Latest News – Page 379

  • FAO Director-General, José Graziano da Silva, and Cuban Ambassador to the UN Agencies in Rome, Alba Soto Pimentel
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    Agreement on Port State Measures close to coming into force

    2016-03-29T15:00:00Z

    Cuba’s accession to the Agreement on Port State Measures to Prevent, Deter and Eliminate Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing means that adherence is needed by just one more party before coming into force.

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    Letter to the Editor

    2016-03-29T14:29:00Z

    The Pew Charitable Trusts has written a Letter to the Editor in response to the article ‘Europeche rejects claims that EC plan will lead to overfishing’ published on 16 March.

  • 99% of the ingredients that Nestlé sources from its seafood supply chain in Thailand are now traceable
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    Nestlé Thai seafood

    2016-03-29T13:08:00Z

    Nestlé says that 99% of the ingredients that it sources from its seafood supply chain in Thailand are now traceable back to the individual fishing vessel.

  • The Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk research vessel 'Spirit of the Sound' is equipped with BAE Systems HybriGen technology
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    Hybrid technology for fishing and aquaculture

    2016-03-29T11:27:00Z

    In 2016 two significant developments are going to make many owners, operators and builders of fishing vessels consider hybrid marine power.

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    Thai Union to acquire 40% of Avanti Frozen Foods

    2016-03-29T10:49:00Z

    Thai Union Group Public Company Limited (TU) has entered into a joint venture agreement to acquire a 40% equity stake of Avanti Feeds Limited’s wholly owned shrimp processing unit, Avanti Frozen Foods Private Limited India.

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    Carsoe to equip state-of-the-art shrimp trawler

    2016-03-29T10:18:00Z

    Carsoe will equip M.V. Osprey Ltd’s new shrimp trawler, ‘Northern Osprey III’, with the most modern state-of-the-art equipment.

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    Hygienic ice machine for fish

    2016-03-29T10:12:00Z

    Ziegra Ice Machines has recently supplied a Lancashire, England, BRC6 A-Grade, EEC approved fish wholesaler with a new up to date ice machine to replace its existing scale ice machine.

  • World Fishing & Aquaculture reports live from OMC 2016
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    LIVE BLOG: OMC 2016

    2016-03-29T09:20:00Z

    World Fishing & Aquaculture magazine reports live from OMC 2016, providing up-to-the-minute multimedia coverage of all the presentations and debates from Barcelona, Spain on 6-7 April.

  • The new logo features a symbol of a globe sheltered by a fish
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    GAA unveils new brand identity

    2016-03-24T16:23:00Z

    The Global Aquaculture Alliance has unveiled a refreshed brand identity as it approaches its 20th anniversary next year.

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    Blue Harvest acquires assets from Harbour Blue Seafood

    2016-03-24T14:46:00Z

    Blue Harvest Fisheries has announced the acquisition of seven scallop vessels and related shoreside assets from Harbour Blue Seafood.

  • R3016 Radar Control Unit
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    New Radar Control Units launched by Simrad

    2016-03-24T12:16:00Z

    Simrad has launched the R2009 & R3016 dedicated Radar Control Units with integrated 9-inch portrait and 16-inch widescreen display options.

  • Kitty Simonds, Council executive director (centre), presents Claire Poumele, Council member and American Samoa Port Administration director, with a cheque to support development of a longline vessel dock in Pago Pago Harbour
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    Western Pacific Fishery Council recommendations

    2016-03-24T11:52:00Z

    The Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council has recommended a suite of management decisions and recommendations for the near and offshore fisheries of American Samoa, Hawaii and Guam.

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    Thai Union welcomes new labour initiative

    2016-03-24T11:22:00Z

    Thai Union PCL (TU) has welcomed a new initiative on ‘Combatting Unacceptable Forms of Work in the Thai Fishing and Seafood Industry’.

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    100% camera coverage achieved in NZ fishery

    2016-03-24T10:54:00Z

    New Zealand’s Snapper 1 trawl fleet of 15 vessels has achieved 100% camera coverage.

  • NRS and Aker have developed a new offshore aquaculture farming concept
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    Norwegian companies seek offshore aquaculture licenses

    2016-03-24T10:24:00Z

    Norway Royal Salmon ASA and Aker ASA have developed a new offshore aquaculture farming concept that facilitates sustainable growth in areas that the aquaculture technology has not yet been able to exploit.

  • BigOceanData has introduced a number of significant improvements to the standard vessel tracking model
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    BigOceanData launches next-generation vessel tracking system

    2016-03-23T15:27:00Z

    Globavista has launched BigOceanData – a next-generation vessel tracking system for the professional market.

  • It is essential that the fishmeal resource is used in the most efficient ways possible, according to Dr Leo Nankervis
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    Skretting announces fishmeal-free breakthrough

    2016-03-23T12:00:00Z

    Skretting has unveiled salmon feed formulations made completely fishmeal-free, which also deliver equal performance levels of fish growth and health.

  • The EU Fisheries Control Agency will help detect migrant boats. ©European Union/Frontex
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    EFCA to help detect migrant boats

    2016-03-23T11:36:00Z

    The European Parliament''s Fisheries Committee has empowered the European Fisheries Control Agency (EFCA) to use the data provided by its ship reporting systems to detect vessels carrying migrants.

  • The High Seas Alliance will attend a UN conference to discuss protecting marine life
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    States gather for UN conference to protect oceans

    2016-03-23T09:20:00Z

    States gathering at the United Nations (UN) in New York on 28 March will begin work towards an agreement to protect life in the ocean, closing some of the legal loopholes that remain.

  • The first Canadian Atlantic cod stock has been MSC certified. © Hans Hillewaert/CC BY-SA 4.0
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    First Canadian Atlantic cod stock certified

    2016-03-23T07:29:00Z

    The Canada Newfoundland 3Ps cod fishery has achieved Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certification, becoming the country’s first Atlantic cod fishery to do so.