Latest News – Page 334
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NewsDiscards protest goes to Brussels
Dutch fishermen have taken their outright opposition to the landing obligation to Brussels in a protest that was held yesterday outside the doors of the European Parliament.
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NewsNew Cetus to be built at Fitjar
Norwegian fishing company Cetus AS has ordered a new pelagic trawler with a 65m LOA and a beam of 14m.
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NewsSkretting brand expands in central America
The global feed producer and supplier Skretting is launching its brand in Honduras and Nicaragua to support the growing need for sustainable shrimp feeds in both these important aquaculture markets in Central America.
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NewsGillnet warning device for porpoises launched
A programmable warning device has been developed to alert harbour porpoises to gillnets in their vicinity.
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NewsHuon Aquaculture’s new Delilah
Tasmanian company Huon Aquaculture has launched a new workboat built at the company’s Port Huon engineering workshops.
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NewsInsight into fishing course
Only a few places are left for a unique course being held near Aberdeen in Scotland, providing insight into the workings of the fishing industry, the science behind much of its management and how to make the most of fishing as a business.
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NewsCanada’s first redfish fishery achieves MSC certification
Canada’s first redfish fishery has met the MSC Fishery Standard, allowing the breed to be sold by companies with MSC Chain of Custody certificates.
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NewsFishing insurer puts safety first at Skipper Expo
Fishing vessel insurer Sunderland Marine is putting safety at the top of its agenda during Skipper Expo International Aberdeen this month.
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NewsMSC label for Greenland halibut fishery
The West Greenland offshore Greenland halibut fishery has achieved Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certification as a sustainable and well-managed fishery.
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NewsChilean salmon sustainability focus
Chilean salmon farmer Ventisqueros has started using sustainable salmon feed in order to boost its sustainability credentials.
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NewsJohn Deere announces new engine distributor in Australia
John Deere Power Systems has partnered with Melbourne-headquartered Power Equipment Pty Ltd in a move which will see the latter distribute the former’s engines in all markets.
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NewsEU issues illegal fishing warnings
The European Commission has issued warnings to Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, the Comoros and Liberia over illegal fishing.
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NewsRed tubs for Gullver
A shipment of bright red fish tubs has arrived in the Icelandic port of Seyðisfjörður, specially made for fresher trawler Gullver.
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NewsEU and Mauritius missed opportunity to strengthen fishing governance
The EU and the Republic of Mauritius missed an opportunity to strengthen sustainable fisheries and ocean governance in the Indian Ocean when they signed a protocol to implement the Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreement last month, says Europêche.
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NewsAquaculture supply chain £1m innovation fund opens
Small to medium enterprises (SMEs) working in the aquaculture supply chain in the Highlands and Islands can now apply to a £1 million innovation fund, which has opened for applications.
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NewsSólberg christened in Siglufjörður
Siglufjörður fishing company Rammi went to Norwegian naval architect Skipsteknisk for the design of the new factory freezer trawler that was christened this weekend.
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NewsNative oysters reintroduced to the Dornoch Firth
A ground-breaking project pioneered by the distillery Glenmorangie has seen the Native European oyster reintroduced to coastal waters around the Scottish Highlands after a century’s absence caused by overfishing.
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NewsIOTC monitoring, control and surveillance is priority, says ISSF
Improving monitoring, control and surveillance should be priority actions for the Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (IOTC), the International Seafood Sustainability Foundation (ISSF) has declared.
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NewsBlue whiting picking up
After a couple of slow weeks, fishing on blue whiting is gathering pace and there have been some big landings in the last few days.
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NewsNAFO convention amendments enter into force
Significant amendments to the Convention establishing the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization (NAFO) agreed back in 2007, came into force on 18 May 2017.
