s seafood sector into the big league.
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NewsDutch fisheries exhibition gets the go-ahead
Holland Fisheries Event (HFE), the biennial Dutch Fisheries and Maritime Exhibition, will go ahead this year despite the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic.
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NewsUnlocking the genetic potential of tilapia
Xelect has completed a genetic analysis project supported by Msingi East Africa aimed at enabling genetic selective breeding in tilapia operations in Kenya and Uganda.
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NewsScottish seafood to be showcased stateside
Seafood from Scotland, in partnership with Scotland Development International, is bringing a taste of Scottish seafood to the US with a virtual reception on 23 July.
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NewsHelp for aquaculture to preserve stock
Aquaculture businesses affected by the Covid-19 pandemic can apply to cover the costs of maintaining unsold stock through a new £1.25 million fund.
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NewsThermal cameras to fight illegal fishing
The nature of the coast of Galicia in north-western Spain with its multitude of fishing and fish farming activities means that new approaches are called for to guard against illegal fishing.
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NewsFCWC-PESCAO MCS Centre appoints Coordinator
The Fisheries Committee for the West Central Gulf of Guinea (FCWC) under its European Union-funded Improved Regional Fisheries Governance (PESCAO) project has successfully recruited a coordinator for the Regional Monitoring Control and Surveillance Centre (RMCSC).
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NewsNew Christian í Grótinum ordered
Faroese company Christian í Grótinum has a ordered a new pelagic vessel from Karstensens Skibsværft in Skagen, and with a DKK300 million price tag, this is the yard’s largest fishing vessel order to date – and promises to set a new standard for pelagic fishing vessels.
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NewsNZ Airforce helps detect IUU fishing
The Royal New Zealand Air Force is currently conducting three days of aerial surveillance over Solomon Islands’ exclusive economic zone, in order to monitor the activities of tuna fleets.
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NewsSeafood auctions in the cloud
Shetland Seafood Auctions in Lerwick and W. Stevenson & Sons of Newlyn have become the latest companies to sign up to cloud digital trading platform, KOSMOS.
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NewsFriend of the Sea protects sharks
Friend of the Sea has launched a petition to ban shark finning, added anti-shark finning policies to its sustainable seafood standard and created a new whale shark watching standard for tourists.
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NewsGAA in sustainability recognition bid
The Global Aquaculture Alliance’s Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) certification program has submitted an application to The Consumer Goods Forum’s (CGF) Sustainable Supply Chain Initiative (SSCI), the first step in receiving SSCI recognition.
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NewsFood does not transmit Covid-19, says FDA
The General Administration of Customs of the People’s Republic of China has suspended imports and ordered recalls of frozen shrimp from three Ecuadorian companies after the government claimed ‘outer packaging… were at risk of being contaminated by the new coronavirus’.
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NewsFAO Director-General sets out new vision
The Director-General of the Food and Agricultural Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) has presented to the FAO Council a second set of measures aimed at making the agency more agile, efficient and accountable.
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NewsSalmon farm boosts broadband for Sutherland
Scottish salmon farm, Loch Duart, has awarded £14,400 from a local community fund for free wireless broadband for all local residents in the Sutherland village of Scourie.
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NewsFisheries APPG discusses coastal wellbeing
The All Party Parliamentary Group on Fisheries has held a virtual meeting to discuss the health and wellbeing of coastal communities.
