Latest News – Page 344
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NewsLanding the Blame
The New Economics Foundation (NEF) says that its new research reveals that some EU ministers have consistently agreed to set fishing limits above scientific advice, leading to billions in lost economic potential.
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NewsResearch into the freshness of frozen fish
Researchers in Japan have been studying how to find out if frozen fish was fresh at the time of freezing by using autofluorescence spectroscopy - a type of electromagnetic spectroscopy which analyses fluorescence from a sample.
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NewsResearch on whale fishing gear entanglement
In a paper published online last week, a research team led by the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI), has for the first time quantified the amount of drag on entangled whales that is created by towing fishing gear, such as rope, buoys, and lobster and crab traps.
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NewsHB Grandi delivers ‘Faxi’ to new owners
Pelagic vessel ‘Faxi’ RE was handed over from HB Grandi to its new owners, Westmann Islands company Vinnslustöðin, last week.
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Plastsveis AS to build a new post-smolt facility
Plastsveis AS, a subsidiary of AKVA group ASA, entered into a contract to build a new facility for post-smolt for Sisomar AS at the end of November.
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Marine Harvest to build new feed factory in Scotland
Marine Harvest has announced that it will be building a new greenfield feed factory in Scotland.
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NewsATQs Regulation for EU processors
The ATQs regulation for 2016-2018 has been published determining autonomous tariff quotas for key fish species for the supply of raw materials to the EU Fish processing sectors over the next three years.
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EC proposes new rules to improve transparency and monitoring
The European Commission has proposed a new system to grant and manage fishing authorisations which will apply to all EU vessels, both inside and outside of union waters.
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Fishermen file lawsuit over at-sea monitoring mandate
Northeast Fishery Sector 12 and David Goethel, owner and operator of F/V ''Ellen Diane'', have announced that they are suing the U.S Department of Commerce.
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Bidvest partners with BAP
Bidvest Australia and Bidvest Fresh/Direct Seafoods UK have been added to the growing list of wholesale, retail and foodservice companies worldwide partnering with the Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) third-party certification program.
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Investment packages for Ireland and France
More than €239 million will be made available to Ireland and roughly €774 million will be made available to France under the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF) for the period 2014-2020.
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Gulf of Maine Northern Shrimp fishery to remain closed
The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission’s Northern Shrimp Section has extended the moratorium on commercial fishing for the 2016 fishing season, in response to the depleted condition of the northern shrimp resource.
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Transas to supply VMS for Lerwick Harbour
Transas has signed a contract with the Lerwick Port Authority to install a new Vessel Monitoring System (VMS) to cover Lerwick Harbour, in Shetland.
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NewsUK Aquaculture Initiative launched
NERC (the Natural Environment Research Council) has unveiled a £6m scheme to help ensure the UK''s fish farming industry develops healthily, safely and sustainably.
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NewsUpcycling the Oceans
The Ecoalf Foundation project ‘Upcycling the Oceans’ has been launched to help clean the oceans of debris through fishermen, with the ultimate goal of transforming the plastic debris found in the Mediterranean into thread to make fabric.
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NewsBird vomit to help gauge sardine abundance
Fisheries researcher Dr Lachlan McLeay has developed an approach to gauging sardine abundance through looking at the diet, health and population dynamics of crested terns – by studying their vomit.
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NewsNew Seafish CEO
Marcus joins Seafish from Compass Point Business Services where he was managing director.
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NewsNo agreement on overfished bigeye
The Parties to Nauru Agreement (PNA) has said that it is “deeply disappointed” with the failure by members to reach a solution on overfished bigeye tuna at the 12th Regular Session of the Western and Central Fisheries Commission (WCPFC) in Bali, Indonesia.
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Murkowski fights back against GE salmon approval
US Senator Lisa Murkowski has announced the next steps she is taking to fight back against the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) recent approval of genetically engineered (GE) fish for human consumption.
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Processing factory opens in Tasmania
Tasmanian company Mures Seafood has opened a $3.2m purpose built factory at Cambridge just out of Hobart.
