Latest News – Page 439
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News'Vardøjenta' delivered
Icelandic boat builder, Vikingboats ehf, delivered a 13m shelter decked fishing boat to a Norwegian buyer in February.
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NewsOcea and Bremnes work on ‘green’ delousing
Norway’s Ocea and Bremnes Seashore are to further develop the Ocea Thermolicer, scaling it for Norwegian and North Sea conditions.
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NewsSFF seeks clarity on independence
The Scottish fishing industry is seeking answers from the Scottish and UK fisheries ministers on exactly what it will mean for fishermen in Scotland if the country votes ‘yes’ to independence.
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NewsEII releases Annual Report on Dolphin Safe tuna
The Earth Island Institute’s (EII) International Monitoring Program has released its 2013 Annual Report on Dolphin Safe Tuna.
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NewsIndustry airs concerns over new fisheries fund
The European Parliament has agreed on the €6.5bn European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF) – the final step of the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) reform – but a number of key industry players have voiced their concerns over its implementation.
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NewsAquaculture still growing
The 2014 Offshore Mariculture Conference confirmed that aquaculture is still the future.
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NewsFirst farm in Australia ASC certified
Tassal Operations’ Macquarie Harbour Farm has become the first farm in Australia to achieve Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) certification.
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NewsEU project finds fish feed alternatives
An EC-funded research project is working hard to find alternative fish feeds that retain the nutritional properties of fish.
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NewsValue of Scottish fish falls by 8%
Provisional statistics published by Scotland’s Chief Statistician show that the overall quayside value of sea fish and shellfish landed by Scottish vessels in 2013 decreased by 8%, compared with 2012.
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NewsFOA grand opening
The grand opening of the largest closed-water shrimp production facility in the US will take place on 7 May.
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NewsChanges could reduce fishing injuries
New research from Oregon State University shows that handling frozen fish caused nearly half of all injuries aboard commercial freezer-trawlers and about a quarter of the injuries on freezer-longliner vessels operating off the coast of Alaska.
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Huon Aquaculture expansion launched
The Australian government has committed $3.5 million to help Huon Aquaculture expand its Parramatta Creek factory and boost employment in the region.
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NewsTesco backs down over tinned tuna
Greenpeace and Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall are claiming victory in their campaign against Tesco and the cut-price tuna brand Oriental & Pacific.
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EU backs fish drying project
A new indoor system for drying Stockfish is currently under development and will be launched next year.
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Gaspésie lobster fishery enters MSC assessment
The Gaspésie lobster fishery has entered Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) assessment.
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NewsASP to choose distributor for new product
Aquasense International Corporation is in discussions with a number of seafood companies for the exclusive right to distribute the industry’s first ever farm-raised, saltwater red tilapia products in the US market.
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NewsMSC to develop seaweed standard
The Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) is expanding its sustainability standard for the first time to include various groups of seaweed.
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EU partners adopt social clause
Workers’ organisation ETF and representatives from Europêche and Cogeca has adopted a revised social clause to be included in Sustainable Fisheries Agreements (SFAs) with third countries.
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ICES Science Fund supports new projects
The International Council of the Exploration of the Sea’s (ICES) newly established ICES Science Fund is to support eight new projects.
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NewsOSM delegates visit P2G fish farm
On the third and final day of the Offshore Mariculture Conference 2014 delegates visited the Piscicoltura del Golfo di Gaeta Soc. Coop. Agricola a R.L. (P2G) fish farm, which is situated about a mile off the coast, in the Gulf of Gaeta.
