Latest News – Page 356
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NewsScottish mackerel quota up
Scottish fishermen will have increased catching opportunities for north-east Atlantic mackerel in 2017 following an agreement reached at coastal state negotiations between the EU, Norway and the Faroe Islands.
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NewsAFMA National Surveillance and Response anniversary
The Australian Fisheries Management Authority''s (AFMA) National Surveillance and Response Section has celebrated ten years of delivering specialist fisheries advice to support investigations into cases of illegal fishing.
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NewsVSV pelagic plant ready for production
Last weekend Westmann Islands fishing and processing company Vinnslustöðin hf. í Vestmannaeyjum (VSV) opened its doors and more than four hundred visitors came to look over the new pelagic production facility.
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Cargill disease innovation centre
Cargill and EWOS have marked a significant milestone in addressing fish health and disease prevention with the inauguration of its new US$10.5 million Cargill Innovation Center.
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Western Australia's gold standard in fisheries
Fisheries Minister Joe Francis has welcomed the latest Department of Fisheries scorecard on Western Australia’s aquatic resources.
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NewsLerøy Midt signs contract with Baader
Norwegian producer Lerøy Midt went to Baader in Germany to supply the new 100,000 tonne capacity factory it is building near Trondheim at Jøsnøya on the island of Hitra.
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NewsTsunami-hit region gets sustainability recognition
Five years after the devastating earthquake and tsunami, the Meiho Fishery’s tuna in Shiogama-city, Miyagi Prefecture, has become the first in the quake-hit Tohoku region to achieve the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certification for its pole-and-line skipjack and albacore tuna.
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NewsSupply vessel to be converted for aquaculture
Bakkafrost has come to an agreement with Havila Shipping in Norway surrounding the purchase of the vessel Havila Princess.
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NewsNo change recommended to US Pacific bigeye limits
The Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council has recommended that the US Participating Territory longline-caught bigeye tuna limits remain at 2,000 metric tonnes per territory for 2017.
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NewsSocial Partners’ Agreement becomes EU Directive
The Council of the EU has approved a Directive regulating working conditions in the fisheries sector.
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NewsOptimar strengthens position in NZ
Optimar has signed a contract for delivery of complete fish handling factory on board Sealord''s newest trawler.
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NewsEU deals blow to demersal fishermen in Baltic
The Council of Ministers have reached an agreement on fishing opportunities for 2017 in the Baltic, its decision has dealt a huge blow to demersal fishing in the area.
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NewsAccelerating growth in the sustainable seafood supply chain
The Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) today published its 2015-16 Annual Report, highlighting market engagement and growth in MSC certified fisheries and supply chain. The report, from sustainable fishing to seafood lovers, showcases the organisations and individuals driving change from ocean to plate as MSC certified catches near 10 million tonnes.
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Drones helping to count crabs
Drones are being used to stop researcher’s safety being at risk during their surveys of marine life in river estuaries in Devon.
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NewsNo more free rides – as Thailand reforms fisheries
Thailand has taken some tough decisions in its efforts to reform its fisheries sector. The EU Yellow Card has been a wake-up call to Thailand and things have happened fast since the Royal Ordinance on Fisheries was enacted last year, although it remains to be seen how the catching sector ...
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NewsForever Faithful delivered
Macduff Shipyards have signed over their latest newbuild, twin-rig trawler Forever Faithful, to Andrew West of St Fergus in Scotland. This is the fourth vessel built at Macduff for the West family, with the hull design developed by Macduff Shipyards and Macduff Ship Design.
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NewsRolls-Royce design Greenland pair
Two Greenland-based ship owners have ordered Rolls-Royce designed stern trawlers to be built by Freire Shipyard in Spain.
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NewsSalmon producer earns BAP certification
Cooke Aquaculture has become the first salmon producer to earn Best Aquaculture Practices’ (BAP) certification under its new two-year BAP group audit.
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NewsHistoric trawler project
World class salvage and marine engineering businesses are joining forces to try and bring a historic steam trawler back from a beach in South Georgia to its home in the UK''s Humber.
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NewsAdvances for Scottish shellfish
The Scottish Aquaculture Innovation Centre (SAIC) has signed a Letter of Intent with New Zealand’s Cawthron Institute.
