Latest News – Page 283
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NewsValka to deliver EUR10m groundfish factory
Fish processing systems designer Valka has signed a contract with Murman Seafood Company to design and build a EUR10m first of its kind groundfish processing plant featuring a fully automated pin-bone and portion-cutting line in Kola, Russia.
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NewsIAFI opens 2019 fish technologist award
The International Association of Fish Inspectors (IAFI) has opened applications for the 2019 Peter Howgate Award for young fish technologists.
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NewsIT system ensures efficient delivery to over 6000 customers
One of Austria’s leading fish processors is managing the complicated logistical process of supplying regular orders to more than 6000 customers using an industry-specific IT solution from CSB-System.
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NewsRussia: on the brink of big changes??
?The Russian fishing industry is on the verge of major changes, due to the recently announced state plans to completely replace the existing distribution of fishing rights based on track records with by a system of auctions, reports Eugene Gerden
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NewsGFCM moves to end stock exploitation
The General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM) has agreed to new proposals tabled by its members, taking steps towards supporting sustainable fisheries and aquaculture.
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NewsIndian Ocean ‘warming quickly’ warn experts
Marine experts have expressed alarm that climate change is contributing to a fast warming of the Indian Ocean, potentially causing species extinction.
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NewsTexel shrimper, first newbuild for TCD
A Herman Jansen design, shrimp beam trawler Bona Fide TX-65 has been built for Texel skipper Erik Kalf by TCD, the technical division of the Urk Fishermen’s Co-operative (VCU) and is the first full newbuild to be delivered by the company.
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NewsNFFO responds to Defra iVMS plans
The National Federation of Fishermen’s Organisations (NFFO) has responded to Defra’s proposal requiring all vessels below 12 metres in length to fit and operate inshore vessel monitoring systems (iVMS) when operating in English waters.
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NewsOffshore farming’s promising potential
Full of enthusiasm for aquaculture''s shift offshore, Langley Gace, Senior Vice President of InnovaSea Systems and chairman of this year''s High Energy Mariculture Conference in Corfu, shared his thoughts on the potential of the open ocean.
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NewsDamen leasing fund for African shipowners
Damen will present its new vessel leasing fund specifically designed for African shipowners, at the first Damen Fishing Seminar being held in Cape Town, South Africa on 22 November.
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NewsScottish salmon farm meds ‘harm marine life’
Scottish salmon farm medicine is significantly changing local marine environments and putting marine life at risk according to research carried out by the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA).
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NewsPerkins My Engine App gets upgrade after 100k downloads
The Perkins My Engine app has been downloaded by users more than 100,000 times since its launch in 2017, and this milestone has marked with a major upgrade to the My Engine user interface.
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NewsEchebaster achieves MSC certification
The Echebastar Indian Ocean purse seine skipjack tuna fishery has achieved certification to the MSC Fisheries Standard.
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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
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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 ...
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NewsNOAA Law Enforcement uncovers illegal harvesting scheme
NOAA''s Office of Law Enforcement has uncovered a conspiracy ring that illegally harvested Atlantic striped bass.
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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.
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NewsAquaculture can be more sustainable
Fish farming has made strong progress in recent years, but there’s still plenty of choppy water ahead
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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.
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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.
