Latest News – Page 477
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NewsNew labelling guidelines
The European Commission has introduced new guidelines on labelling for fish and aquaculture products to help consumers make informed decisions on the food they eat.
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NewsBAP for Pescanova
Two Pescanova Group seafood processing plants have received Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) certification.
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NewsEast African fishery funding
Two fisheries in East Africa are to receive funding for improvement projects to bring them up to the Marine Stewardship Council’s (MSC) Environmental Standard for Sustainable Fishing.
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NewsUnder 10m fleet wins quota battle
Bryan Gibson reports on the recent court battle between the UK’s under 10m fleet and the producer associations over quota share.
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NewsOceana completes expedition
Oceana has completed its third annual Baltic Sea expedition, aiming to expose the weaknesses of the current network of marine protected areas.
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NewsUnique Flow Ice application in Tasmania
A Flow Ice generator, designed and built by Pam Refrigeration in Cape Town, is now in use for the rapid cooling of freshly caught salmon in road tankers for a Tasmanian salmon farm.
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NewsKeeping fish feeding costs down
Mississippi State University scientists have found that catfish can thrive for the first six weeks after hatching by feeding on naturally occurring zooplankton – which could save producers money.
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Ireland announces €8m in new investment
Simon Coveney , Irish Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine has announced that €2.4m in grant aid will go to 25 seafood processing companies under the 2013 Seafood Processing Business Investment Scheme.
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EMFF reaction
The first reading of the €6.5bn European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF) by the Fisheries Committee of the European Parliament has been received with mixed reaction.
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NewsCummins Power for Peruvian purse seiner
Peruvian anchovy fishing company Hayduk Corporation has recently repowered one of its anchovy purse seiners, the Ana Lucia.
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Tucal active in North Africa
So far this year Spanish refrigeration company Tucal has been very active in North Africa, mainly in Morocco and Mauritania.
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NewsJCB repower for British scalloper
Mevagissey, UK, based scalloper Brian Ball has opted for a new JCB repower for his 7.98m vessel Charlotta.
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Trawling prohibited in Cabrera
The Spanish government and other involved parties have reached an agreement to prohibit trawling over the coralligenous communities and rhodolites beds on the seamounts of the Mallorca Channel and the area East of Cabrera.
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IUU vessel list
The European Commission has adopted an updated list of vessels that cannot land or sell their fish in the EU as they have been identified as taking part in illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing.
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NewsBAP certification for Canadian distributor
Albion Fisheries Ltd has become the first Canadian full line seafood distributor to earn Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) certification.
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NewsCanadian lobster fishery achieves certification
The Îles-de-la-Madeleine lobster (Homarus americanus) trap fishery in Canada has achieved Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certification.
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NewsNorway first to sign safety agreement
Norway has become the first State to sign the Cape Town Agreement of 2012 on the Implementation of the Provisions of the 1993 Protocol relating to the Torremolinos International Convention for the Safety of Fishing Vessels, 1977.
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WCSAM conference kicks off
The World Conference on Stock Assessment Methods for Sustainable Fisheries (WCSAM) is taking place in Boston this week, and more than 200 fishery scientists are discussing fish stock assessment methods – both challenges to their development and needs for future evaluation.
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NewsChampion of small-scale fishermen
Menakhem Ben-Yami interviews Robin Alden, Executive Director of Penobscot East Resource Center and member of Maine Sea Grant''s Policy Advisory Committee.
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NewsIndia: Too many fishermen?
Menakhem Ben-Yami looks into the stagnation of Gujarat''s fisheries.
