Latest News – Page 409
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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.
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NewsNew Dolav Ace plastic pallet box
Dolav is launching the new winchable Dolav Ace plastic pallet box at DanFish 2015 in Aalborg, Denmark, on 7-9 October.
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NewsProject Seadragon backed by government
Seafarms Group’s planned $1.4billion prawn farming operation in Kimberley, Western Australia, has been given a big boost by being granted ‘major project’ status by the State Government.
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NewsFinFish Study calls for adequate ATQ system
An adequate autonomous tariff quota (ATQ) system is vital to ensure the competitiveness of the fish processing industry, says the EU Fish Processors and Traders (AIPCE-CEP).
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NewsEarly warning on harmful algae
Scientists at the Scottish Association for Marine Science (SAMS) in Oban are helping to safeguard stocks of farmed shellfish and salmon in Scottish aquaculture’s industrial heartland.
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NewsSeaweed key to mitigating ocean acidification
In the Pacific Northwest, NOAA scientists and partners are studying the potential for seaweed farms to help fight ocean acidification by removing carbon dioxide (CO2) from the ocean.
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News£3m in funding for lobster hatchery research
Innovate UK and the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) have committed £3m in funding for a research project set to make a series of breakthroughs in the science and technology associated with lobster culture.
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Marine populations remain unchanged
Figures released by the WWF show that the world’s marine populations have remained unchanged for almost 30 years, despite numerous reports of stocks being overfished and exploited, says Europêche.
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NAFO bans bottom fishing on seamount areas
The Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization (NAFO) has announced the final TACs for NAFO stocks for 2016, as well as the elimination of all bottom fishing on seamount areas.
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NewsCFOOD initiative
International experts in fisheries management have come together as part of a new initiative, called Collaborative for Food from Our Oceans Data (CFOOD).
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NewsSanford invests in freezer trawler
New Zealand fishing company, Sanford, is investing in a freezer trawler as part of its increasing focus on adding more value to its quota portfolio.
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NewsNorth Sea cod removed from ‘Fish to Avoid’ list
North Sea cod has been removed from the Marine Conservation Society’s Fish to Avoid list.
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NewsThree new longliners for Seychelles
Three new longline vessels have been added to the Seychelles’ longliner fleet.
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NewsNearly half of US seafood supply is wasted
New research from the Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future (CLF) suggests that as much as 47% of the edible US seafood supply is lost each year, mainly from consumer waste.
