Latest News – Page 353
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NewsIndonesian vessels install Transas ECDIS
Transas ECDIS will be installed on board 20 surveillance vessels to help prevent illegal fishing in the Republic of Indonesia.
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Bottom fishing banned in Danish marine parks
Denmark, Germany and Sweden will stop all fishing activities over highly sensitive ‘bubbling’ reefs and will also end fishing with damaging bottom gear over reefs in protected Danish waters of the Baltic Sea and Kattegat.
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NewsObama commits to ocean protection
President Obama is committing to protecting the ocean and its marine ecosystems with new landmark initiatives and policies including two new marine sanctuaries.
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NewsNew trawl door significantly reduces seabed contact
The new ‘Jumper’ trawl door from Morgére has been designed to minimise contact with the seabed.
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Rob McLeod joins Sanford Board
New Zealand’s Sanford Limited has announced that Rob McLeod is joining its Board of Directors on 1 January 2016.
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NewsMaldives Minister awarded by IPNLF
The inaugural International Pole and Line Foundation (IPNLF) Award has been presented to Dr Mohamed Shainee, Minister of Fisheries and Agriculture for the Maldives.
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Perth to host Seafood Directions 2015
Perth will welcome fisheries experts from across Australia and overseas this month when it hosts a national conference aimed at boosting the future of Australian fishing and aquaculture.
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NewsCanadian BAP Group Farm pilot first
Marine Harvest Canada has successfully completed a pilot of the Best Aquaculture Practices’ (BAP) new group farm programme, resulting in 11 of its salmon farm sites attaining BAP certification.
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NewsFirst casinos become MSC-certified
Canada’s Manitoba Liquor and Lotteries has received Chain of Custody (CoC) certification from the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC), meaning Manitoba-harvested pickerel will served in Canadian casinos Club Regent and McPhillips Station.
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NewsThai Union labour code of conduct
Thai Union is introducing a more stringent ‘Business Ethics and Labor Code of Conduct’ which it says will create a higher level of accountability and transparency through its supply chain.
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NewsScanmar Ltd now operational
Scanmar Ltd, the new daughter company of Scanmar is now fully operational in Peterhead, Scotland.
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NewsYellow cards for Taiwan and Comoros
The European Commission has issued Comoros and Taiwan with yellow card warnings, as they risk being identified uncooperative in the fight against illegal fishing.
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NewsNew legislation to protect Alaskan seafood
New legislation is being implemented by Alaskan Senators Lisa Murkowski and Maria Cantwell with the aim of better distinguishing pollock harvested in Alaskan waters from Russian pollock.
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NewsNorth campaign targets fishing safety
North P&I Club has launched a new safety poster campaign to help reduce the unnecessarily high number of personal injury accidents on fishing vessels.
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UK reports stable profits
The operating profit for the overall UK fishing fleet has increased by 34% to £202 million in 2013, compared to 2012, according to the latest figures from Seafish.
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NewsOil system maintenance is the key to clean diesel
C. C. Jensen writes for WF&A on the importance of ‘clean diesel’.
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WSC 2015 a great success
Delegates from 23 countries arrived in Grimsby, UK, for five days of talks and workshops addressing issues impacting the global seafood industry, for the 10th World Seafood Congress.
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NewsMarine insurer appoints new CEO
Tom Rutter has been appointed chief executive officer of North P&I Club’s subsidiary Sunderland Marine, a leading international insurer of fishing vessels, small craft and aquaculture risks.
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‘Flipper’ design moves to Type 14 VF
Last year Thyborøn Trawldoor introduced the ‘Flipper’ doors, as a technical design change to the existing Type 15 VF - this year the company has moved this design change with its adjustable foils to its Type 14 VF.
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NewsGAA Lifetime Achievement Award
The Global Aquaculture Alliance (GAA) has awarded Bill Herzig with this year’s GAA Lifetime Achievement Award.
