Latest News – Page 238
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NewsJoint US/Canada aquaculture management
Canada and the US plan to collaborate on environmental management of marine net pen aquaculture to help secure a sustainable future for seafood farming.
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NewsFirst Bahamian, Caribbean Fishery is MSC-certified
The Bahamas Spiny Lobster (Panulirus argus) fishery is the world’s first Caribbean fishery to join the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) programme.
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NewsLifejackets save lives
Thirteen people who drowned in 2017 might be alive today had they been wearing a lifejacket or buoyancy aid, a maritime safety panel has found.
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NewsBaatbygg to build combination vessel for Austral Fisheries
Australian operator Austral Fisheries has gone to Norway for the design and construction of a highly innovative new fishing vessel capable of alternating three different fishing methods.
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NewsGhana steps up fight against saiko
Ghana has stepped up its efforts to crack down on ‘saiko’ – an illegal practice driving the collapse of Ghana’s inshore fishery, whereby industrial trawlers sell fish to local canoes at sea.
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NewsTwo new Canary Islands members for IPNLF
Sociedad Cooperativa del Mar Pesca Restinga (PESCARESTINGA) and Cofradia De Pescadores Nuestra Señora De Los Reyes (Cofradia de La Restinga) have become the latest members of the International Pole & Line Foundation (IPNLF).
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NewsVónin Flyers take off
Vónin’s Flyer lift device has been through a long development process, but the results are positive, according to Óli Horn at the company’s demersal fishing gear division. One of the challenges was to find the right material that was strong but without being too rigid, and now that this is ...
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NewsSoutheastern Fisheries’ Bob Jones retires
Southeastern Fisheries Association (SFA) executive director Bob Jones will retire after at the end of the year after more than five decades of serving at the helm of the Florida-based not-for-profit trade association.
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NewsSounder cable sold out – more on the way
One of the advantages of being part of a multi-national corporation are that skills and capabilities can be unexpectedly located. According to Jeroen Dorenbusch at IJmuiden Stores, an example of this came when they had been repeatedly asked if they could produce a sounder cable.
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NewsScottish salmon farming veteran retires
Steve Bracken, business support manager at Marine Harvest Scotland has retired after 41 years’ service to Scottish salmon farming.
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NewsFirst Australian farmed salmon is RSPCA-approved
Huon Aquaculture has become the first Australian seafood producer to join the RSPCA’s Approved Farming Scheme meaning it is now able to supply the country’s only range of RSPCA-approved salmon.
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NewsEkkó trawl doors ready to go into production
Trawl doors manufactured by Icelandic company Ekkó have been in use for two years on board research vessel Bjarni Sæmundsson, and HB Grandi’s fresher trawler has also had a pair on board for testing – with successful results, according to Ekkó’s Smári
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NewsControl Union Peru becomes BAP certifier
Control Union Peru (CUP) has become an independent third-party certification body (CB) with Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP).
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NewsThai Union teaches healthy eating
Students at a Thai school are better equipped to make healthy dietary decisions after attending one of Thai Union Group’s nutrition workshops.
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NewsHeavyweight net hauler added to Solent hardware range
Norway has proved to be a strong market for netting and potting deck hardware manufactured in the UK by Solent Engineering, which has a background in developing equipment for the local fleet of static gear boats fishing with nets and traps.
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NewsNFI warns of harmful tariffs
The US National Fisheries Institute (NFI) has rebranded its AboutSeafood.com website to support American seafood workers in recognition of the threat posed by new trade tariffs.
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NewsIrish Inshore Fisheries consultation opens
A new online consultation aims to gather industry expertise to help develop a strategy for the Irish Inshore Fisheries Sector for the remainder of the current EMFF Operational Programme 2018-2023.
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NewsNew ideas from Grundéns on oilskins and footwear
Grundéns has been around for a while. Karl Grundén was making protective clothing for seafarers more than a century ago, starting with cotton dipped in oil and later with waxes used for waterproofing, until rubber appeared in the 1930 and PVC changed took things in a new direction when it ...
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NewsJapanese Consumers' Co-op Union joins GSSI
The Japanese Consumers'' Co-operative Union (JCCU) has joined the Global Sustainable Seafood Initiative (GSSI) Global Partnership as a funding partner.
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NewsMSC reopens Unit of Assessment review
The Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) Board of Trustees has re-opened its review of the MSC’s Unit of Assessment requirements following feedback by NGOs and industry.
