Latest News – Page 287
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News£1.28m in R&D funds for Scottish Sea Farms
Scottish Sea Farms is to receive £1.28 million to support its research and development into fish welfare and environmental protection.
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NewsAustralian Kingfish moves into Chinese market
Australian seafood company, Clean Seas Seafood, has signed an agreement with Hunyan Haiyan in China to further distribute Yellowtail Kingfish in the region.
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NewsReal-time shrimp monitoring with Notus Echo
Notus has developed what it describes as the first shrimp detector for trawl gears, and reports from the first users to fit the system to shrimp trawls have been highly positive.
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NewsBjørøya acquires new AKVA feed barge
Norway-based Bjørøya has expanded its fleet with the acquisition of a new AKVA feed barge.
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NewsIPNLF bigeye tuna fears
A meeting aimed at reducing the overfishing of bigeye tuna in the Atlantic has ended with no breakthrough in sight.
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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 ...
