Latest News – Page 336
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NewsHB Grandi invites bids for new freezer trawler
HB Grandi has opened an invitation to submit bids for the construction of a brand new freezer trawler, the sixth newbuilding for the operator in recent years as it works to upgrade its fleet.
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NewsProject to map Western Indian Ocean octopus fisheries
A new collaborative mapping project is to bring together all stakeholders from across government and industry to benchmark the sustainability of octopus fishing in the south west indian ocean.
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NewsCat-mounted Remote Net Cleaner
Armstrong Marine has grown out of the solid history of aluminium boat construction in the North-West Pacific region. Having supplieded their vessels to both sides of the Canada-US border, they have earned a strong reputation for quality at the Port Angeles location. As with much of the early aluminium boat ...
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NewsSAIC champions regional growth sectors
The Scottish Aquaculture Innovation Centre (SAIC) has given evidence to the House of Lords Science and Technology Select Committee as one of a panel of expert witnesses consulted on the recently published Green Paper, Building our Industrial Strategy.
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NewsBuilding a seaweed industry
The first set of policy guidelines for the commercial cultivation of seaweed in Scotland have been published, setting out where seaweed may be grown, along with information on what kinds of developments will be approved.
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NewsPoole goes for double certification
Poole Harbour fishermen in the UK are going for double certification under the auspices of the Marine Stewardship Council’s (MSC) and Seafish’s Responsible Fishing Scheme (RFS).
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NewsEurope’s fishermen in alliance
Fishermen’s organisations across nine European countries have banded together to form the European Fisheries Alliance just days before the UK government triggered Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty on the 29th of March, signalling its impending exit from the European Union.
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NewsNFI speaks out on Mexican shrimp boycott
The National Fisheries Institute (NFI) has spoken out on the Mexican shrimp boycott calling it a misguided attempt to draw attention to the issue which will put committed supporters of legal, sustainable shrimp harvesting at a disadvantage.
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NewsSeabed conditions key to survival of juvenile fish
A new study led by the University of Glasgow, which examines diminishing stocks of cod, whiting and haddock, says that the biodiversity of the seabed is key to the survival of juveniles.
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NewsRethinking seafood marketing
Analysis by Iceland’s Ocean Cluster in the aftermath of the nine-week strike that crippled the country’s seafood sector has identified a pressing need to re-engineer the way Iceland markets its seafood production.
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NewsStrengthening fisheries management
Indonesia and Australia have come together to discuss strengthening global fisheries management and improving compliance measures against illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing.
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NewsJail sentences for Thai slavers
EJF has welcomed the news that Thailand’s Trang Provincial Court has sentenced six defendants to 14 year prison sentences for the human trafficking of migrant workers onto fishing vessels.
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NewsCermaq takes the long view on consumer need
Salmon company Cermaq says it is taking the long-term approach to meet consumer requirements for more emphasis on health and convenience.
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NewsMPEDA launches Self Sufficiency Project
India’s Marine Products Export Development Authority (MPEDA) has launched a Self Sufficiency Project (SSP) at its Hatchery and Training Complex at Vallarpadam in order to help aqua farmers export their produce in international markets and meet stringent quality standards.
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NewsCooke Aquaculture Scotland orders from Fusion Marine
Fusion Marine has secured a major £2 million order from Cooke Aquaculture Scotland for the supply of salmon pens and associated equipment for farm sites on Shetland.
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NewsPromotions at Plymouth Fisheries
Plymouth Fisheries, the English fresh fish market, has promoted two staff members to new management positions as part of a reorganisation aimed at improving the way the business operates.
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NewsMulti-role Steadfast Hope
The Gardenstown partnership of John and Zander Nicol went to Macduff Shipyards for their third newbuild, taking delivery of the new Steadfast Hope in early March, which replaces the 2001-built Flourish.
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NewsCommission presents Mediterranean plan
The European Commission has presented the Adriatic Sea multi-annual plan for small pelagic fisheries to Minsters at the AGRIFISH council.
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NewsGood fishing on deep redfish
“We have kept mostly to the deep grounds all this trip and have been searching mainly for deep redfish. There’s a strong demand for this at the moment,” said Ævar Jóhannesson, skipper of HB Grandi’s freezer trawler Örfirisey.
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NewsMainstay Marine Solutions scoops contract
Mainstay Marine Solutions has won a £5.8m contract to build two new Welsh fisheries patrol vessels for the Welsh Government.
