Latest News – Page 418
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NewsGrowing sustainable aquaculture
Canada, Chile, Scotland and Norway are joining forces to promote and grow the sustainability of the aquaculture industry.
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NewsProject to develop innovative gear
Funding from the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF) and Marine Scotland will be used to develop and trial innovative fishing gear to reduce the amount of discards vessels will have to deal with when the discard ban is phased-in for demersal fisheries from 1 January 2016.
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NewsMSC pilots traceability tool
The Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) is seeking stakeholder feedback on a new traceability tool for added supply chain integrity in over 60 countries.
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NewsNew HookSeparator™ for smaller boats
Mustad Autoline has launched HookSeparator™ Coastal, designed for smaller boats with limited space.
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NewsFiji battling to save it's waters
It has been a tough decade for the fishing industry in Fiji after previous years of success. Adrian Tatum assesses the situation.
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NewsSkipasyn presents trawler project
The latest project from fishing vessel design company, Skipasyn, is a 95m trawler which features two 5m propellers running at low RPM and delivering high torque.
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NewsFree Kingfisher datasets at DanFish
Kingfisher works alongside the UK cable, renewables and oil and gas industries, as well as the Danish cable industry, to continue to bring offshore hazard and structure information to fishermen throughout Europe.
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Baitfish fisheries for Indonesia
The International Pole and Line Foundation (IPNLF) is joining forces with WWF-Australia and Simplot Australia to develop sustainable baitfish fisheries in three regions of Indonesia.
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Focus on new generation fish tub
Based on several years of experience with cooling containers for the fishing industry, Fischernet ApS - an all-round Danish wholesaler for fishing equipment - will introduce a new type of fish tub at DanFish.
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NewsNZ fishing companies install VMS
Three New Zealand fishing companies - Aotearoa Fisheries, Sanford and Leigh Fish - are some of the first companies to commit to fitting vessel monitoring systems (VMS) on all trawlers within their fleets operating on the east coast of the North Island, from the Far North to the bottom of ...
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Nomad to acquire Findus for £500m
Nomad Foods Limited is acquiring Findus Sverige AB and its subsidiaries in a deal worth approximately £500m – a move that will boost its continental European business.
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NewsBetter breeding for fish farms
Tweaking breeding methods to allow European fish farming to produce more fish efficiently, is the subject of a new EU funded project.
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Norway orders world’s first electric fishing vessel
In a bid to decrease the company’s CO2 emissions and modernise its vessel fleet, a Norwegian fishing firm has ordered the world’s first electric fishing vessel, reports Jaroslaw Adamowski.
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NewsIceland School of Fisheries launched
Reykjavik University in Iceland is launching a series of executive training courses tailored to industry managers and executives in the international fishing industry this semester.
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Enterprise Europe Network matchmaking event
Enterprise Europe Network will be present at Danfish with representatives from a number of the organisation’s offices from Europe.
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News‘Flipper’ showcased at DanFish
Thyborøn will be showcasing its new, versatile flying trawl door, ‘Flipper’ at DanFish.
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NewsPacific Islands encouraged to increase use of FADs
Pacific Island countries are being encouraged to increase the use of fish aggregating devices (FADs) to improve the supply of fish in the region, reports David Hayes.
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NewsLoch Duart praises pens
Fish farmer Loch Duart Ltd says its new salmon pens supplied by Fusion Marine Oceanflex are performing well and are helping promote its “small-scale, welfare driven farming”.
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NewsConsumers care more about cost than sustainability
Cost counts for more than sustainability when it comes to purchasing fish, according to recent research, and taste is also a bigger influence in purchasing decisions, reports Andrew Martin.
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Young’s secures funding to save jobs
North East Lincolnshire Council has secured up to £1.346m to help Young’s Seafood invest in its two sites in Grimsby, UK.
