Latest News – Page 230
-
NewsEchebaster achieves MSC certification
The Echebastar Indian Ocean purse seine skipjack tuna fishery has achieved certification to the MSC Fisheries Standard.
-
NewsHEM site visit – Corfu Sea Farm
On the last day of the High Energy Mariculture 2018 conference in Corfu, attendees were given a unique opportunity to see an offshore farm and packaging plant for themselves at Corfu Sea Farm in Kassiopi, northeast Corfu
-
NewsSpanish concern over bigeye management measures
The Spanish tuna fishing sector has registered its concern regarding the adoption by ICCAT of a new management measure for bigeye tuna species in the Atlantic, due to the high impact that a reduction of catches of bigeye could have on other species, such as yellowfin and skipjack that are ...
-
NewsNOAA Law Enforcement uncovers illegal harvesting scheme
NOAA''s Office of Law Enforcement has uncovered a conspiracy ring that illegally harvested Atlantic striped bass.
-
NewsKerala works to boost deep sea fishing
The first Fisheries Ministers’ Conference representing south Indian states has unanimously decided to implement the Minimum Legal Size (MLS) measure recommended by the Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRI) to curb juvenile fishing.
-
NewsAquaculture can be more sustainable
Fish farming has made strong progress in recent years, but there’s still plenty of choppy water ahead
-
NewsPiriou delivers Comata’s new longliner
Piriou Group’s shipyard in Vietnam has delivered a new ice-class longliner Réunion-based operator Comata to fish for Patagonian toothfish in waters around French TAAF territories.
-
NewsAll the spread with Storm doors
Expensive doors can turn out to be the cheapest doors, according to Vónin’s Søren Havmand. He explained that the company’s Storm demersal doors were designed without even thinking about the cost, as the design team set out their criteria.
-
NewsNodosa delivers seiner/trawler Jannetje-Cornelis H-144
Osprey Group has taken delivery of a second seine-netter/twin-rigger from the Nodosa Shipyard in Spain. The 28.60 metre LOA Jannetje-Cornelis H-144 has a beam of 10 metres and operates under the UK flag
-
NewsEC proposes TAC increase for 27 stocks
The European Commission has proposed its 2019 Total Allowable Catches (TACs) in the Atlantic and the North Sea for 89 stocks, with the fishing quota either increased or the same for 62 stocks and reduced for 22 stocks.
-
NewsChevron Marine Lubricants launches 2020-ready lubricant range
Chevron Marine Lubricants has developed a brand-new range of cylinder lubricants compatible with virtually all available global sulphur cap 2020 compliance options.
-
NewsKrill oil reduces human glucose levels
New research has found that krill oil with naturally high levels of Astaxanthin and Omega-3 Phospholipids significantly reduces fasting glucose levels in healthy humans.
-
NewsSkretting to cease UK production
Skretting has said it will close its UK feed production facility at the end of April 2019 because of overcapacity in the salmon feed market.
-
NewsOffshore farming – no longer a novelty
Speakers and attendees from more than 20 countries came together to discuss the full process of farming offshore and share their insights as High Energy Mariculture 2018 covered every aspect of offshore farming from technology and site selection to insurance, legislation and innovation
-
NewsNew marine research vessel for Belgium
After more than thirty years of service, Belgian marine research vessel Belgica is to be replaced, and the Belgian Federal Government decided to build a new modern research vessel which is scheduled to be operational by the end of 2020 to support the marine research community for the next thirty ...
-
NewsGB£1.5m funding for inshore vessel tracking
Scotland’s inshore fishermen will be able to increase their sustainable operations with GB£1.5m funding for vessel tracking devices.
-
NewsActemsa now Friend of the Sea-certified
Spanish import/export seafood company Actemsa has achieved Friend of the Sea certification for traded skipjack, yellowfin and bigeye tuna.
-
NewsMackerel fishermen fight 42% TAC cut
Pelagic fishermen working in the NE Atlantic are aghast at a proposed huge cut in the region’s mackerel TAC for 2019 and are fighting to get it reduced, reports Tim Oliver
-
NewsDSI Freezing Solutions launches
Dybvad Stål Industri and Erlinord have changed their names to DSI Freezing Solutions and launched a new visual identity to match the company''s growth strategy.
-
NewsUK fishing fleet turnover reaches GB£1bn
New figures published by Seafish have revealed the UK’s fishing fleet turnover has reached GB£1bn for the first time.
