Latest News – Page 233
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NewsTech benefits longliners and environment
Funded through the Australian Federal Government’s Our Marine Parks Grants Programme, the Tuna Australia project uses beacons and satellites to help prevent the accidental drift of lines into no-fishing areas of marine parks.
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NewsBrim takes delivery of new Ilivileq
The new Ilivileq built at Astilleros Armon in Spain has docked in Reykjavík. Originally ordered by HB Grandi before it became Brim, the trawler is owned by Brim’s subsidiary in Greenland.
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NewsSustainable tuna success as sales soar
Sales of certified sustainable tuna have more than doubled in the last five years, according to a new report published by the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC).
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NewsThai Union: best Q1 results for three years
Thai Union Group has reported first quarter sales of THB 31.1 billion, an increase of 5.9% year-on-year and its best first-quarter sales performance in three years.
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NewsValue of inland fisheries overlooked
Inland fisheries are being overlooked by those shepherding the planet’s natural resources, according to new research.
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NewsNew licences threaten Senegal fisheries
Demand for licences from industrial fishing vessels, some with records of illegal fishing, will threaten Senegalese fisheries, food security and livelihoods, says the Environmental Justice Foundation (EJF).
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NewsCOVID-19: £2m charity fund for seafarers
The Seafarers UK charity has created a £2 million emergency fund to help merchant seafarers and fishers through the COVID-19 pandemic.
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NewsGenoMar acquires AquaAmerica and AquaPorto
EW Group GmbH subsidary GenoMar Genetics AS has acquired the genetics and distribution assets of Brazilian tilapia breeding and distribution company AquaAmerica / AquaPorto.
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NewsBrim CEO steps down
Guðmundur Kristjánsson has stepped down as CEO of Icelandic fishing and processing company Brim.
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NewsCOVID19: Support scheme for supply projects
The UK government has launched a new Domestic Seafood Supply Scheme, which will fund projects to help seafood businesses in England increase the supply of local seafood to domestic markets.
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NewsGenes hold the key to fish production
The potential of fish and shellfish production to feed a growing global population could be significantly enhanced through advances in genetics and biotechnology, say researchers at the University of Aberdeen.
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News5000 tonne haul of blue whiting
Brim’s pelagic vessels have both docked in Vopnafjörður, bringing around 5000 tonnes of blue whiting between them.
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NewsHydroniq seawater cooling for new wellboat
Norwegian shipyard Aas Mekaniske Verksted has placed an order with Hydroniq Coolers to deliver its hull-integrated Rack seawater cooling system to a wellboat being built for Brønnbåt Nord Lofoten.
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NewsRFC takes steps to tackle Covid-19 infections
With the threat of Covid-19 in Vladivostok, the Russian Fishery Company has introduced measures to prevent the infection spreading, and has since 22nd April been testing staff for coronavirus.
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NewsMørenot builds new Skjervøy facility
After Mørenot’s premises at Skjervøy in northern Norway were devastated by a fire last year, a new building is about to take shape and will be ready for use at the end of this year.
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NewsMarel hosts global fish expo online
If you can’t meet your customers at an exhibition, it turns out you can bring the expo to them, as Marel has done by opening up its Brussels expo stand to the industry last week in an innovative online format.
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NewsManta and devil rays proposal wins ISSF prize
Doctoral student Melissa Cronin of the University of California, Santa Cruz, is the Grand Prize winner in ISSF’s International Seafood Sustainability Foundation (ISSF) Seafood Sustainability Contest.
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NewsNew chair of Seafood 2040 appointed
Seafish has announced the appointment of Neil Auchterlonie as the new chair of Seafood 2040.
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NewsCOVID-19: CA$62.5m fund for Canadian fishers
The Canadian government has set up a CA$62.5 million package to support the fish and seafood processing sector through the COVID-19 pandemic.
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NewsMSC label for two more Russian fisheries
The Russia Barents Sea Greenland Halibut Fishery and Opilio Trap Fishery catching snow crab have been awarded Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certification as sustainable and well-managed fisheries.
