Latest News – Page 474
-
News
UK ratifies Maritime Labour Convention
The United Kingdom has ratified the International Labour Organization’s Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 (MLC, 2006).
-
NewsSalmon fishing and a traumatic tale
Menakhem Ben-Yami reviews two very different fishing books.
-
NewsIreland’s biggest fish resource is difficult to process
Ireland is the leading EU quota holder of boarfish (Capros aper) at 56,666 tonnes.
-
News
New fish farm service vessel
Akdeniz Shipyard and Hordafor AS have signed a letter of intent for the building of a new fish farm service vessel.
-
NewsRussia’s largest aquaculture plant
Russian Salmon Company, one of Russia’s largest fish producers, has announced plans to establish a large-scale aquaculture complex in the Murmansk region of Russia, which will specialise on the production of juvenile Atlantic salmon and trout, reports Eugene Gerden.
-
NewsSeafood mislabelling – an expensive business
In its latest report into seafood fraud, Oceana has found that commonly swapped species in the United States can cost up to twice as much as their cheaper counterparts.
-
NewsThe key to sustainable aquaculture
For the first time scientists have been able to develop a completely vegetarian diet that works for marine fish raised in aquaculture, the key to making aquaculture a sustainable industry.
-
NewsNew heavy duty floodlight from Hella marine
Hella marine is addressing the needs of commercial vessels with its new ultra heavy-duty AS 5000 LED floodlight.
-
NewsNo ‘green’ canned tuna in Spain
Greenpeace Spain has published the first Spanish tinned tuna ranking, joining the global Greenpeace campaign for improved sustainability and transparency in the industry.
-
NewsNAFC undertakes fish tagging
As part of a project on data deficient fish species, the NAFC Marine Centre’s Science and Technology department has tagged and released a range of different demersal fish species at various locations around Shetland.
-
NewsThree-star shrimp from Belize Aquaculture
Belize Aquaculture Ltd. has become the first shrimp company in Belize and the second in Central America approved to offer three-star BAP shrimp.
-
NewsGame changer for prawn industry
After 10 years of research, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) scientists have perfected the Novacq™ prawn feed additive.
-
News
Seafish appoints two new directors
Seafish has recently appointed two new directors, who joined the organisation in July to help deliver and implement the group’s new corporate plan.
-
News
Morpol closes US sales office
Salmon processing company Morpol has announced that the US sales office, Morpol America, will close on 30 August 2013.
-
NewsNew executive director for NFI Crab Council
Ed Rhodes has been announced as the new executive director of the NFI Crab Council.
-
NewsExtra fishing days for UK scallopers
In exchange for observing area closures the Marine Management Organisation (MMO) has issued fishing vessel licence variations allowing UK scallop fishing vessels extra effort in the English Channel.
-
NewsFishing course success
A new three week fishing course designed to introduce people to the fishing industry has been well received by the local community in Looe, Cornwall, UK.
-
NewsNew Jeppesen C-MAP MAX-N Wide cartography
Jeppesen''s new C-MAP MAX-N Wide cartography, designed for popular navigation systems from global marine electronics company Navico, is now available to boaters worldwide.
-
News
Sweden to modernise coastal radio network
The Swedish Maritime Administration is investing SEK50m to improve and modernise the Swedish coastal radio network, the cornerstone of search and rescue activities in Swedish waters.
-
NewsA new kind of future
Chile’s fishing industry is at the crossroads of development with this year seeing a new law passed that is aimed at helping the country maintain its position as one of the world’s leading fishing nations. Adrian Tatum reports.
