Latest News – Page 387
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NewsAotearoa Fisheries updates fleet
Aotearoa Fisheries Limited, New Zealand’s largest iwi-owned fisheries company, is updating its trawler fleet to improve productivity and minimise environmental impact.
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NewsFirst Asian hotel offers certified seafood
The Hilton Singapore has become the first hotel in Asia to achieve Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) and Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) Chain of Custody certifications.
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NewsLED lights for bycatch reduction
A research study by the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife and Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission has found that attaching of a series of LED lights to the fishing line of a shrimp trawl can significantly reduce bycatch.
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Superchill causes aquaculture mortalities
Three Cooke Aquaculture sites in Nova Scotia have reported fish mortalities from extreme cold water temperatures.
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NewsFood product labels hiding the truth
Trying to pass one fish off for another, inevitably cheaper, species is not the only way seafood customers are being deliberately cheated.
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NewsCalvisius Caviar remains Friend of the Sea
Italy’s Agroittica Lombarda’s farmed sturgeon (Acipenser transmontanus and Acipenser baerii), branded Calvisius Caviar, has passed its third full Friend of the Sea audit since approval in 2008, underlining its commitment to sustainability.
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NewsNew tool to document the sustainability of fisheries
A new tool to document the environmental impact and sustainability of cod and haddock fishing in the North Atlantic has been developed.
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Cod compromise reached in US
A sector examination request to preserve 30 tonnes of cod in exchange for relaxing some of the Gulf of Maine cod Interim Management Measures enacted in November 2014 has been approved.
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ASL shortlisted for awards
Scottish seafood specialist, Associated Seafoods Ltd (ASL), has been shortlisted for two awards at the forthcoming Grampian Food Forum Innovation Awards 2015.
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Walmart sustainable shopping portal
Walmart has announced the debut of its Sustainability Leaders shop, an online shopping portal on Walmart.com that helps customers identify and purchase products from suppliers that are leading in sustainability.
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NewsEU-Morocco fisheries partnership strengthened
European Commissioner for Environment, Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, Karmenu Vella visited the Salon Halieutis fisheries event in Morocco in February to underline the importance of the fisheries partnership and cooperation between the EU and Morocco.
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NewsECsafeSEAFOOD developments
Newly developed sensitive and rapid screening, detection and extraction methods for contaminants in seafood is set to improve safety in Europe.
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Fish farming equipment supply
Denmark’s AquaProcess is a newly established company offering solutions and equipment to the fish farming industry, providing everything from water-based antifouling to complete recirculated aquaculture systems (RAS) systems.
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NewsWeighing, packing and quality control solutions
At Seafood Processing Global Ishida Europe will showcase some of its latest solutions in weighing, packing and quality control for fish applications.
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US scientists explore ecosystem-based management
Scientists from throughout the United States met in Honolulu from 23-25 February to explore ways of incorporating climate, ecosystems and other of areas uncertainty into the sustainable management of US fisheries.
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NewsPerth Food and Drink Park open
A new business park designed to strengthen Scotland’s food and drink sector is now open for occupation.
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NewsPan-African project to focus on fish trade potential
A new pan-African project has been launched to strengthen the continent’s great potential for increased trade in fish.
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NewsCargill invests $7.8m in feed production
Cargill Mexico has inaugurated the $7.8 million dollar expansion of its animal feed facility in Tehuacán, Puebla, Mexico, as part of the celebrations for its 150th global anniversary and 50 years of operations in Mexico.
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NewsPNA to initiate full scale eCDS trials
The Parties to the Nauru Agreement (PNA) have decided to initiate full-scale trials of an innovative catch documentation system (eCDS) for onboard fisheries observers in the Western and Central Pacific Ocean.
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NewsNew methods to improve stock assessments
New mathematical methods used to carry out fisheries stock assessments could help provide more reliable reviews to support decision-making, says Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke).
