Latest News – Page 261
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News?Irish fleet does well in albacore season
With over a dozen Irish pelagic and polyvalent vessels currently working south of Ireland and as far down as the Bay of Biscay in their attempt to fill their annual albacore tuna quota, SNG tuna trawls are a strong presence in this fishery.
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NewsAtlantic Menhaden gets MSC Certification
Omega Protein''s Atlantic menhaden fishery has now been officially certified as sustainable against Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) standards. The certification comes after a final approval by an independent adjudicator, who had ruled against challenges to the certification. This approval ends a two-year effort by Omega Protein to secure the ...
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NewsResearch to target fish health and growth
Aller Aqua and marine ingredients producer TripleNine have begun a research collaboration to identify components of marine raw materials that particularly benefit fish health and growth, to target better performance and greater sustainability.
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NewsSFP praises new Yucatan octopus FIP
The Sustainable Fisheries Partnership (SFP) has announced the first public posting of a new industry-led fishery improvement project (FIP) covering octopus fishing off the coast of the Yucatan peninsula in Mexico.
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NewsUnderwater vision selects best breeders
Hendrix Genetics and Plant & Food Research have signed a memorandum of understanding to co-develop underwater vision technology for measuring aquaculture breeding stock, using trout as a test case.
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NewsGhanaian fisheries under threat from ‘saiko’
Ghana’s fisheries are under threat of imminent collapse as a result of ‘saiko’, a form of illegal fishing where foreign trawlers target the staple catch of canoe fishers and sell this stolen fish back to local communities at a profit.
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NewsMSC supports Indonesia’s sustainability plans
The Indonesian Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries (MMAF) and the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) affirming their joint commitment to sustainable fishing.
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NewsEUfishmeal 2019 Conference in progress
The European fishmeal and fish oil industry is in the lead in terms of sustainability, traceability, production processes and high-quality products, and EUfishmeal, the association representing the European producers of fishmeal and fish oil, is currently hosting its biennial conference.
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NewsUK fishermen weather the challenges
The UK fishing fleet has seen a turnover of £1 billion for a second year, although external factors such as fuel cost, weather and the political landscape mean its profits have fallen slightly.
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NewsValka hires Nordic countries sales manager
Icelandic fish processing company, Valka, has appointed a new sales manager for the Nordic countries.
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NewsCanada invests in aquaculture
The Canadian government has announced funding support worth CAD$8.1 million for projects in the New Brunswick area aimed at implementing sustainable growing methods, new automation technologies and applied research in the fishing and aquaculture industry.
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NewsHatch picks aquaculture startup funding board
A programme aimed at supporting sustainable aquaculture technology has put together a senior fund advisory board ahead of launching its third cohort at the Natural Energy Lab Hawaii in Kona, Big Island.
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NewsSalmon aquaculture: Cleaning up the sea lice
With sea lice still a significant problem for salmon farmers, aquaculture equipment supplier JT Electric’s integrated lumpfish feed system could offer an answer
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NewsNew delousing barges a step forward
The growing aquaculture sector is facing a range of environmental and operational challenges. In order to ensure an efficient and sustainable industry, on-the-water solutions for fish farms are now drawing increasing attention
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NewsMermaid brings new engine range to UK market
Mermaid Marine are bringing something new to the UK market with a range of diesel engines manufactured in China by Yuchai Diesel.
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NewsPerfect Pairing for Bristol Bay
One of the largest heavy-gauge aluminium boatbuilders in the United States, North River Boats is now offering a prop-powered fishing vessel designed specifically to meet the needs of Bristol Bay’s seasonal fishery.
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NewsT90 mesh for whitefish discard reduction
Trials with 90mm T90 codends showed major reductions in catches of undersize roundfish, increased monkfish and no loss in flatfish species, reports BIM Fisheries Conservation Manager Dr Ronán Cosgrove.
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NewsGenetic improvement for better food security
Wider, appropriate and long-term application of genetic improvement in aquaculture, with a focus on selective breeding, will help boost food production to meet a projected increase in demand for fish and fish products with relatively little extra feed, land, water and other inputs, according to a new FAO report.
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NewsHampiðjan’s fibre-optic data breakthrough
A new fibre-optic data cable developed by Hampiðjan represents a breakthrough in the speed at which data can be channelled from trawl sensors to a trawler’s wheelhouse.
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NewsMEP threatens sanctions over mackerel dispute
The chair of the European Parliament’s Fisheries Committee, Chris Davies MEP, has threatened sanctions against Iceland and Greenland unless they back down over increased mackerel quotas.
